Interactive, Physical Course Materials as Formative Assessment Opportunities to Improve Student Learning of Molecular Structure-Function Relationships

Journal Article | November 2022

Physical and life science disciplines emphasize how basic structural units influence function, yet it is challenging for students to understand structure-function relationships, particularly at molecular scales.…

Impacts of Faculty Development on Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Teaching and Learning in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus

Journal Article | July 2022

To support undergraduate instruction and learning outcomes (i.e., systems thinking and decision-making in interdisciplinary contexts) grounded in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus (FEW Nexus), we implemented a multiyear…

Strategies to Increase the Workforce Development of Interdisciplinary Cohorts of Traditionally Underrepresented Students in STEM

Journal Article | October 2021

This article presents results from a Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM) grant from the National Science Foundation that supported students from three majors and funded the development of cocurricular activities designed to…

Q: How can I convey the very long times involved in the history of the Earth and life on Earth?

Journal Article | July 2023

Making Stone Soup

Journal Article | March 2023

An interview with Alexandra (Allie) Mondini, Cincinnati, Ohio

Journal Article | August 2021

Career of the Month: Agronomist

Journal Article | July 2023

Teaching the Periodic Table

Journal Article | August 2021

Science Portfolios

Journal Article | April 2021

Moments in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | January 2022

Combining the Old With the New

Journal Article | July 2021

Gender Inequities Throughout STEM

Journal Article | January 2022

Efforts to promote equity and inclusion using evidence-based approaches are vital to correcting long-standing societal inequities that have disadvantaged women and discouraged them from pursuing studies, including in…

Exploration Geologist Quinton Hennigh

Journal Article | February 2021

Exploration geologists, colloquially known as prospectors, look for new sources of mineral deposits. They use a mix of geological, geophysical, and geochemical knowledge to analyze data and test hypotheses about where…

Teacher Spotlight: Veronica Wylie

Journal Article | October 2021

Using Publicly Available Long-Term Climate Records in Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Big Data Curriculum

Journal Article | October 2021

Understanding data analysis and interpreting data are key components of teaching interdisciplinary undergraduate students. We detail a semester-long research project that introduces students to long-term data sets,…