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Case Study: The Chemistry of Curcumin, the Health Promoting Ingredient in Turmeric

Case studies pertaining to the health benefits of foods can be particularly effective in engaging students and in teaching core concepts in science (H...

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Research and Teaching: Enticing Students to Enter Into Undergraduate Research—The Instrumentality of an Undergraduate Course

To encourage students to seek research opportunities with campus faculty, one large university in the Southeast created a course entitled Science for ...

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Research and Teaching: Offering More Than “Here Is the Textbook”—Teaching Assistants’ Perspectives on Introductory Science Courses

Eight Earth science graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) participated in a semester-long seminar designed to facilitate change in their practice. The s...

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Engaging First-Year Undergraduates in Hands-On Research Experiences: The Upper Green River Barcode of Life Project

To improve retention and engagement, first-year college science majors enrolled in University Experience orientation courses participated in a hands-o...