The C-More Scholars Program: Motivations for an Academic-Year Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program

Journal Article | April 2012

This article describes an academic-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates program targeted at underrepresented students within the University of Hawaii system, shows how it is aligned with best practices for…

Science 101: Why is a light-year a unit of distance rather than a unit of time?

Journal Article | September 2006

There are many issues associated with measurement that can be confusing. From light-years, to Richter scales, to logarithmics, Bill Robertson makes science more palpable for the average person.

Archive: Science Update: An Eclipse 'Double-Header' is Coming this School Year! August 31, 2023

Web Seminar | January 2023

There will be an annular eclipse this fall and a total eclipse next spring visible in the U.S. Join veteran astronomers and educators Dennis Schatz and Andrew Fraknoi to learn more about what's happening, where the…

Breaking Down Barriers: A Bridge Program Helps First-Year Biology Students Connect With Faculty

Journal Article | February 2018

Summer bridge programs aim to build social connections for first-year students to ease their transition into college, yet few studies have reported on bridge programs successfully leading to these outcomes. The authors…

Challenging Disciplinary Boundaries in the First Year: A New Introductory Integrated Science Course for STEM Majors

Journal Article | April 2012

This article describes the mobilization, planning, and implementation of a first-year interdiciplinary course for STEM majors that integrates key concepts found in traditional first-semester biology, chemistry, computer…

Archive: FA22: Are Your Lab SOPs in Place for a Safer School Year? October 3, 2022

Web Seminar | July 2022

As the 2022-2023 school year starts, it’s time to re-establish our STEM spaces (for the purposes of this web seminar, STEM spaces include a science lab, technology, and engineering lab [i.e., construction lab],…

Two-Year Community: Time for Action: Vision and Change Implementation in an Online Biology Course at a Community College

Journal Article | February 2016

The authors discuss an Introduction to Biology course they created. The course was designed by following the recommendations from the Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action report, which…

Two-Year Community: The Impact of the Clinical Social Worker in a Community College Biotech Program: A Cohort Study

Journal Article | June 2016

Given biotechnology’s emergence as a major competitor in the Pittsburgh region, critically linking education to industry through the Community College of Allegheny County’s Biotechnology Workforce Collaborative (BWC)…

Two-Year Community: Effects of the Cogenerative Dialogue Teaching Method in a Community College General Chemistry Course

Journal Article | June 2013

This article describes the implementation of the cogenerative dialogue method in a community college chemistry course.