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October Graduate Student Seminars

Join us for our Autumn 2024 grad student seminar series!

Presenting...
Sweet Old Bats: Morphological and Physiological Signs of Senescence in Wild Fruit and Nectar Bats
By: Andrea Bernal (Santana/Rico-Guevara Lab)

Trophic level responses to different longline densities and clustering
By: Maria Garcia (Ruesink Lab)

Born to Shine: Feather transcriptomes suggest constitutive iridescence in hummingbirds
By: Yasmeen Erritouni (Leaché/Rico-Guevara Lab)

Expanding the Boundaries of the Classroom

As educators, we expand the reach of our classrooms when we create inclusive and welcoming environments that invite students to apply their learning in novel ways. Our evidence-based teaching strategies allow students to scaffold their learning and see deep connections between different organizational levels and subfields of biology. Not only do we strive to create meaningful learning experiences within the classroom, but our scholarship and service shape our students’ broader educational experiences.

Active learning narrows achievement gaps for underrepresented students in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math

Theobald E.  2020.  Active learning narrows achievement gaps for underrepresented students in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math. PNAS.

Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) at a community college may provide bridge between community college and R1 institution to support URM student retention in Biology research

Increasing opportunities for undergraduate students to practice research, particularly underrepresented student populations in STEM, improves the recruitment and retention of these students because they are exposed to an authentic research environment in their required courses and learn valuable skills necessary for success in their discipline. Community colleges are an excellent venue for providing more inclusive access to research experiences because underrepresented minorities (URMs) account for almost half of all undergraduates attending community colleges.

April Graduate Student Seminars

Join us for our spring 2024 grad student seminar series!

Presenting...
Unseating the Competition: Deciphering Disease Resistance with Effectors, IAAs, and TPRs
By: Benjamin Downing (Nemhauser Lab)

Feeding efficiency of sunbirds and comparisons with other nectar-feeding birds
By: David Cuban (Rico-Guevara Lab)

Keeping it STLYISH: Development Genetics of Wind Pollination Syndrome
By: Anthony Garcia (Di Stilio Lab)

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