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Biology education researcher Mary Pat Wenderoth named 2019 Bruce Alberts award winner

September 9, 2019

Mary Pat Wenderoth, a Principal Lecturer in biology at the University of Washington, has been named the 2019 winner of…

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How undergraduate research experiences work to keep students in STEM

September 9, 2019

Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) are designed to help students discover if laboratory life is for them. Anecdotally they seem to…

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Learning about Your Students’ Learning

September 6, 2019
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Dear Education Committee, I teach an intro course and an upper division developmental biology course, so my student populations are…

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New MAC Co-Chairs Come on Board

September 6, 2019
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ASCB’s Minorities Affairs Committee (MAC) welcomed some new leadership this year. Mike Boyce, assistant professor of Biochemistry and member of…

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ASCB’s Declaration on Effective and Inclusive Undergraduate Biology Education: From National Vision to Widespread Action

September 6, 2019

ASCB has taken a bold step to help educators adopt effective teaching and mentoring practices. Specifically, ASCB has adopted a…

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How to make scientific figures accessible to readers with color-blindness

September 6, 2019
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Proper data visualization is critical for presenting your scientific work in an accessible way. It’s important that people can easily…

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Synergy of Science and Career Development

September 4, 2019
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How can we help cell biology students follow career paths that are right for them? When I ask students what…

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biotech mini course

One-day biotech mini-course offers behind-the-scenes look at industry

September 4, 2019
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A one-day biotechnology mini-course, presented by the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), offers a…

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Flipping the Classroom (and the Skeptics)

September 3, 2019
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Dear Labby, I am a third-year assistant professor at a research 1 university who has just been assigned to teach…

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Four leadership skills to boost your career

August 30, 2019
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Organizations value leadership skills immensely. Leadership ability is usually a hiring criterion. Including this trait in your resume and describing…

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