Category Archives: Education

BEACON Researchers at Work: Teaching Kids about Evolution

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Washington postdoc Heather Goldsby. Initially, I was planning on chatting with all of you about my actual research into studying division of labor using digital organisms. I’m fascinated … Continue reading →

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BEACON exhibit and workshop draws teachers interested in Evolution in Action!

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

The Michigan Science Teachers Association held their 59th Annual Conference, Pure Michigan Science, in Lansing March 8-10, 2012 and a number of BEACONites attended, informing regional teachers about the exciting educational programs in development across our consortium.   The BEACON … Continue reading →

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Evolution podcast by BEACON faculty member Randall Hayes

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Danielle Whittaker

Check out NC A&T BEACONite Randall Hayes’ weekly evolution podcast, Variation Selection Inheritance. You can access it at http://variationselectioninheritance.podbean.com/ or you can subscribe on iTunes. This week’s topic: the similarities between graduate school and marathons. As Randall notes, “They both … Continue reading →

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Announcing BEACON’s new Education Director, Louise Mead

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Danielle Whittaker

We are very pleased that Louise Mead is joining the BEACON team, in the role of Education Director.  Louise is an accomplished evolutionary biologist with a broad range of teaching and administrative experience; she has spent the past four years … Continue reading →

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