Tag Archives: undergraduate education

Avida-ED for classroom research

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Danielle Whittaker

This post is by MSU postdoc Mike Wiser. Reposted from the DevoLab blog. Laboratory components are often integral parts of both K-12 and college science courses. I certainly had a lot over the course of my science education; 5 courses … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Bases vs Bytes- Bioinformaticians to the Rescue

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Texas at Austin Research Scientist Dhivya Arasappan. Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field in which computer algorithms and statistical methods are applied to answer biological questions. It is a … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Mating behavior in treefrogs

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by NC A&T undergraduate Darian Mollock, who worked as an Undergraduate Research Apprentice (URA) at MSU’s Kellogg Biological Station in summer 2014. My name is Darian Mollock, I am a junior … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Students Become the Teachers – Teaching Evolution in the Classroom

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by University of Texas postdoc Gwen Stovall.  The Student Connection So, maybe the students didn’t have a good idea of “evolution” in the beginning. As far as they knew, they were unable … Continue reading →

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