Connections, collaborations, and community are key to the success of individual scientists
as well as transformative scientific advances. Intentionally building these components into …

Despite the importance of preparing socially responsible graduates in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to address the current state of poverty and inequality …

Introductory biology for majors is one of the most consequential courses in STEM, with
annual enrollments of several hundred thousand students in the United States alone. To …

Elementary teachers in the United States are tasked with teaching all core subject matter
and have training that involves many topics, which may limit the depth of their subject matter …

This volume merges two aspects of education that have rapidly changed in recent years:
environmental and sustainability education, and knowledge about effective pedagogy. Its …

The principles of course redesign that were applied to a gateway Cell Biology course at the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee are applicable to courses large and small, and to …

Introduction Evidence-based teaching (EBT) practices benefit students, yet our
understanding of how frequently these strategies should be utilized in STEM courses is less …

In 2008, we established the Integrated Graduate Program in Physical and Engineering
Biology (IGPPEB) at Yale University. Our goal was to create a comprehensive graduate …

In 1999, our faculty began asking the question:“Are undergraduate science laboratories
teaching students the art and trade of science or simply leaving them with a memory of trivial …

While many institutions use a version of the Ames test in the undergraduate genetics
laboratory, students typically are not exposed to techniques or procedures beyond …