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

The low level of direct interaction between teachers and students due to the restrictions and
distance that must be observed forces students to learn independently. However, not all …

Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is in constant evolution, much
like the virus, and we must learn to adapt our undergraduate education and learning …

Objectives We aim to build a students' own engagement in original microbiological course-
based undergraduate research experience (CUREs) model served two research and …

We present an exercise for counting trematode cysts on mudsnails that can be implemented
as a field‐based project in course work by students or by volunteers. The exercise involves …

Field courses can provide formative experiences that also reduce disparities in STEM
education. Impacts of the ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic on‐field programs have been …

The research aims to determine the effectiveness of blended learning management and
online skills on student learning independence in the North Tapanuli region. The low …

We provide an experience report about a remote framework for early undergraduate
research experiences, which was thematically focused on sensing humans computationally …

The relatively rare freshwater ecosystems in the southwestern United States serve as
biodiversity hotspots, yet they are among the most threatened systems in the world due to …

Undergraduate science students who volunteer within a research laboratory group, or
participate in funded research opportunities, in general are those who have the opportunity …