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Linda Sloate started living with rheumatoid arthritis when she was a 30-year old mom with three small kids. Now, she is 70 years old and is grateful for new feet, feet that were reconstructed because her feet had been come so deformed by the disease that she could not longer walk. Everything hurt--and yet Linda says you have to have a positive attitude--no matter what. She and her doctors tried a number of treatments but none of them worked. And then she started on the biologic drug Embrel. It works by tamping down the immune response that destroys the patients'... Read more

Genetics has been traditionally taught in the high school with Gregor Mendel and his pea plants. But the staff at the Science Education Partnership (SEP) at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center believe that today's high schoolers really want to know the science behind race, racism, and genetics. And high school teachers are desperate to figure out how to teach this complex subject.

SEP has put together a curriculum unit called Race, Racism, and Genetics that is made to help high school science teachers navigate the challenging subject of race and genetics. SEP's eight-lesson... Read more

This article was written and contributed by Anne Phillips | Manager, Market Development | Uncommon Productions

Breakthrough is a documentary about Nobel Prize winner Jim Allison that highlights how courage, passion, determination, collaboration, and innovation can change the world and inspire hope against huge odds. Inspire your students with this heartwarming story of how science can solve some of our most pressing problems.

Sign up here for a free educational license of the award-winning documentary Jim Allison: Breakthrough to screen with your students and receive a copy of... Read more

The Dept. of Energy wants community college students to work in their national labs! If you're a #STEM community college student, apply for your chance for paid training through the Community College Internship program.

If you're a faculty member, please share this with your students!

On a related note - you might be wondering where the national labs are located. You can find that information here: Faculty and Community College student internships in National Labs

Applications are due October 6. https://science.osti.gov/wdts/cci

Photo credit : Dept.... Read more

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the only U.S. federal organization dedicated to exploring the global ocean, filling critical gaps in the basic understanding of U.S. deep waters and seafloor. If you are an undergraduate interested in a two year scholarship and paid summer internship with NOAA , the application for the NOAA Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship and the Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) is open from September 1, 2021 through January 31, 2022.

These scholarships provide students with an academic award of $9,500 per year for two years (junior and senior years)... Read more

Two more fantastic podcast series. Recently I listened to Built with Biology: Spaces , sponsored by SynBioBeta. In this interview Fiona Mischel, the host, interviewed Masaki Yamada and Kris Tyner. Masaki is a Product Manager and Kris is a Senior Processing Engineer at Culture Biosciences. Culture Biosciences is a very interesting company that Masaki and Kris described as a company that does bioprocessing in the cloud. When I first heard that description I was confused—bioprocessing could not possibly be simulated, could it? Well, it turns out that the wet experiments still happen, but rather than... Read more

Source : This article was written by Mindy Hamlin , a writer with NCBiotech, and is shared with permission from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center . The image shows the first cohort of certificate holders from Central Carolina Community College's (CCCC) Military Service Members in Biopharma Manufacturing program with Lisa Smelser, the lead instructor for biotechnology at CCCC.

North Carolina military service members are taking the next step in their careers thanks to a program linking their interpersonal and leadership skills with targeted technical training.

They’re garnering career skills through the Military Service Members in... Read more

It’s that time of year. The ATE proposal deadline is October 14 th and getting closer every minute. To smooth the path, I compiled a few resources that might be helpful for those of you in the throes of writing.

1. Are you have trouble getting started? This article from Dr. Lisa Seidman should provide plenty of inspiration. Dr. Seidman outlines her process and in doing so, helps you remember why you wanted to write the grant in the first place.
Every grant proposal tells a story

2. Helpful guidance with making a BioSketch.... Read more

GeekWire is a national technology news site with roots in the Seattle area, and a large audience around the globe. I recently started listening to GeekWire Health Tech podcasts and have really enjoyed them, while learning quite a bit too!

The first podcast I listened to was titled: Testing Amazon Pharmacy: Tech giant's clever system collides with realities of modern healthcare. Many of use are familiar with Amazon, in fact this past year and a half brought an enormous increase in online shopping as we tried to stay "safe at home" while still being able to... Read more

The QB@CC project is pleased to announce new opportunities to participate in developing and using quantitative biology modules. Community college mathematics, statistics, and life sciences faculty are invited to apply for an Incubator or the Faculty Mentoring Network.

Incubators are a wonderful way to develop an educational module with colleagues with a little logistical support from a facilitator. Incubator modules are published as OERs, providing the authors with a citation as well as a new resource. Incubator application can be accessed from here .

Faculty Mentoring Networks (FMNs) are for... Read more