STEM

DNA Barcoding and Metabarcoding for CURES Workshops

Funded by the NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DNA Learning Center (DNALC), in collaboration with New York City College of Technology (City Tech), Bowie State University (BSU), and James Madison University (JMU), is offering two five-day workshops on DNA barcoding or metabarcoding in course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs). Applicants to these free workshops should be undergraduate teaching faculty with a sincere desire to involve students in authentic research projects, especially in CUREs for students in introductory courses.

In June 2019, a group of STEM educators from across the country came together to discuss a widely-misunderstood approach to laboratory work: design of experiments (DOE). DOE is a system that optimizes processes through the methodical varying of key parameters and a formalized statistical approach to analyzing and interpreting data, and applying the results. However, as it is not commonly used in academia outside of engineering fields, many STEM educators have little to no experience with DOE.

MiraCosta College’s biotechnology faculty and the Dean of Math and Sciences gave STEM educators an opportunity... Read more

Bucks County Community College will begin 2017 by opening its new 43,000-square-foot Science center building at its main campus in Newtown Township. It features 10 laboratories, including a biotechnology suite with a main lab, tissue-culture room and instrument room; four student collaboration spaces; indoor and outdoor gathering areas; and geothermal heating and cooling systems. College officials will celebrate the building's opening on January 12th. Read more