An analysis of the grades awarded to cell biology students at University College London suggests that exams may contribute more to the award gap than coursework in this subject.
Sophie Zaaijer, Columbia University Ubiquitous Genomics 2015 class, Yaniv Erlich
A university genomics class provides detailed examples of how to design and execute Oxford Nanopore MinION hackathons as part of an academic curriculum.
Anti-science policies, funding cuts, scientific censorship and the US withdrawing from international commitments are worrying members of the ReForm Lab at the College of William & Mary.
Gary S McDowell, John D Knutsen ... Rebeccah S Lijek
Early career researchers commonly peer review manuscripts on behalf of invited reviewers, often without receiving feedback or being named to the journal.
Allison Schad, Rebekah L Layton ... Jeanette Gowen Cook
Biomedical doctoral students and those from historically excluded groups exhibit higher rates of mental distress, which worsened in 2020 for some populations.
Jennifer Tullet, Jennifer Leigh ... Emma Hargreaves
Reflective practice can help postgraduate students to navigate work environments, deal with difficult supervisory relationships, and improve their work-life balance.
Michael J Hopkins, Brittni N Moore ... Andrea S Young
Exposing new PhD students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to the 'hidden curriculum' in graduate school will help prepare them for a career in research.
Welkin H Pope, Charles A Bowman ... Mycobacterial Genetics Course
A continuum of genome relationships is discovered through comparative genomics of 627 sequenced mycobacteriophages isolated and characterized in an integrated research/education initiative.
Vishhvaan Gopalakrishnan, Dena Crozier ... Jacob G Scott
The EVolutionary biorEactor (EVE) can be built for less than $200, and can be used to evaluate microbial population dynamics in the lab and to teach evolution in high schools.