Tag: Tiny Earth
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Tiny Earth symposium scheduled for Friday, Dec 9th at Lambeau Field
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Tiny Earth is a global network of educators who teach a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE), a form of active learning that offers a scalable way for all students to obtain research experience in college, thereby leveling the playing field and closing the gap for students from historically excluded communities. The course provides students with…
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Support Removes Barriers for High School Researchers
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West High School Serious About STEM students contribute to global antibiotic research as part of UW-Green Bay’s Tiny Earth project with funding from supporters Andy Hetzel, Jr. and Stephanie Long, owners of FyterTech Nonwovens LLC. See more in the recently published UW-Green Bay Foundation Report.
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Green Bay West Serious About Stem (SAS) Students recognized for 14 weeks of Tiny Earth research at UW-Green Bay
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Six of West High School’s Serious About STEM (SAS) students participated in a two-week camp in August of 2021 at UW-Green Bay to learn lab skills to search for novel antibiotics produced by soil bacteria. Three of those students then completed 14 weeks of research at UW-Green Bay during the fall semester. This is typically a…
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Faculty note: Prof. Merkel working to be one of only a few certified training instructors of Tiny Earth curriculum
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UW-Green Bay Prof. Brian Merkel (Human Biology) accepted the invitation to become one of a few certified instructors to teach the Tiny Earth curriculum to other educators (now taught in 30 countries and 45 states of the United States). Merkel will go through two summers of training at UW-Madison to equip him to co-lead or lead…
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Video: Tiny Earth Collaboration is Inspiring New Dreams for High School Students
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UW-Green Bay’s Tiny Earth program collaborated with Green Bay West High School’s Serious About Stem program (SAS), to develop a high school Tiny Earth program for student-sourcing antibiotic discovery. The pipeline program brought SAS high school students to the UW-Green Bay campus to learn microbiology skills during a summer camp followed by soil research for…
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Tiny Earth: Student-Sourcing Antibiotic Discovery, Dec. 3 Green Bay West joins UW-Green Bay in quest for antibiotic discovery
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Green Bay, Wis.—Join organizers for the Tiny Earth Winter Symposium, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (CST) via ZOOM. (The link will be provided upon registration). This international event is designed to showcase student research presentations as well as engage students’ families and friends in learning more about antibiotic resistance and…
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UWGB To Host Tiny Earth Symposium
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The University of Wisconsin Green Bay will be hosting its annual Tiny Earth Symposium via Zoom this year. The program is scheduled for this Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 and will showcase student research on antibiotic discovery to the international community of Tiny Earth students and instructors. Source: UWGB To Host Tiny Earth Symposium, seehafernews
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2021 Tiny Earth Winter (International) Symposium returns on Friday, Dec. 3 via ZOOM
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Join organizers for the Tiny Earth Winter Symposium, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. CST) via ZOOM. The link will be provided upon registration. This international event is designed to showcase student research presentations as well as engage students’ families and friends in learning more about antibiotic resistance and the science…
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Photos: Tiny Earth Summer Camp at Green Bay Campus
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Students from Green Bay West High School’s Serious About Stem program, attend the Tiny Earth skill-development summer camp at UW-Green Bay on August 11, 2021. These high school students will then conduct Tiny Earth research at UW-Green Bay during the fall semester and present their findings at the Tiny Earth Winter Symposium at the Lambeau…
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Faculty note: Prof. Merkel extends reach with Tiny Earth and STEM programs this summer
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UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Brian Merkel is co-chairing the summer Tiny Earth symposium this year and will present a TAPAS talk on a high-impact community project with Green Bay West High School’s, Serious About STEM program. The Serious About Stem program and UW-Green Bay’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology, are forming a partnership to…