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PCAS Expansion, Growth, Research, and SIGCSE 2024 Presentations

Computing Education Research Blog

Several of these courses are collaborations with other departments, like our Discovery classes with Physics, Biophysics, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Linguistics. Research in PCAS We’re starting to publish some of what we’re learning from PCAS. This semester, I’m teaching two brand new courses.

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The Biology Behind Fear

STEMe

Understanding the biology of fear is crucial for unraveling the intricacies of our survival instinct and how it influences our behavior and overall well-being. Two neurotransmitters that play key roles in the biology of fear are glutamate and GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid).

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How Podcasting Is Changing Teaching and Research

ED Surge

To research the volume, he interviewed 101 podcasters in education, asking them about their motivations and views on the craft. Let's explain that we didn't come to this idea by pulling it out of the sky or because we had a particular opinion about something before we started doing the research. Let's let people in.

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Can behavioural interventions improve biological health outcomes?

Futurum

Most perimenopause research in the US has collected data from non-Latina white women, meaning that women of other races or ethnicities (who are more likely to experience negative sociocultural and environmental factors) are underrepresented in current knowledge about perimenopause health outcomes.

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MIT Open House for Grades 6-12: Microrobotics and Synthetic Biology, Mar. 9

Newton STEM

Researchers from MIT, Boston University, and the University of Delaware will host an outreach event on Microrobotics and Synthetic Biology for middle and high school students , in two sessions on March 9. The program is primarily aimed to support and encourage female and underrepresented minority students to explore STEM.

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A Look Into Marine Biology

STEMe

Those interested in studying the marine organisms themselves should consider a career in marine biology. Marine biologists can pick from a wide range of specialized topics within marine biology to study, ranging from different species, groups, and behaviors.

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7 Holiday Activities to use in your Biology Classroom

The Trendy Science Teacher

Today, on the blog, I’m sharing 7 Holiday Activities to use in your Biology Classroom. Decorate a Biology-Themed Ornament. As a holiday project, I have my students choose a biology topic and use their creativity to create an ornament that showcases that topic. Summarize a Biology Topic to the Tune of a Christmas Song.

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