Science Education
Sheepdogs Protect Penguins on Australian Island
I used this story to end the semester in Conservation Biology (it seemed appropriate – I started the semester with penguins, so I thought I’d end that way, too). I’m really just posting it here, though, for the gratuitous cuteness of the dog and the baby penguin. It is a Read more
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I’ve been invited to speak . . .
. . . as part of the Sonoma Land Trust’s 40th Anniversary Speaker’s Series. I’m super excited about this opportunity – any chance to talk about cool local wildlife sounds amazing to me! Information from their website reproduced below.
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Strike Averted!
One of the most pressing issues on campus this semester was the possibilty of a teacher’s strike, in response to a lack of pay increases for faculty in recent years. “I don’t want to strike, but I will” was our motto, and I was 100% prepared to go on strike, if it had come to that.
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Dragon Genetics Student Artwork
One of the assignments I give my intro biology students is called “Dragon Genetics,” in which they determine the alleles (versions of genes) that a baby dragon will inherit from its parents. Then, I ask them to create an accurate image of the dragon, based on the inherited traits. Most Read more
Science Education
SAFE Western Pond Turtle Video
I might be biased, but this is a fantastic video about western pond turtles . . . the segment starting at 5:00 features the field site where I did my thesis research. The fellow being interviewed is my advisor, Nick Geist. And that’s your’s truly measuring the turtles in preparation Read more
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Introduction to Biology
Getting ready to teach my first 115 class of the semester. Oh yeah.
Science Education
Field Trip to Mountain Lake
Our recent trip to Mountain Lake was featured on the Presidio Trust’s blog (http://www.presidio.gov/blog). The post seems to have scrolled off their blog, so I’ll reproduce it here:
Science Education
2015 Science Symposium
(As published in the Fall, 2015, Science and Technology’s Newsletter”) “This past May, the School of Science & Technology in partnership with the WATERS Collaborative hosted its third annual Science Symposium. As in past years, the event was kicked off with the 2014-15 Science 120 cohort presenting talks on the Read more
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Writing a Successful Blog Post
As we’ll all be adding to this blog over the course of the semester, I thought I’d start the ball rolling with a post about how to write posts. Mostly, it’s just what you (probably) expect – you’ll be writing about what happened during a field trip or event, and posting Read more