Institute News

CREATE Works-in-Progress talk

Please join us in the CREATE open meeting area on Wednesday, January 15, at noon, to hear Dr Juli Uhl discuss a new way of assessing student understanding of the process of transcription in college biology courses. This work will help develop an assessment of mechanistic thinking about genetic information flow. There will be time for questions and feedback. 

Juli is a Research Associate in the CREATE for STEM Institute. She joined the Automated Analysis of Constructed Responses (AACR) group in August, 2018.

Dr. David Stroupe's blog post featured by AAAS ARISE

Educators in Discussion

We want to give a special shout-out to Dr. David Stroupe, whose blog post was featured by AAAS ARISE today. The blurb for Stroupe's post is as follows: "Dr. David Stroupe discusses how teacher educators can better prepare and support new teachers to enter and succeed in underserved schools. He advocates for and explains how STEM teacher educators can “disrupt” the way new teachers think about STEM fields, teaching, and inequities that privilege certain knowledge and forms of participation.

Taking Part in The Conversation: Do You Know Why People Faint?

Fainting

It happens all the time. Maybe someone is dehydrated, or gets the shock of their life. It could even be an indicator of a more serious health problem. There are a ton of factors that can potentially cause a person to pass out. But Dr. Anne Crecelius, an associate professor of health and sport science at the University of Dayton, writes that almost all instances of fainting are because the brain is not getting enough blood. This is the topic of her latest piece on The Conversation.

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