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The spring semester was almost over when the instructor distributed our last assignment for the “Graduate Seminar in Teaching Biology.” The class was offered by our department to equip graduate ...

Hours after students merrily departed for the long winter break, lights still blazed in Ken Bingman’s biology lab at Blue Valley West High School here. The bright TV lights belonged to the camera crew ...

As biologists have probed deeper into the genetic underpinnings of life, K-12 schools have struggled to provide a curriculum that reflects those advances. Now, a collaboration between the Wyss ...

With an animated grin splitting across her face, Kate Schafer ’92 shows me a bright blue notebook that she started to fill in last year — its entries are filled with thoroughly annotated hand drawings ...

Has teaching biology been your calling and dream career that you always wanted to pursue? As a biology teacher, you can inspire your students to appreciate the beauty of the world’s many life forms, ...

While the classroom is Joe Ruzicka’s stage during the week, on Fridays and Saturdays it’s another story. Then, he can be found rocking out as a bass guitarist. “I’d generally consider myself to be a ...

Scott Berge, a professor at Red River High School, has been teaching field biology for over 20 years and offers unique ...