Authors in the Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education (JMBE) have demonstrated a
clear commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) through commentaries …

The world faces two seemingly unrelated challenges—a shortfall in the STEM workforce and
increasing antibiotic resistance among bacterial pathogens. We address these two …

As part of a wider reform to scaffold quantitative and research skills throughout the biology
major, we introduced course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) in …

COVID-19 necessitated the rapid transition to online learning, challenging the ability of
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) professors to offer laboratory …

The ability to navigate scientific obstacles is widely recognized as a hallmark of a scientific
disposition and is one predictor of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics …

Background As technology moves rapidly forward and our world becomes more
interconnected, we are seeing increases in the complexity and challenge associated with …

Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) are attractive solutions for
scaling undergraduate research experiences at primarily undergraduate teaching …

A course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) involves the incorporation of
research at the under-graduate level, typically as a replacement to the lab portion of the …

Abstract The Genomics Education Partnership (GEP), a consortium of diverse
colleges/universities, provides support for integrating genomics research into undergraduate …

Course-based research experiences (CUREs) are shown to be more engaging for college
students, lead to better academic performance, and increase students' intent to persist in …