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Kimberly Tanner and research colleague John Coley (Psychology Department at Northeastern University) have been awarded $1,383,544 over three years from the National Science Foundation to collaborate on our research entitled, “Investigating the influence of informal understandings about biology on formal learning of biological concepts”.
Start Date: August 1, 2015
Great news Kimberly & John! Continue working hard, you both deserve it!
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The first author, Kathryn Danielson, was an National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Awardee during her graduate years at SFSU, and she who also won first prize for this work at an international conference on ocean acidification a few years ago. Now her work is published! She is currently employed as an educator at the California Academy of Sciences.
Check it out: Investigating Undergraduate Science Students’ Conceptions and Misconceptions of Ocean Acidification
Congratulations Kathryn!
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Undergraduate Physiology major and SEPAL alumnus, Lauren Fletcher was accepted in the STAR Research Program and is a summer intern at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory conducting research on chemical mixture methodology. Congratulations Lauren!
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Kimberly Tanner, PhD was featured in an article, “A Powerhouse for Better Biology Education” by Silvia Cruz for Intersci.!
Check out the article by downloading the PDF: A Powerhouse for Better Biology Education
Thank you for your handwork Kimberly! You continue to inspire us all and redefining the meaning of science education. Thank you for creating SEPAL and spreading positivity and change!
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Outstanding SEPAL SPIKE alumnus and SFSU Physiology major Marvin Ortanez has been accepted to the Masters in Medical Science graduate program at Touro University. Congratulations Marvin!
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Former SEPAL Spectrum scientist and SFSU Microbiology major, Tanisha Saini, has just been accepted to the Masters in Clinical Research program at UCSD! Congratulations Tanisha!
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Visit by Bruce Alberts (center) former President national Academy of Sciences and Editor of Sciences, current UCSF Professor of Biochemistry.
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Congratulations to our Undergraduate Honor Students for SFSU Class 2015:
Julian Bustamante (Biol 230 alum, HHMI)
Alexandria Contreras-Allison (Former Resource Center Assistant, Former SPIKE Scientist, and Biol 230 alum)
Kirsten Liaz (Former Resource Center Assistant, Former SPIKE Scientist, and Biol 230 alum)
Blanca Molinar (Biol 230 alum)
Pingdewinde Sam (Former SPIKE Scientist)
Marisol Solis (Former SPIKE Scientist, Biol 230 alum)
Daniel Zamora (Biol 230 alum)
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Former SEPAL Graduate Student, Hibba Ashraf, has accepted a tenure-track position at Bakersfield College!
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Congratulations to Emily Weibel for being accepted into UC Davis Medical School. Emily is a former SEPAL SPIKE student and received her BS in Cell and Molecular Biology 2012.
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