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Biology at
Washington & Jefferson College
HHMI:
Undergraduate
Science Education Program
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and
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Washington & Jefferson
College has received two grants
from the Howard
Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
totalling $1,300,000.
HHMI support has significantly enhanced the quality of undergraduate teaching and
learning in biology and the biologically related sciences in four key areas:(1) Student-
Centered Research Activities; (2) Curriculum Development; (3) Equipment and Laboratories;
and (4) Outreach Activities.
HHMI Outcomes Data:
1996 to Present
1. Student-Centered Research Activities
W&J has increased its emphasis on teaching and learning through research.
More students are involved in off-campus research projects, and more students
and faculty participate in independent and faculty-led research projects.
Nineteen students have co-authored research publications.
On-Campus Biomedical
Experiences
Off-Campus
Biomedical Research Experiences
Visiting
Scientist Program
Abstracts
from Students Conducting Research
2. Curriculum Development
HHMI support has led to several team-taught courses for
non-science majors and teams of interdisciplinary faculty
teaching outreach programs in forensics, nutrition, and oceanography.
The HHMI-supported neuroscience program involves faculty in Biology,
Psychology, and Physics. In Physics and Chemistry, faculty members
have developed new courses that incorporate a greater interdisciplinary
understanding of scientific concepts and problems.
3. Equipment and Laboratories
To support the growth of the teaching and learning through
research program, HHMI funding has helped W&J improve its instrumentation
and laboratories. Since 1996, W&J has purchased equipment for microbiology,
neuroscience, biological applications in chemistry and physics, and
interdisciplinary team-taught science courses. Instrumentation has been
incorporated into more than 20 science courses and into multiple tutorials,
independent studies, and faculty-led research projects.
4. Outreach Activities
At many levels of the undergraduate experience, students have opportunities
to take part in service-related activities. HHMI support has enabled W&J to
create many opportunities for engagement with the community and address its
pressing science education needs.
Active Science Initiative
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