BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium

Evolving our Social Media: Moving to Bluesky! 🦋 We're moving to where our vision of empowering educators & driving innovation in STEM education aligns more closely w/ the platform's values. If you’re passionate about open & inclusive learning, join us: tinyurl.com/yckhz8pk

It’s Giving Tuesday! There are several ways to help drive our mission. We encourage you to help spread the word & amplify our work or consider donating: secure.givelively.org/donate/bioques… Thank you for your support!

Our annual RIOS Showcase & Learning Exchange will be happening on Dec 13. This is where we share the work of our Learning Communities & Working Groups, and you can learn from the rich variety of RIOS projects that have taken place over the past year: bit.ly/48ywjxL

Attention educators! Want to enhance your curriculum with real-world tropical biology research? Apply now to join the OCELOTS Faculty Mentoring Network! Collaborate with peers and receive mentoring from researchers & digital learning specialists. Due Dec 3 bit.ly/3O5UAlF

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📢 JOB ALERT: Post-Doc position 📢 Please join our group, and explore human social behavior on a fully funded 3y Post-Doc position at it-u.at/en. The position is open for people doing lab experiments or modeling. Details: christian-hilbe.github.io/postdoc_positi… Please share! 🚨

Will you be attending National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Professional Development Conference later this month? If so, spend time with BioQUEST! We've compiled all of the opportunities to connect with us in this printable or clickable PDF: tinyurl.com/NABTBioQUEST 🫛🫛

Lend your expertise and become an abstract reviewer for #NCUR2025! We are in need of administrators, faculty mentors, postdocs, & graduate students from all disciplines to help us review thousands of student research abstracts. Volunteer by November 15 at ncur.secure-platform.com/2025/page/volu…

Grant Dialogues 2025 will bring together grant experts, federal agency program officers, and other funders to help YOU navigate the world of grants and funding for #UndergraduateResearch. Find out more and register at early-bird prices at cur.org/events-service…

These free lessons are a fantastic way to engage students in meaningful discussions about the US presidential election and civic participation. Perfect for building data literacy around current events! #CivicEngagement #DataLiteracy

Considering organizing an invited paper session for #ESA2025?🤔 Proposals for Symposia, Organized Oral Sessions, and Inspire Sessions are due Thursday November 14th at 5:00 pm Eastern (2:00 pm Pacific) We hope to see you in Baltimore! Submit here: esa.planion.com/Z?53W549139

BIG news from BioQUEST: We are honored to announce that we've received a $493,000 award from the @NSF Read more about the award and how we are enhancing the future for biology students here: qubeshub.org/news/blog/2024…

Are you applying for the STEM Ed IPRF? Attend our panel event at 7pm EST on Friday, October 25th! We'll be featuring three panelists who received the STEM Ed IPRF. RSVP and submit questions for the panelists here: shorturl.at/ZrZAP. There will also be time for an open Q&A

Are you interested in implementing Alternative Grading next semester? In RIOS's new learning community, participants will work through implementing a plan to incorporate alternative grading into their next course. Learn more and register: bit.ly/4dKkwh0 #STEMEducation

Join us on November 12 for another NEON Science Seminar! Gabriel Bowen of The University of Utah will discuss "Environmental and Biological Controls of Water Use Diversity Across U.S. Ecosystems." Register here: buff.ly/4f08CAs #openscience @UUtah @bumbanian

Nominations are now open for the 2024-2025 CUR election. Open positions: CUR Presidential Path, Board Directors, Councilors, Division Representatives, and the national Nominations + Leadership Development Committee Information at cur.org/about/leadersh… cur.org/about/leadersh…

The National Conference on Undergraduate Research #NCUR2025 is now accepting presentation submissions! Presentation opportunities are available for both #UndergraduateResearchers and faculty/mentors.  Details on submitting and volunteering at ncur.secure-platform.com/2025/

Continue exploring career pathways in ecology with ESA! Our next conversation is 10/15 at 2:00 PM ET — hear personal stories and ask any questions that come to mind! esa.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🚨 Just one week left until our conference kicks off! Join us for unconferences, workshops, and hackathons. Register now at sortee.org/upcoming! #SORTEE2024