In the late 1990s, doctors were told by pharmaceutical companies that opioid pain relievers were not addictive and that they could prescribe them freely to patients in severe pain. As a result, doctors began prescribing opioid...
Bioscience courses in nursing education (anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, and microbiology) have historically been called "weed out" classes. Nursing student attrition is highest during the 100 and 200-level...
Presented in the Active/Collaborative Learning track. and The First Year Seminar lays out “Communication Fluency” as one of the General Education Outcomes, and specifically invites students to: Demonstrate critical and creative...
In the DNA barcoding project, an investigation was conducted on commercially acquired shrimp from grocery stores with the aim of determining their origin, identifying the species, and detecting potential mislabeling. A prior...
The key to leadership is controlling yourself rather than influencing other people. Ethical leaders are self-differentiated: they can make deliberate choices as opposed to reacting. They define themselves while staying in touch...
Presented in the Online Learning track. and I will be sharing a few examples of assignments and exercises that I have done or have students do in the courses I teach at Marian. They allow students to get to know myself, so they...
GnRHR signaling has been demonstrated to affect cancer cell proliferation. The expression of GnRH binding sites in leukemias and lymphomas provides a potential target for chemotherapeutic drugs. Analyzing the effect of GnRHR...
Research suggests that providing students with a rubric increases scientific writing skills; however, we have found that the quality of scientific writing in a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) is poor even...
Grooming is a common behavior observed in primates. For some primates, grooming might be performed according to one’s social ranking, with middle-ranking individuals grooming more often than both high and low-ranking...