Learning Biology Through Research
Tribal colleges join an innovative program that makes research the centerpiece of introductory biology courses
By Paul Boyer
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Conducting Fieldwork in the Shadow of DAPL
Sitting Bull College’s Linda Black Elk leads an environmental impact study on plants at Standing Rock, and works to decolonize medicine through Medic and Healer Council.
By Katie Scarlett Brandt
NSF Symposium Highlights Student Research
Bats eat bugs harmful to agriculture, ornate box turtles prefer habitats with sandy soil, and eight hundred year old seeds found inside a clay ball can be coaxed into growing an enormous squash unknown to modern agriculture.
Continue readingEPA Lab Stops Testing Groundwater Samples
Thanks to fracking, North Dakota is now the second largest oil producer in the nation. Drilling and maintaining its roughly 8,000 wells has brought revenue and low unemployment rates to the state. At the same time, some residents worry that it is damaging the environment and contaminating water supplies, threating the health of residents.
Continue readingOglala Lakota College Challenges Safety of Uranium Mining in Black Hills
Testimony by Dr. Hannan LaGarry spotlights the vital role of research in tribal colleges
Continue readingTribal Colleges as STEM Leaders
Tribal colleges are often viewed as under-resourced institutions that must do more with less; they have smaller campuses, fewer books, less equipment for teaching and learning. This image conforms to a widely held view, often reinforced by those of us who advocate for the movement, that tribal colleges succeed despite their limited funding.
Continue readingCollege of Menominee Nation Celebrates its First Pre-Engineering Graduate
College of Menominee proudly announced the graduation of its first pre engineering student. Charles James graduated in June and is currently attending the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley where he plans to complete a B.S. in mechanical engineering.
Continue readingTwenty Years of National Science Foundation Support
The National Science Foundation has helped transform math and science programs at tribal and native-serving colleges. Carty Monette reflects on two decades of sustained support.
By Carty Monette
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