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Hello! We're finally venturing into Bluesky & looking forward to connecting to oCUBE members (& anyone else interested in Undergrad Biology education). For more info about us, check out ocube.ca!
October 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Life is thought to have begun when RNA began replicating itself, and researchers have got close to achieving this in the lab
We’re getting close to recreating the first step in evolution of life
Life is thought to have begun when RNA began replicating itself, and researchers have got close to achieving this in the lab
www.newscientist.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Life is thought to have begun when RNA began replicating itself, and researchers have got close to achieving this in the lab
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It has been a week since the Ontario government proposed taking away universities' right to determine their own student selection policies in Bill C-33.
Not a peep from the universities yet.
This is not a good sign.
Not a peep from the universities yet.
This is not a good sign.
June 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
It has been a week since the Ontario government proposed taking away universities' right to determine their own student selection policies in Bill C-33.
Not a peep from the universities yet.
This is not a good sign.
Not a peep from the universities yet.
This is not a good sign.
Another piece for those interested in the environmental impact of generative AI (as discussed in recent UnConference ... & many other faculty discussions)!
Okay. I've decided on four articles to ask students to read. These are mostly suggestions from @davidhiggins.bsky.social (thanks!). Also tagging @margotlyautey.bsky.social who wanted the list.
1. This is a shorter piece on the environmental costs of AI:
www.teenvogue.com/story/chatgp...
1. This is a shorter piece on the environmental costs of AI:
www.teenvogue.com/story/chatgp...
ChatGPT Is Everywhere — Why Aren't We Talking About Its Environmental Costs?
One estimate found that a single ChatGPT search uses 10 times the energy of a normal Google search.
www.teenvogue.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Another piece for those interested in the environmental impact of generative AI (as discussed in recent UnConference ... & many other faculty discussions)!
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Tuberculosis is once again the world's deadliest infectious disease. But the bacteria first had to evolve from soil dweller into airborne menace -- and then it took thousands of years for humans to understand the threat.
@carlzimmer.com for @newscientist.com
www.newscientist.com/article/2481...
@carlzimmer.com for @newscientist.com
www.newscientist.com/article/2481...
TB's extraordinary evolution reveals why the ancient disease lives on
Once thought to have originated in cows and spread through dust, the surprising evolutionary story of tuberculosis reveals why it's so hard to stamp out this ancient disease, writes Carl Zimmer
www.newscientist.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Tuberculosis is once again the world's deadliest infectious disease. But the bacteria first had to evolve from soil dweller into airborne menace -- and then it took thousands of years for humans to understand the threat.
@carlzimmer.com for @newscientist.com
www.newscientist.com/article/2481...
@carlzimmer.com for @newscientist.com
www.newscientist.com/article/2481...
Our 2025 May Virtual UnConference is today (May 29)! (See program here: drive.google.com/file/d/1eSpz... )If you haven't already registered, you still can - just email ocubeorg@gmail.com to request the link to join online.
May 2025 Virtual Unconference Program only.pdf
drive.google.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Our 2025 May Virtual UnConference is today (May 29)! (See program here: drive.google.com/file/d/1eSpz... )If you haven't already registered, you still can - just email ocubeorg@gmail.com to request the link to join online.
Hello! We're finally venturing into Bluesky & looking forward to connecting to oCUBE members (& anyone else interested in Undergrad Biology education). For more info about us, check out ocube.ca!
Open Consortium of Undergraduate Biology Educators - Home
ocube.ca
May 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Hello! We're finally venturing into Bluesky & looking forward to connecting to oCUBE members (& anyone else interested in Undergrad Biology education). For more info about us, check out ocube.ca!
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So glad I could participate in 2025 Open Consortium of Biology Undergrad Educators in-person UnConference last week! oCUBE = Unique mix of community expertise, kindness & creativity.
Looking forward to Virtual UnConference this Thursday - there's still time to register (free)! ocube.ca/page-18398
Looking forward to Virtual UnConference this Thursday - there's still time to register (free)! ocube.ca/page-18398
Open Consortium of Undergraduate Biology Educators - 2025 May
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May 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
So glad I could participate in 2025 Open Consortium of Biology Undergrad Educators in-person UnConference last week! oCUBE = Unique mix of community expertise, kindness & creativity.
Looking forward to Virtual UnConference this Thursday - there's still time to register (free)! ocube.ca/page-18398
Looking forward to Virtual UnConference this Thursday - there's still time to register (free)! ocube.ca/page-18398