Data Capture and Analysis of Artifacts and Biological Specimens Using Multi-Channel Images
DATA CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS AND BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS USING MULTI-CHANNEL IMAGES
Dr. Corey Toler-Franklin, iDigBio Visiting Scholar
Data Capture and Analysis of Artifacts and Biological Specimens Using Multi-Channel Images
DATA CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS AND BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS USING MULTI-CHANNEL IMAGES
Dr. Corey Toler-Franklin, iDigBio Visiting Scholar
iDigBio Visiting Scholars Program Available at the University of Florida
The NSF-funded iDigBio project is pleased to announce the annual Visiting Scholars Program. This program is directed towards early-career collections and informatics-based professionals with demonstrated interest in digitization, particularly those who broaden representation within this academic and professional community.
Microfungi Collection Consortium Teacher's Workshop
Florida Marine Science Educators Conference 2018
iDigBio reps attend career workshop for undergraduates
2018 US Science and Engineering Festival
Moving the Needle for Women: Addressing Sexual Assault and Harassment in Science
One recurrent explanation given for the underrepresentation for women in science careers is that there are just not enough qualified women for faculty and other leadership positions in science. However, the data indicate that the pipeline is actually preparing more women than ever before for STEM careers with women having earned more than 50% of all doctoral degrees since 2006.
Collections-based Resources for Teachers at NSTA 2018
Contributed by Adania Flemming and Jeanette Pirlo
Florida Marine Science Educators Association
The Oldest Specimen in the MyCoPortal
The oldest specimen in the MyCoPortal is housed at Purdue and was collected in 1769 in Tierra Del Fuego at the southern tip of South America. It was collected by the Englishman Sir Joseph Banks and Dr.
Webinar: Digital Collections as a Tool for Increasing Diversity in our Community
Come to this free webinar to discuss the opportunities and challenges for broadening participation in the digital age.
January 2018 Biodiversity Spotlight
Labial view of an upper anterior tooth of C. megalodon.
Contributed by Jeanette Pirlo
We Dig Bio
Drawers, Jars and Databases: Teaching the Hidden Science of Natural History Museums
Workshop Opportunity: Drawers, Jars and Databases: Teaching the Hidden Science of Natural History Museums
Photo courtesy of the Florida Museum
November 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
Hummingbird Clearwing Hemaris thysbe
Images courtesy of Cathy Bester
NSTA 2018: Using Authentic Biodiversity Data from Natural History Collections in Your Classroom
iDigBio has a a hands-on Workshop at the National NSTA Conference in Atlanta, Georgia!
Using Authentic Biodiversity Data from Natural History Collections in Your Classroom
Friday, March 16 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Georgia World Congress Center, C203
We will demonstrate how to access free online biodiversity data and walk participants through an NGSS-focused lesson that allows students to investigate conservation issues with real data.
WeDigBio 2017
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Digitized Collections Data
Contributed by Pam Soltis and Adania Flemming
iDigBio supported five students in its inaugural mini-REU site program during summer, 2017. This program, modeled on NSF’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program, was developed to provide undergraduates with research opportunities using digitized natural history collection data.
October 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
September 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
Photo Courtesy of Vic Berardi
August 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
Larger Benthic Foraminifera
Nummulites and Alveolina from the Eocene of Madagascar.
Contributed by Dr. Laura Cotton
NMITA – using an illustrated taxonomic database of living and fossil corals to expand bioinformatics education.
What is NMITA?
July 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
Manta Rays
June 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
American Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Photo courtesy of: Florida Fish and Wildlife, Photo by: Karen Parker
Resources for Collections-Based Undergraduate Education Workshop
Workshop at ASM 2017: Expanding Your Broader Impacts to the PreK-12 Classroom
EXPANDING YOUR BROADER IMPACTS TO THE PREK-12 CLASSROOM: THE DO’S AND DONT’S FOR PROFESSIONAL MAMMALOGISTS
Workshop at the American Society of Mammalogists Annual Meeting
Bering Land Bridge and the MyCoPortal
Contributed by: Teresa Iturriaga, Rhianna Baldree, Alex Kuhn, Andrew Miller
Mycologists long to collect
areas remote to most men
where fungi today may thrive
keeping plants, trees, and cycles alive.
April 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
The Greater Bilby
Image courtesy of Bernard Dupont taken from David Fleay Wildlife Park
National Science Teachers Association Conference 2017
iDigBio staff members Bruce MacFadden, Libby Ellwood, and Molly Phillips attended the 2017 National Science Teachers Association National Meeting held on March 30-April 2 in the L.A. Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles. The conference was massive – attended by thousands of K-college science teachers from around the country and world.
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