Community involvement in addressing the antibiotic crisis
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Increasing student interest and success in STEM education is a top priority for many postsecondary educational institutions. One well-documented approach to both priorities is to have students participate in a Course Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE). Faculty from several technical colleges and universities in Wisconsin teamed up with the Tiny Earth organization to offer a CURE to address the search for new antibiotics. Students enrolled in undergraduate microbiology courses engaged in research and participated in community outreach. To involve the community, faculty from various institutions joined an NFL team, the Green Bay Packers, and created the Tiny Earth in Titletown symposium. Here, students presented their work via scientific posters, to community and industry members, and networked with other scientists from around the region. The Tiny Earth in Titletown symposium started in 2018, was held again in 2019, and returned in 2022 following a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Record attendance in 2022 suggests that community outreach and education may be helping restore trust in science that was lost during the pandemic.
Publication Date
10-25-2023
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community, involvement, antibiotic, crisis, CURE, Tiny, Earth, Titletown, Packers
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Hunnicutt, David; Kolokithas, Angelo; Merkel, Brian; Fenzl, Lucy; and Peterson, Matthew, "Community involvement in addressing the antibiotic crisis" (2023). Faculty Creative and Scholarly Works. 61.
https://digitalcommons.snc.edu/faculty_staff_works/61
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