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Life: A Poem

POEM: I am an Engineer who happens to be a woman who is Black

Engineering I loved it, but it did not love me back. Is it because I am a woman or because I am Black? These are traits, by which I am defined. Labeled, placed in a box, I have been confined. My intellect, my own abilities, I am beginning to doubt. To gain back self-worth, I must get out. Others too, sad to say, will face this same dilemma, before graduation day. Is this degree worth it? Am I t...

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A critical care holiday poem.

Autophagy: research topic, painting, poem, dance

E ffective teachers do no simply present information for students to learn by rote for a good grade. Rather, they provide an environment in which students can engage with course material and both learn and interpret it for their own interest and goals. With this in mind, I have spent a considerable amount of time developing an active learning format for my introductory biology course, including...