Sam Donovan

We are looking for a new coordinator to join the Education & Engagement team at @alleninstitute.org! This person will support the full breadth of our efforts here in the program, including administrative support, participant communications, helping with field trips, and much more. 1/2

This is a great opportunity for 2 year college faculty to engage with the NABT community.

Nonprofit Refuses $1.5M Science Grant Due To New Federal DEI Rules A coding nonprofit turned down a $1.5M NSF grant after new DEI restrictions, highlighting the clash between federal policy and scientific community values.

I spoke with Kari Jordan and Erin Becker of The Carpentries about why they declined a $1.5M NSF grant intended to expand data science training. Their decision highlights the growing intersection of #science, #DEI, and federal policy.

Read the full story on Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...

🛑 What if the GEP disappeared?
No more open-access genomics curriculum.
No more free tools, research projects, & training.
No more national community connecting 200+ institutions.

#GenomicsEducation #STEMEquity #GEPgenomics

Sharing:
📢 The BioGraphI Project
🗓️Sept 24
🗣️ Drs. Desirée Forsythe, Bryan Dewsbury & Jeremy Hsu
📝”Journeys into Justice-Centered Pedagogy”
Join a talk on how STEM educators confront inequities & break barriers for students

☑️ Register by Sept 17
🔗 tinyurl.com/Fall2025Even...

Graphic of the UCSC Genome Browser with accompanying text. Image text: "The Pathways Project: Free, open-access genomics curriculum for undergraduates. Learn more at thegep.org."

Undergrads learning real genomics?
Yes—through the Pathways Project.

The GEP provides:
• A gene annotation walkthrough
• A full YouTube video series
• All prerequisite curriculum materials
—all free and open-access.

Explore here: thegep.org/projects/pat...

#Genomics #STEMed #GEPtools

screenshot of zoom room with headshots of participants smiling

🌀 BIOME 2025 (organized by @bioquest.bsky.social ) was one of the most energizing events of my summer. Educators across disciplines came together to catalyze change through inclusive, sustainable, community-centered STEM education. #BIOME2025 #CatalyzingChange #STEMed #CommunitiesOfPractice

I will be presenting in a @aaas.org IUSE Initiative webinar where we investigated impacts of using open science (from @alleninstitute.org) as a teaching tool on student attitudes and knowledge! Register now to join on October 23. aaas-iuse.org/event/embrac...

It’s been a BIG summer of conferences—packed with ideas, momentum, and community. Here’s a quick rundown of where I’ve been showing up (and what I’m carrying forward). 🧵👇

Join us to explore strategies for engaging faculty and students with open science principles and practices.

An important conversation about support for open education practices.

Citizen science - an important component of the open science landscape.

A photo of Melanie Lenahan with a quote. It says: "What I found was really impactful were the open conversations. It was really important giving our participants time to talk about things and talk out loud about different strategies and barriers. I think Drew (co-facilitator) really helped in facilitating a structure that allowed for a lot of conversations."

This is Dr. Melanie Lenahan. She is a biology professor.

She organized a #RIOSLearningCommunity (with Dr. Drew Lewis) that explored alternative grading practices. This is what she said about it. #LetsLearnTogether

Follow along as we launch our Summer BIOME meeting.

@bioquest.bsky.social

"Developing a. CRISPR-based gene editing course in Plant Biology" says the screen. Sonali stands in front of the screen

Adapting the course for advanced agriculture/ biology majors

Mary talking about science communication.

A group of 18 happy biologists.

I had a wonderful time participating in the teach-the-teachers CRISPR course co-organized by Sonali Roy, held at the beautiful MIT campus. The participants were HBCU faculty & local high school biol teachers. Lectures in the morning and labs in the afternoon, thanks to Maxine & Masami. 👍👍🧬 #PlantSci

In the July issue of #GENETICS, the 2025 Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education recipient @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social pens down a timely and pertinent essay—There’s never been a better time to be a STEM educator!

Read here: buff.ly/M84KcKh

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I've been there - minus the refund, in fact, quite the opposite.

Join 2025 Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education recipient @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social‬ to explore how ‪@cshlnews.bsky.social‬ is bringing genome sequencing to everyday science education.

📅 July 10 | 1–2 p.m. EDT

🔗 Learn more about this lecture & register now: buff.ly/ULT8l9f

We have exciting news to share from the Genomics Education Partnership! Our fundraiser and national faculty workshop have both wrapped up—and thanks to your support, we’re ending on a high note. 🧬
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Science education is important not just for educating the next generation of science leaders, but also for enriching the minds of the next generation of leaders in all areas of our society.

Allen Institute Education and Engagement Program: Fostering the Next Generation of Scientists YouTube video by Allen Institute

Science is for everyone.

Our Education & Engagement program empowers students, educators, and scientists to harness the power of real-world #OpenScience tools and data.

📽️ youtu.be/uDnCFnzDLec

#EduSky #iTeachBio #Neuroskyence

Name tag from the Open Science in Undergraduate Education Symposium.

Looking forward to day 2 of the Open Science in Undergraduate Education Symposium at @alleninstitute.org. So much great discussion about #openscience and #openeducation from @karencang.bsky.social Carlos Goller Davida Smyth Melissa Aikens @rpenton.bsky.social and many others.

Thanks Karen - Great program put together by @alleninstitute.org education group addressing #openscience and #openeducation in undergraduate biology education.

alleninstitute.org/events/opens...

@bioquest.bsky.social
#OEE

#NoKings

No Kings - Pittsburgh

No Kings - Pittsburgh

Sharing: The deadline to apply is tomorrow, June 13 for the Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) Transforming Ecology Education to 4D (TEE) project Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN) for the fall of 2025. Learn more and apply today - qubeshub.org/community/gr...

In challenging times for science research and education, consider donating to an organization devoted to training the next generation of scientists. secure.givelively.org/donate/genom...

"Openness" is always likely to occur on a continuum. While I too would always like to see permission for reuse/adaptation (in the QUBES OER library the default license is CC-BY-SA) some permissions are better than none.

The real issue is cultivating an open culture among scientists and educators.

Valid point about the focus on the role of the license in the definition of OER given that Creative Commons is the source. However, the license does play an important role by signaling - explicitly - the author's permissions for different kinds of use of the OER.