Student Opportunities

If you're already a student then there are a variety of projects, organizations and opportunities specific for you.  Use the filter below to sift through the available options (use CTRL or ⌘ to select multiple items).

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Signs of the Seasons: A New England Phenology Program

Project Goal: 
Document the local effects of climate change on the timing of when plants and animals go through life cycle changes along with the seasons.
Your Role: 
Observe key species of plants, birds and insects and report your data.
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Website: 
Home page

National Phenology Network

Project Goal: 
Promote broad understanding of and collect standardized observations of periodic plant and animal life cycle events.
Your Role: 
Create an account at nature's notebook, learn how to become an observer of phenology, collect and report data for your area.
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Website: 
Website Main Page

Vermont Reptile & Amphibian Atlas

Project Goal: 
Collect and share data about the status of reptiles and amphibians living in Vermont to support their conservation. Data collected includes natural history, distribution and conservation efforts that are working.
Your Role: 
Review available information and contribute additional information about amphibians or reptiles that you've seen in your area.
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Website: 
Atlas main webpage

Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation

Project Goal: 
Document biodiversity, gather environmental data, and collect specimens in support of conservation efforts.
Your Role: 
Join expeditions at various sites around the world to support ongoing scientific research of various disciplines and activities.
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Website: 
Mainpage

Courses online or in person

Dec
01
Forums: 
General discussion

How do employers view online courses in biology?Should I only take biology courses that meet in person or is it OK to take online courses?

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Jack Andraka

Nov
16

The loss of a close family friend motivated Jack Andraka to do something about pancreatic cancer. He read as much could from free and online sources and developed an idea for how he could find a reliable and inexpensive test to detect this disease much sooner than current methods. He contacted 200 research professionals in hopes of finding one that would provide laboratory space for him to test his ideas. Only one gave him a chance and at the age of 15 he developed a $0.03 strip that can detect pancreatic cancer in the early stages, when a patient's survival is nearly 100%.

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Google Science Fair 2013

Project Dates: 
2014-01-01 to 2014-09-23
Project Goal: 
Promote scientific discovery amongst youth around the world.
Your Role: 
Compete in an online competition by developing an hypothesis, performing an experiment and presenting your results.
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Website: 
Google Science Fair

BioQuip

BioQuip has a wide range of products from dissecting kits to microscopes to books. Although they specialize in insects be sure to check out their offerings for field equipment and education materials.

2321 Gladwick Street
Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220
Website: 
BioQuip.com
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