Several Tiny Earth Partner Instructors (TEPIs) found a gap in curriculum surrounding bioprospecting: The discussion of ethics when using biological resources. With biopiracy — the unethical use of biological materials without informed consent and fair benefit-sharing — prevalent in science, the Bioprospecting Module offers the benefit of providing knowledge and context to classrooms that [...]
The cover of the current edition of the Tiny Earth Student Research Guide was taken by Tiny Earth Partner Instructor (TEPI) Victor Cid (Complutense University of Madrid) — and TEPIs and/or Tiny Earth students could be featured on the next edition! We are looking for submissions of images that capture [...]
When Tiny Earth undergraduate student Tasha Miller returned to school after working in pharmacies for years, she pictured herself attending pharmacy school, a goal that promised the ability to provide for her family. However, Tasha’s attention shifted during her first experience in a microbiology lab at Madison Area Technical College (MATC). The [...]
Over 500 students and community members gathered at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin for the 2025 Tiny Earth in Titletown Winter Symposium to share and gain knowledge about antibiotic resistance and discovery. Wisconsin Tiny Earth Partner Instructors (TEPIs) from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, College of Menominee Nation, and [...]
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