Tiny Earth

Beloit College is joining the push to mitigate one of the most critical public health crises facing the world: antibiotic resistance.

In the course at UW-Madison, students are encouraged to develop their own ideas for finding which variables influence antibiotic production in bacteria.

Platt Community College students in Jason Ghumm’s microbiology class will be viewing the earth from a much different perspective following spring break.

The National Science Teachers Association profiled Tiny Earth in its February 2019 report.

Diné College is joining the push to mitigate one of the most critical public health crisis facing the world: antibiotic resistance.

Rachel Pritchard, KWC assistant professor of biology, is leading the Owensboro program along with KWC professor Kevin Horn.

Science teachers from across the country met in Madison, Wisc., for an intensive 5-day training session that aims to engage students in scientific discovery and the hunt for new antibiotics.

For two College of Menominee Nation students, fall semester 2018 wrapped up with a statewide symposium highlighting Wisconsin’s participation in “Tiny Earth,” an international initiative involving nearly 10,000 students in antibiotics research.

The new Tiny Earth instructors are part of the effort to “studentsource” antibiotic discovery.