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Students Get Their Hands Dirty Searching Soil for New Antibiotics
According to details presented at ASM Microbe, in one project, students used the Tiny Earth model to identify potentially new sources of antibiotics in an agricultural environment, focusing on isolating bacteria and testing it for potential activity against pathogens.
ECSU: Bio Department Hosts ‘Tiny Earth Day,’ Welcomes Local High School
The Biology Department at Eastern Connecticut State University hosted a mini-symposium on Earth Day to showcase its ongoing work with the Tiny Earth project.
Inspirational Research
Tiny Earth students from Gaston College were featured in this article from Community College Daily. The students presented their work at the national poster session of the Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative.
Tiny Earth initiative to fight shortage of new antibiotics heads to Beloit College
Beloit College is joining the push to mitigate one of the most critical public health crises facing the world: antibiotic resistance.
Tiny Earth: Advancing antibiotic discoveries through undergraduate research
In the course at UW-Madison, students are encouraged to develop their own ideas for finding which variables influence antibiotic production in bacteria.
Microbiology Class to Research Tiny Earth to Discover New Bacteria
Platt Community College students in Jason Ghumm's microbiology class will be viewing the earth from a much different perspective following spring break.
Local Students are Digging Up Dirt to Fight Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Biochemistry students at The Ethel Walker School (Walker’s) are getting their hands dirty as they confront one of the top global health threats — the diminishing supply of effective antibiotics.
NSTA: Involving Students in Antibiotic Discovery
The National Science Teachers Association profiled Tiny Earth in its February 2019 report.