Teaching Content

Web App Helps Instructors Know Large Classes

Julia Ann Easley — September 10, 2024 - 2:30pm

More ��Ƶ instructors are encouraged to use Know Your Students, which provides class-level demographics.

Closing Equity Gaps in Physics Education

Andy Fell — September 11, 2023 - 4:11pm

Physics faces an equity problem.

Professor Francene Steinberg Wins ��Ƶ Prize for Teaching, Research

Amy M Quinton — April 12, 2022 - 1:15pm

Professor Francene Steinberg, chair of the Department of Nutrition at the ��Ƶ, Davis, has been named the winner of this year’s ��Ƶ Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement.

Summer Teaching Institute Moves Up to July

Dave Jones — May 19, 2020 - 5:08pm

Normally held in September, the Summer Institute on Teaching and Technology, or SITT, for ��Ƶ instructors, is moving up to July.

University of Redlands Hosts ��Ƶ Symposium on Robotics in Math Teaching

Andy Fell — February 04, 2020 - 1:45pm

Using robotics to close the achievement gap in mathematics education is the goal of a one-day symposium at the University of Redlands Feb. 24. Organized by the C-STEM Center at the ��Ƶ, Davis, in collaboration with Redlands Unified School District and the University of Redlands, the meeting will bring together teachers, administrators and other educators to share experiences and hands-on training in using coding and robotics as tools to teach math.

Plant Biochemist Is ��Ƶ’ Top Teacher

Andy Fell — April 03, 2018 - 2:50pm

For Judy Callis, teaching is about helping students make connections, between the biochemistry they learn in her lectures, what they have learned in other classes and their own life experiences.

“I get excited about teaching because I like to excite people about the subject matter — I love it when principles and concepts click with students and all of a sudden they understand something they’ve struggled with,” she said.

��Ƶ Biomaker Space: A Unique Model in Biotechnology Education

Andy Fell — September 20, 2017 - 10:08am

A “makerspace” for biologists and engineers is helping ��Ƶ, Davis, students get hands-on experience in developing and prototyping their ideas. In just a short time, the Molecular Prototyping and BioInnovation Laboratory (MPBIL), or biomaker lab, has generated three student-run startup companies and is providing a new model for education in biology and bioengineering.

HHMI Awards $1 Million Grant for Educational Equity

Andy Fell — June 07, 2017 - 10:29pm

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded a grant of $1 million to the ��Ƶ, Davis, to use software, data and personal networking among faculty and staff professionals to create a more inclusive educational environment engaged in ongoing improvement.

��Ƶ to Break Ground for Large Lecture Hall

Julia Ann Easley — June 02, 2016 - 4:00pm

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The large lecture hall will accommodate up to 600 students.

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Fulbright Awards Send ��Ƶ Grads Overseas to Teach English, Research

Julia Ann Easley — May 26, 2016 - 11:18am

Update 5:30 p.m. May 26: After the news release below was published, Courtney Jallo of Davis became the latest of six ��Ƶ students and graduates to be awarded a grant under the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Both an alumna and employee of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, she plans to research land management practices and agroforestry important to the Kandy area of Sri Lanka.

Teaching Content

Web App Helps Instructors Know Large Classes

Closing Equity Gaps in Physics Education

Professor Francene Steinberg Wins ������Ƶ Prize for Teaching, Research

Summer Teaching Institute Moves Up to July

University of Redlands Hosts ������Ƶ Symposium on Robotics in Math Teaching

Plant Biochemist Is ������Ƶ’ Top Teacher

������Ƶ Biomaker Space: A Unique Model in Biotechnology Education