Implementation and Evaluation of a fishy CURE: Seafood Mislabeling for Biology Majors

Undergraduates: Logan Gin, Dr. Lisa Corwin, Dr. Blaire Steinwand

Faculty Advisor: John Bruno
Department: Biology

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Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) engage students in hypothesis driven research early in their college careers. Due to their classroom context and few barriers to enrollment and participation, CUREs are often cited as a way to involve more students in research earlier in their college careers. At the University of North Carolina, approximately half of the undergraduates majoring in biology have the opportunity to conduct research during their college career, and the majority of these students must actively seek these experiences. In an effort to involve more students in research, engage students who might not normally seek research opportunities, and enrich the academic experience of biology majors, we developed and implemented a CURE called ¿¿¿Seafood Forensics.¿¿¿