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Field courses aid STEM diversity
During a time of heightened awareness about the inequities black and brown people face throughout society, a new study from UC Santa Cruz showcases how field courses increase diversity in science. The courses, which included the NRS's own California Ecology and Conservation program, helped students who are underrepresented minorities, first in their family to attend college, or face financial need graduate and achieve better grades. These findings suggest ways to increase diversity and inclusion in the sciences, and underscore the importance of having NRS reserves to host immersive learning experiences. Read more >>
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NRS adapts to shutdown
The coronavirus darkened stores, emptied restaurants, and drove schoolchildren and college students alike from classrooms. But NRS reserves continued to link the rest of the world with nature. Staff broke out their drone cameras and cell phones, data notebooks and specimen jars to continue the business of nature education and science on a virtual basis. Read more >>
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From social club to desert science center
It was a beauty in its day, with a sleek silhouette, refreshing pool, and elegant curving bar. But when it was purchased for UC, the building that now houses the Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center wasn't quite up to the job. The reserve probably would have limped along for years housing just a handful of people at a time. Then Prop. 84 funding came available, leapfrogging it into one of the most comfortable and well-appointed field stations in the NRS. Read more >>
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