Category Archives: Biology

Trouble Accessing Articles?

Looking for a specific article? Here’s how to tell if the library has it and how to get a copy if we don’t. Step 1: Find It @ GSU You’ll be able to access articles in journals the library subscribes … Continue reading

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MOOCs and BOLOs at GSU

Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs are a new way of teaching and learning.  MOOC’s are large scale internet classes that have seen an increase in popularity.  GSU is leading the way by adopting a new policy that could allow students … Continue reading

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Web of Science Workshops

Web of Science is a great research tool for information in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. It offers a unified platform that integrates all data and search terms together so that you can conduct one search to find … Continue reading

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Black History Month: Celebrating Black Scientists

In the United States, the proportion of black professionals in science and engineering occupations is “substantially lower” than their representation in the workforce as a whole1, even though a “relatively high” proportion of black students enter college intending to major … Continue reading

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PubMed Workshops in the Library

PubMed is a database with over 22 million records and 5 thousand plus journals dating back to 1946.  As a free service provided by the National Library of Medicine, it is the most important resource for medical literature in the … Continue reading

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National Science Foundation Updates Grant Proposal Policies

Planning on submitting a grant to the National Science Foundation (NSF) now or in the future? Make sure to familiarize yourself with the NSF’s new rules for grant proposals, effective January 14. The Chronicle of Higher Education concisely reviews the … Continue reading

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Need a Science Video?

Looking for a video for instruction or need help learning a lab technique?  Videos can greatly aide in the understanding of basic and complex techniques.  Two resources for faculty and students are: Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is a peer reviewed, … Continue reading

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Can Online Games Solve Science Questions?

Started as an academic collaboration of computer scientists and biological scientists, these multiplayer social online games use crowdsourcing solutions for scientifc problems. These games are pioneering a completely new way to do science by helping researchers crack the hidden secrets of protein folding and … Continue reading

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New Biology Books: Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual

The GSU Library now has Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (4th Edition) by authors Micheal Green and Joe Sambrook.   This 3 volume set builds upon the work from previous editions and includes specific chapters and protocols commissioned for the book from expert … Continue reading

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GSU neuroscientist receives $1.3 million grant to study circadian rhythm

Congratulations to H. Elliott Albers, Regents’ Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience on being the recipient of a National Institutes of Health $1.3 million grant.  The four-year grant is to study circadian rhythm which is the body’s … Continue reading

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