Camellia Moses Umu Biography

In addition to her literary, publishing, and performance work, she has been an activist as a Board Member and Interim Vice President of the Aboriginal Youth Council of Canada and a member of the Joint National Committee on Aboriginal AIDS Education. Other activism work has been with the Native Advisory Council of the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers Workshop. Her work has included being a Trustee of

In addition to completing my undergraduate and graduate education, I was participating in cellular and molecular research conducted by Professors at CUNY-Brooklyn College. I have worked with Graduate Deputy of Biology Department studying gene(s) that are involved in the fusion process of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a single celled green algae. Currently, I have the pleasure to work as a research assistant with Dr. Juergen Polle, a leading expert in microalgae biotechnology. Our research focuses on photosynthesis, secondary carotenoid biosynthesis, and biofuels production of various microalgae. These experiences remind me of the reason why I have a great appreciation and love for science. And that is precisely what my ideal biology class would look like; a place where concept are learned through research. From preforming experiments and critiquing the scientific work of others to attending seminars, students should experience it all.

She is currently a professional social worker who works with immigrants and advocates for better policies to enhance their well-being.

Wischusen, William, Jolissaint, Ann, Reiland, Jane, and Pomarico, Steven. 2012. Biology 1208/1209: Biological Laboratories for Science Majors. Hayden McNeil, Plymouth,

If necessary, use the back of the exam pages for the rest of your answers. Do not use other sheets of paper. Please write legibly; if I cannot read your answer, I will count it wrong.

At the start of this experiment we were required to obtain a set of four Wisconsin Fast Plants, which are genetically, known as Brassica rapa. These plants have been, “originally selected under continuous fluorescent light to grow and reproduce quickly for research purposes, these petite, fast-growing plants have been used for teaching biology concepts” (Wisconsin Fast Plants). These four pots that contain our plants will be under our watch for the next 16 weeks where we will show our results at the end of the semester.

introduced to STEM. Brown lived from 1919 to 2004, and in those years she impacted the lives

• The “Help Page” link on the left side of the online LeafLab at http://www.biologylabsonline.com/axia/LeafLab/. The Help Page’s address is: http://www.biologylabsonline.com/axia/LeafLab/help.php

only did she do research but she also joined the community. She did fieldwork, and interviews of the people who were actually living that life. She became part of the community so that she can better understand what it is that’s going on. She went in there and asked all the necessary

Manzo Elementary School in the west Tucson neighborhood of Barrio Hollywood is not only my field study location but also the school that my little host brother and sister attend, which makes my connection to the school a daily part of my life. Every morning, I eat breakfast with my host brother and sister, and on interning days I will sometimes walk home with them. Aside from witnessing the daily comings and goings, I see their homework and I hear the stories about their day at school. Moreover, my host mom is close friends with Moses Thompson, the school counselor and mastermind behind Manzo’s ecology program, which allows me to understand a parent’s opinion of the program and Moses. Living with a Manzo family has jumpstarted my pondering about how I fit into the Manzo community, my privileged expectations on education and children, how I personally impact Manzo, and how I envision a better public education system based on my experiences.

Over her 27 years work of experience, she has only worked at two South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and St. Johns Water Management Districts. She had held many different positions that include two years as an Environmental Technician at South Florida Water Management District, 12 years as an Environmental Scientist II and was promoted to an Environmental Scientist III at St. Johns River Water

51) A botanist wanted to see if a new strain of corn could germinate in soil that was too salty for regular corn. She conducted a study on the germination success of seeds from the new strain that were exposed to various levels of salty soil, from zero to normal (100mg/L) to high (200 mg/L) to very high (400 mg/L) to normally lethal (800 mg/L)

Reference: Belk, Colleen and Borden-Maier, Virginia. 2010. Biology: Science for Life. 4th Edition. Pearson. San Francisco, California., 195, 205,

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Rachel Carson was a scientist and author who took a topic which had hitherto been only of interest to fellow scientists and opened it up to the masses. During her lifetime, she took up many causes in support of wildlife and the protection of species and protecting the natural landscape from potential molestation from developers and others who would destroy indigenous habitats. Among her many missions was to make people aware of the hazards of certain chemicals on the environment, such as pesticides on vegetation as examined in her most famous work Silent Spring.