Rebecca B Cole's research while affiliated with University of Georgia and other places

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In-person undergraduate research experiences (UREs) promote students’ integration into careers in life science research. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted institutions hosting summer URE programs to offer them remotely, raising questions about whether undergraduates who participate in remote research can experience scientific integration and...
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In-person undergraduate research experiences (UREs) promote students' integration into careers in life science research. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted institutions hosting summer URE programs to offer them remotely, raising questions about whether undergraduates who participate in remote research can experience scientific integration. To...
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The COVID-19 pandemic shut down undergraduate research programs across the United States. A group of 23 colleges, universities, and research institutes hosted remote undergraduate research programs in the life sciences during Summer 2020. Given the unprecedented offering of remote programs, we carried out a study to describe and evaluate them. Usin...
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The COVID-19 pandemic shut down undergraduate research programs across the U.S. Twenty-three sites offered remote undergraduate research programs in the life sciences during summer 2020. Given the unprecedented offering of remote research experiences, we carried out a study to describe and evaluate these programs. Using structured templates, we doc...

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... This seems like a daunting task, yet our new familiarity with remote work and the experience and lessons learned by colleagues who have had to pivot to remote make this process more manageable. In 2020, many REU programs transitioned to online offerings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic [29,30]. A large portion of these programs included computational projects, which were more amenable to an online format than lab or field-based experiences. ...
... To date, there is little systematic knowledge available about how this initial surge of COVID-19 influenced the well-being of undergraduate researchers (for exceptions, see Grineski et al., 2021;Morales et al., 2021;Speer et al., 2021;Yang Yowler et al., 2021;Erickson et al., 2022). We need better knowledge to document what happened in this historical moment and, more importantly, provide a basis for informed decision making during future surges or other disruptions. ...