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CU-Boulder’s Biological Sciences Initiative (BSI) passionately pursues opportunity in science for all and a scientifically literate global citizenry. Diverse perspectives are key to scientific advancement, just as diversity is key to survival in biological systems.

BSI News & Announcements

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Second-year BSI Scholars display research at annual BSI Poster Symposium

April 25, 2018

On Monday, April 23 on the CU Boulder main campus, 21 undergraduate researchers sponsored by the Biological Sciences Initiative (BSI) gathered to share the research they have conducted in their labs over the 2017-18 academic year. Students presented research from many faculty labs and departments across campus. Departments represented included... Read more »
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Undergraduate co-authors publish scientific journal article on a new downside to opioid use

April 17, 2018

Two students, Kaci Corrigan and Erika Galer, were supported by BSI while they were undergraduate researchers in the Maier-Watkins lab of CU's neuroscience department. After graduation, Galer remained in the lab to work as a professional research assistant. Read the CU Boulder Today article about the research below or at... Read more »
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Teachers gain an inside look during cellular visualization professional development workshop

April 15, 2018

The Biological Sciences Initiative (BSI) hosted 18 middle and high school teachers on a Saturday in early April for the professional development workshop Cells in 3D! Using Real Cellular Data to Blend Science and Art . Teachers installed 3D modeling software developed in the CU Boulder Laboratory for 3D Electron... Read more »