This mischievous woodpecker is peering around a tree riddled with acom-filled holes. As their name suggests, acorn woodpeckers rely on acorns for food, and they are not shy about hoarding more than they can eat. An acorn woodpecker might drill thousands of holes into a tree or power pole, filling each hole with an acorn before winter. The food stash sustains the bird through the cold months. …
Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action encourages instructors to improve student engagement and learning in introductory biology courses. The central idea of the Vision and Change report is that we need to turn away from teaching methods that reward students who memorize and regurgitate superficial knowledge. Instead, we need to empha¬size deeper learning that r…