Annual Report 1998
1 Feb 98 - 31 Jan 99

1999 Webby Award Nomination
This prestigious recognition, bestowed by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, brought world-wide attention to The Biology Project, one of the University of Arizona's core RAIRE-supported organizations. The nomination for "Best Science Site" has placed The Biology Project among the ranks of NASA, The Exploratorium, and Scientific American as one of the top science-related source materials on the internet. The awards ceremony will be held on March 18, 1999.

AAAS SWARM Regional Mtg. May 16 - 21
Students from the UBRP and BRAVO! undergraduate research programs presented posters, and The Biology Project/Biology Learning Center held a short web design workshop. Three student presenters received recognition at the awards banquet.

Math Awareness Bookmark April 26 - May 1
As part of Math Awareness Week '98, The Math Across the Curriculum Coalition developed a press release, a series of informative brochures, and a bookmark for city-wide distribution. Bookmarks were also sent to the National Math Awareness Week Headquarters at Swarthmore College, and were distibuted at the 1998 SWARM Meeting of the AAAS in Grand Junction Colorado.

Outreach on the worldwide web

The following web sites have been created or are being maintained with the help of the NSF research award:

Math Awareness Week 1998
    http://math.arizona.edu/~maw1998/

This collection of online exhibits attracted over 500 visitors, and increased server traffic by more than 2,000 hits during the week of April 26th.

Undergraduate Biology Research Program
    http://www.blc.arizona.edu/ubrp

Featured here is the Annual UBRP Poster Session which chronicles the research efforts of every student in the program.

BRAVO! Biomedical Research Abroad
    http://www.blc.arizona.edu/ubrp/bravo

Home to the world-traveling student researcher, this site contains background and contact information on the program's 30+ international research sponsors.

Biology Learning Center
    http://www.blc.arizona.edu

This site centralizes links to UA Biology courses, departments, projects and programs, and also features news and information about biology-related events on campus and around the world.

Student Biology Web
    http://student.biology.arizona.edu

Devoted to academic projects created by biology students at the University of Arizona, this site allows for the publication of senior theses and student research papers.

The Biology Project
    http://www.biology.arizona.edu

An interactive, online learning resource, The Biology Project features introductory-level tutorials on a wide range of biology topics. From the basics of cell division to the mathematics of medical imaging, this site makes science approachable and fun.

About The Biology Project
    http://www.biology.arizona.edu/the_biology_project
    /the_biology_project.html

Designed as a "do-it-yourself" starter kit for other institutions, this collection of materials provides the essentials of internet and instructional design.

On-campus workshops for faculty, staff,and administrators from other institutions

The Biology Project Workshop
June 15 - 21, The Biology Project and the UA RAIRE award hosted a 6-day intensive web design workshop, with an emphasis on creating usable, engaging online learning materials in biology. Participants in attendance represented a wide variety of institutions, both private and public, from Washington University at Saint Louis to SUNY at Stony Brook. All eleven project contributions were archived in CD format and were distributed to participating institutions.