Karen Y. Lo

Educator. Lover of cells, microbes, cooking, growing food, science, rhyming, and bad jokes.

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Do you think celebrities would possess unique microbiome strains to make cheese? Food for thought. Warning: some may find body cheese gross.
https://t.co/0LdYwt1HSb

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@Old_dusty_ @DavePalmerUSask @oCUBEorg @URmicro @TCNoel @LukeSpooner1 @LisaPoir @mcd_611 @TLJKelly Wow! Very cool!!

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@elainebeaulieu2 I wish I could just ignore all the stuff and pretend it wasn’t there!

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Good news: Moved to a bigger, cheaper place!
Bad news: Unpacking while managing everything else. Okay… one box at a time.

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I attended the Wonder Women events every year during grad school and found them tremendously helpful. The environment was welcoming, the mentors were all approachable and super easy to talk to. I now recommend this event for all my undergrads! Thanks @SCWIST!

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Calling all students, early-career professionals & those considering a career change!

Connect and learn from over 30 incredible 'Wonder Women' in STEM who are passionate about sharing their expertise with the next generation of STEM leaders. https://t.co/GftoTh3t6K

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@Old_dusty_ @MicroWavesSci @TCNoel @TRDaSylva Probably a macrophage. :)

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@Old_dusty_ Yes, I can see how if students are not properly primed, they can find abstract questions difficult. If I was the student, I’d probably get stressed out about it since I wouldn’t be able to know whether I got the answer right or wrong.

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@oCUBEorg @TLJKelly @TCNoel @TRDaSylva @sanjahf @AimeeHollander @kareynlo @mcd_611 @URmicro @mdopinheiro @LisaPoir @batsborealis @meganbarkerase @green_romantic

Run time for session 11 AM - 12 PM MT
Date: Friday Feb 12th

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@jen_doering I’m incredibly thankful for @MicroWavesSci @Napaaqtuk @Old_dusty_ @TCNoel @TLJKelly who are amazing and thoughtful. They’ve taught me that scientific rigor can go hand-in-hand with kindness and authenticity. :) Thank you all.

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Well, I released the first group open book midterm. No emails complaining so far…

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@MicroWavesSci @RachaelEBee @Napaaqtuk I go through a complicated method of syncing through my Google calendar which then creates an event on my Outlook through Zapier that shows I’m busy. Actually I don’t know if I can recreate it now! But that may work. ._.

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This gem was included in our @oCUBEorg newsletter today. (Volume warning) Stay sane everyone! https://t.co/uMQ4GmnrHl

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@Old_dusty_ @LukeSpooner1 @Lacci @girlyratfish @psithedestroyer So cute!

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A helpful way to automatically book student appointments - use @Calendly. To cut down on back and forth emails for scheduling office hours, I sync my calendar with @Calendly and students can automatically schedule a time in a free slot. Works like a charm!

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@Old_dusty_ @mcd_611 @elainebeaulieu2 Very helpful! Thank you!!!!

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Crazy engagement! In my syllabus specification requirements, I asked for intelligent, coherent comments. Many students asked questions during class and my Teams chat is blowing up. What a delightful problem to have. :)

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@markowenmartin @profvrr I happened to be listening to the podcast right after others in my department were trying to convince me that first year students could not handle inquiry-based learning. Your comments inspired me to keep fighting for it.

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@MicroWavesSci You just need to educate them. :) https://t.co/IG0RTO8Hgf

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@Old_dusty_ @MicroWavesSci Unfortunately :( Maybe some might enjoy them. Sometimes I still catch myself nattering “Email… here I go again with the email…” in Strong Bad’s voice.