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BIO 9 Human Biology
Course Resource Table
Instructions for the "Science in the Media" Assignment
Instructions for the Mythbusters Project
Links to More Resources
BIO/GEOG/SUST 31 Introduction to Environmental Science
Course Resource Table
Instructions for Critiques of Viewings
Instructions for Field Trips
Instructions for the Lifestyle Project
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BIO/GEOG/SUST 31L Environmental Science Laboratory
SUST 5 Sustainability and the Environment Speaker Series
SUST 91 Applied Research in Sustainability
EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park
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BIO 9 Human Biology
Course Resource Table
Instructions for the "Science in the Media" Assignment
Instructions for the Mythbusters Project
Links to More Resources
BIO/GEOG/SUST 31 Introduction to Environmental Science
Course Resource Table
Instructions for Critiques of Viewings
Instructions for Field Trips
Instructions for the Lifestyle Project
Links to Even More Resources
BIO/GEOG/SUST 31L Environmental Science Laboratory
SUST 5 Sustainability and the Environment Speaker Series
SUST 91 Applied Research in Sustainability
EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park
About Me
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Home
BIO 9 Human Biology
Course Resource Table
Instructions for the "Science in the Media" Assignment
Instructions for the Mythbusters Project
Links to More Resources
BIO/GEOG/SUST 31 Introduction to Environmental Science
Course Resource Table
Instructions for Critiques of Viewings
Instructions for Field Trips
Instructions for the Lifestyle Project
Links to Even More Resources
BIO/GEOG/SUST 31L Environmental Science Laboratory
SUST 5 Sustainability and the Environment Speaker Series
SUST 91 Applied Research in Sustainability
EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park
About Me
Instructions for the "Science in the Media" Assignment
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Download the Assignment
Download this other important handout
:
Essential Components of Scientific Studies
Click Here to Take the Science and Health News and Information Survey
Download the
"Science in the Media" Lecture Slides
Links to Articles for the In Class Portion of the Assignment
UCSF Press Release, Sugared Soda Consumption, Cell Aging Associated in New Study
(READ BEFORE CLASS)
MindBodyGreen, "Does Drinking Soda Take 5 Years Off Your Life?"
(READ BEFORE CLASS)
American Journal of Public Health (actual research article), "Soda and Cell Aging: Associations Between Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Leukocyte Telomere Length in Healthy Adults From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
Science Daily, "Sugared Soda Consumption, Cell Aging Associated in New Study
" (Great resource science news reporting!)
Links to Articles for the At Home Portion of the Assignment
IARC Press Release on the Carcinogenicity of the Consumption of Red Meat
and
IARC Q & A on the scientific study
and
Summary of the study in a Press Release published in Lancet Oncology
Financial Times: "A False Alarm on Red Meat and Cancer"
NBC News Health: Ham, Sausages Cause Cancer; Red Meat Probably Does, Too, WHO Groups Says
Consider attending a
Library Research Workshop
Links to Some Online Newspapers and Newsmagazines
ScienceDaily: Your Source For the Latest Research News
Christian Science Monitor: Science
Los Angeles Times: Science
New York Times: Health
New York Times: Science
Newsweek: Tech and Science
Science News
SF Gate: Health
Time Magazine: Health
Other Useful Handouts, Readings, and Resources
Medline Plus: Medical Dictionary
"Health Insight: Taking Charge of Health Information"
Scrutinizing Science: Peer Review
"I Don't Know What to Believe"
Help With Reading Scientific Articles
"Journalistic Balance as Global Warming Bias"
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Literature
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