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class="hidden"></span> <div class="node__content"> <div property="schema:text"><h3 align="justify"><em><a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq1184">News - "Redo College Intro Science" editorial challenges educators to rethink introductory science courses - PULSE can help</a></em></h3> <h4 align="justify">PULSE helps life sciences departments at all institutions of higher education align with national education reform initiatives so they can develop inclusive, student-centered, evidence-based teaching and learning in order to cultivate the development of scientists who reflect the diversity of American society.</h4> <h4 align="justify">We are undergraduate life sciences educators who provide support for departments interested in inclusive, student-centered, evidence-based teaching and learning.</h4> <h4 align="justify">Use the menu below to find resources, departmental assessment tools, networking opportunities, and a community of scientists and educators dedicated to 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