Some ARC Biortechnology Data

The ARC Biotechnology Program and North Valley Biotechnology Center is collecting data about its biotechnology education activities. Some data is compiled here:

Student survey data

A Twitter Office Hour

I did not expect this, but today I had a Twitter Office Hour!

@kmkubo What is solution density? :)
— Fatima (@fmr37) March 13, 2014

@fmr37 Solution density is amount per volume, such as 3 mg per mL (3 mg/mL). Also can refer to student brains after reading my answer keys.
— Ken Kubo (@kmkubo) March 13, 2014

@kmkubo LOL too funny!!!! I'm pray in and hoping your final won't be the end of me.
— Fatima (@fmr37) March 13, 2014

Another question:

@kmkubo would a decrease radius of rotor decrease RCF? :)
— Fatima (@fmr37) March 13, 2014

@fmr37 Yes, lower R means lower RCF http://t.co/HdSN9qfrdI check out the formula - woohoo!
— Ken Kubo (@kmkubo) March 13, 2014

“@kmkubo: @fmr37 Yes, lower R means lower RCF http://t.co/IMlxkSaG1p check out the formula - woohoo!” THANK YOU!
— Fatima (@fmr37) March 13, 2014

And still more questions:

@kmkubo Would you use #microfiltration for #hemoglobin? #biotech
— Fatima (@fmr37) March 13, 2014

@fmr37 #hemoglobin is really small, so you would need #ultrafiltration. #microfiltration is for #microbes (much larger than #molecules).
— Ken Kubo (@kmkubo) March 13, 2014

@kmkubo Would a #chelator in a #DNA solution most likely bind to #Mg2+? #biotech
— Fatima (@fmr37) March 13, 2014

@fmr37 that's right - a #chelator, such as EDTA, would bind to #Mg+ to calm down those evil nucleases! >:(
— Ken Kubo (@kmkubo) March 13, 2014

Nevertheless, test anxiety still remains...

@kmkubo is about to kill us with his final! Lol :'( #biotech
— Fatima (@fmr37) March 14, 2014

@kmkubo and I just died. Haha #biotech #myprofessoraintplayin #finals
— Fatima (@fmr37) March 14, 2014

But a teacher can always be hopeful...

@fmr37 #Genius at work - think, think, think, think, think.... #AmericanRiverCollege #Biotechnology #Biot311 pic.twitter.com/2BRu07bOTd
— Ken Kubo (@kmkubo) March 14, 2014

@kmkubo hahaha you totally got me back!!

— Fatima (@fmr37) March 14, 2014

Your perspective needed! Los Rios Community College District Employee Perceptions Survey

The Los Rios Community College District is now conducting its Employee Perceptions survey. Check your campus email for a message from Betty Glyer-Culver (District Office) with a link to the online survey.

The survey is confidential and easy to complete. It doesn't take much time to answer the survey questions, and with the myriad of issues facing our college and district, your perspective is important.

Here are examples of the questions

And I like the opportunity to provide comments at the end to explain my ratings.

Comments: Please use the box below to clarify any of your responses to the questions above and to add any comments that you believe reflect other important information about how the District is doing or about your level of satisfaction as an employee of Los Rios Community College District.

Disclosure: Because I am involved in the ARC Reaffirmation of Accreditation process, the college also needs your perspectives to help us with the Self-Evaluation Report. So please participate!

Why you should watch COSMOS

March 9 was the world premiere for the new COSMOS series with Neil deGrasse Tyson. In case you missed the episode, you can watch the first episode now on Amazon Instant Video

Yay: the first episode of @COSMOSonTV is up on Amazon for us #TVZero folks: http://t.co/ooehfutVr6 Was sweating that one!
— David Dickinson (@Astroguyz) March 10, 2014

And you can view the episode online at COSMOSOnTV...I'm watching the episode here on FOX

Some reasons why I like COSMOS:

Anticipation

#COSMOS begins tonight! @COSMOSonTV #COSMOSCountdown pic.twitter.com/Yju6nEYkJF
— Ken Kubo (@kmkubo) March 10, 2014

The astronauts on the #ISS do an experiment with @neiltyson tonight as #Cosmos premieres: http://t.co/aQ253i4Fdg pic.twitter.com/BGsJfIaYsM
— NASA (@NASA) March 10, 2014

Free from the constraints of time and space, the Imagination can go anywhere - or any time. #cosmos pic.twitter.com/onfmF3JRVn
— COSMOS (@COSMOSonTV) March 10, 2014

Explore the Universe

Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) at the helm #cosmos pic.twitter.com/VVl7Sjks7O
— Observing Space (@ObservingSpace) March 10, 2014

As seen on #Cosmos: the Moon, seen by @NASALRO http://t.co/nwiUaRF2bU pic.twitter.com/9u6cma1BEE
— NASA (@NASA) March 10, 2014

As seen on #Cosmos: Mars, currently being explored by @MarsRovers and @MarsCuriosity http://t.co/twtJtRgS7J pic.twitter.com/i7u5kFLn2m
— NASA (@NASA) March 10, 2014

As seen on #Cosmos: Jupiter, where @NASAJuno will start exploring upon arrival in 2016 http://t.co/YzziwePxyB pic.twitter.com/hgoG2zQf2Y
— NASA (@NASA) March 10, 2014

As seen on #Cosmos: Saturn, currently being explored by @CassiniSaturn http://t.co/T3FSorDNJr pic.twitter.com/9CPlrDI1sS
— NASA (@NASA) March 10, 2014

As seen on #Cosmos: @NASAVoyager, which is currently exploring interstellar space http://t.co/yJyDulqbEZ pic.twitter.com/zcmea6d6ms
— NASA (@NASA) March 10, 2014

Somewhere out there, #Voyager’s Golden Record is waiting to be found by another space-faring civilization #cosmos pic.twitter.com/LcqkpKIooq
— Observing Space (@ObservingSpace) March 10, 2014

That Golden Disk on @NASAVoyager? #CarlSagan had a hand in it too #Cosmos @COSMOSonTV @SPACEdotcom http://t.co/Fuytqp244t
— tariqjmalik (@tariqjmalik) March 10, 2014

  　　　　✹　　　　　✰　　　　　　　☆ #cosmos　　　　　　　✸　　 ✩　　　☆　　　　　✷　☆　　✩　　　☆　　　　　　　✩　　✵　✩　　　　　　　　　✧　　✴　☆　　　 ✧　　　✧ 　　　✫　　　　　　✳　　　　　　　　 　☆
— COSMOS (@COSMOSonTV) March 10, 2014

As seen on @COSMOSOnTV: A gorgeous set of @NASA images #flickr http://t.co/MsgZ9XQcRS via @NASAGoddard
— Ken Kubo (@kmkubo) March 10, 2014

"In this Ship of the Imagination, free from the shackles of space and time... We can go anywhere." – @neiltyson pic.twitter.com/ds0skKF5j4
— COSMOS (@COSMOSonTV) March 10, 2014

Science and Religion

The new Cosmos, hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, tries to reconcile science and faith: http://t.co/w5KggG4hYx pic.twitter.com/suK0GewXTr
— Slate (@Slate) March 7, 2014

"Your god is too small." - Giordano Bruno #cosmos @COSMOSonTV pic.twitter.com/2RUCL6WOdC
— Brad Montgomery (@BradSLC) March 10, 2014

.@cosmosontv #Cosmos is cool. "Truth does not change because it is, or is not believed by a majority of people."-Giordano Bruno
— Ann Curry (@AnnCurry) March 10, 2014

Story behind image in Giordono Bruno story on #COSMOS http://t.co/AT40d9ACUO … #NASASXSW #SXSW pic.twitter.com/yuSqJySRBT pic.twitter.com/IqEq4VFDwW
— Astrobiology (@astrobiology) March 10, 2014

What Does @NeilTyson's #COSMOS Say About Religion? http://t.co/NJdyCPTIBL via @thewire
— Ken Kubo (@kmkubo) March 10, 2014

Some other views on the COSMOS coverage of Church history 

Does #COSMOS get Church history right? http://t.co/ySA8CF3nJA via @patheos

— Ken Kubo (@kmkubo) March 11, 2014

#Cosmos featured an extended tribute to Giordano Bruno, but did they pick the wrong hero? http://t.co/EpzqiLSLQm @coreyspowell

— Discover Magazine (@DiscoverMag) March 10, 2014

We'll see you again next week, West Coast. Our #cosmos journey is just beginning.
— COSMOS (@COSMOSonTV) March 10, 2014

COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY | Q&A Event with the COSMOS Brain Trust (March 4, 2014)

Session with COSMOS host Neil deGrasse Tyson, writer/executive producer/director Ann Druyan, executive producer Seth MacFarlane, executive producer Mitchell Cannold, executive producer/director Brannon Braga and co-executive producer Jason Clark

Check out the live-stream of our #Cosmoslive Q&A w/ @NeilTyson & @SethMacFarlane right now at http://t.co/GVGyVJzAzR
— Nat Geo Channel (@NatGeoChannel) March 5, 2014

I hope parents make their kids watch @COSMOSonTV. I hope kids make their parents watch. #cosmoslive
— Veronica McGregor (@VeronicaMcG) March 5, 2014

Wooo so excited about @COSMOSonTV returning! #cosmoslive pic.twitter.com/tRxt6rZah1
— Lucky Tran (@luckytran) March 5, 2014

At #cosmoslive premier. It's quite a place... in space. http://t.co/Gbq7b1rSOc
— Bill Nye (@TheScienceGuy) March 5, 2014

This I can attest to! :) #ScienceCareers #STEM #cosmoslive pic.twitter.com/ClEr0MyP69
— Lucky Tran (@luckytran) March 6, 2014

Truth! #STEM #cosmoslive pic.twitter.com/7hto8ygjmu
— Lucky Tran (@luckytran) March 5, 2014

Review from last night's screening of the first episode of the new COSMOS series by @j_timmer http://t.co/wwOtQfNKWH #COSMOSlive
— Lou Woodley (@LouWoodley) March 5, 2014