title: Starting small: using microbiology to foster scientific literacy.
abstract: In order to achieve scientific literacy for all students, Bard College recently implemented Citizen Science, a common January course for all first-year students. Structured around the question 'how do we reduce the global burden of disease?', this course uses microbiological tools to develop an understanding of potential answers.
authors.affiliation: Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504, USA.
authors.forename: Amy F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Savage
authors.affiliation: Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504, USA. Electronic address: bjude@bard.edu.
authors.forename: Brooke A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Jude
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008829:Microbiology / Q000193:education*
keywords: inquiry-based learning; microbiology techniques; problem-based learning; scientific literacy; undergraduate