Student scientists, dusty data, and dirty discoveries | EurekAlert! Science News

"Modern technology has blurred the boundaries between place, time zone, and people -- between students learning details, and scientists leading discoveries. Case in point: A revolutionary virtual class brought together undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Arizona (UA) and Western Michigan University (WMU) in the spring of 2014. With an innovative academic curriculum culminating in a student-authored research paper published today in PLOS ONE, the students and professors of the class, titled 'Ecoinformatics' have demonstrated that there are no boundaries remaining for education, collaboration and scientific discovery ..."