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IMPACT: The Journal of the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning. Volume 9, Issue 1, Winter 2020
Get PDFExplicitly established to foreground interdisciplinary teaching and learning, Impact also welcomes evidence and
discussion of experiential learning. Often the two – interdisciplinary teaching and experiential learning – co-exist. Yet
even when they do not, both practices model how to think in myriad ways and to notice how knowledge is constructed.
As our winter 2019 issue makes clear, interdisciplinary teaching and learning and experiential learning often begin with
questions. Why does it matter that students grapple directly with archival material? What happens when undergraduates
practice psychology by training dogs? Do students understand financial literacy? This issue also asks questions about
students’ reading habits and faculty expectations of them as readers
Asian Longhorned Tick
Get PDFThe Asian longhorned tick (Haemophysalis longicorns Neumann; alternative names include Asian longhorned tick, Asian tick, bush tick, New Zealand cattle tick) is a species of hard tick in the family Ixodidae. It is native to eastern China, Japan, the Russian Far East and Korea. It has also established in Australia, New Zealand and several Pacific islands, where it is considered a severe exotic pest of livestock. In late 2017, the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) confirmed the presence of the Asian longhorned tick in the United States. These ticks were first identified in New Jersey, but have since been found in archival samples from West Virginia as far back as 2010. The origin of the tick in the US remains unknown. Some possible routes of entry include entering on domestic pets, horses, livestock or humans. The real impact of the introduction of this tick into the US is not clear at this time, but animal health officials are concerned about potential detrimental impacts on livestock and wildlife
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