Table 2.

NEXUS collaborating universities and their foci

Institution	Focus
UMCP	Linking the physical and biological sciences in the undergraduate biology curriculum: redesigning the undergraduate physics curriculum for the biological science student.
Purdue University	Development of an undergraduate chemistry curriculum and associated learning resources for the life sciences: redesigning undergraduate chemistry for the biological science student.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)	Experiments exploring the use of quantitative modeling core competency development in select foundational courses: the introduction of mathematical modeling in core undergraduate introductory biology courses for life sciences students.
University of Miami	Teaching and assessing the Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians competencies for entering medical students: the development of capstone case studies for integrating and assessing the competencies of biological science students.