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Inquiry-based course experiences provide a scalable and equitable way to engage students in research. In this study, we describe how we introduced inquiry-based experiences to ten lower-division and upper-division courses across the biology curriculum at a regionally comprehensive public university serving the diverse population in a major metropolitan area. Student survey data suggest this redesign effectively developed students' scientific skills and nurtured their sense of belonging. This project illustrates how inquiry-based experiences can be implemented sustainably across institutional context.

Focuses on the invasion of coastal dunes by Lupinus arboreus resulting in soil enrichment and displacement of native plants in California. Removal of vegetation with a brush rake; Displacement of litter and duff with a plough blade or bucket; Subdivision of plots into smaller secondary treatment plots subjected to one of two treatments or control.