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undergraduate research experiences shown increase engagement improve learning outcomes enhance career development students ecology however opportunities may accessible students incorporating inquirybased research directly undergraduate curricula may help overcome barriers participation improve representation inclusion discipline shift online instruction covid19 pandemic imposed even greater challenges providing students authentic research experiences pandemic may also provide unique opportunity creative projects conducted remotely paper describe coursebased undergraduate research experience cure designed upperlevel ecology course california state university dominguez hills remote learning primary focus studentled research activities explore potential impacts depopulation campus pandemic urban coyotes canis latrans increased sightings reported time students conducted two research studies including evaluation urban wildlife activity behavior diversity using camera traps installed throughout campus analysis coyote diet using data scat dissections students used data generated information literature reviews class discussions meetings experts develop coyote monitoring management plan campus create posters educate public using campus living laboratory aimed engage students meaningful research cultivating sense place despite online students research outcomes responses pre postcourse surveys highlight benefits projects anchored placebased education emphasize importance ecological research solving realworld problems cures focused local urban ecosystems may powerful way instructors activate ecological knowledge capitalize cultural strengths students urban universities