A message from Professor Ellen Ketterson: You are invited to enroll in a new class entitled ABEH-A 401/BIOL-L 410 SPECIAL TOPICS IN AVIAN CONSERVATION: ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND RESILIENCE. Earth is experiencing its 6th mass extinction, biodiversity is in steep decline, and the potential consequences are alarming. This course will focus on the dimensions of the… Read more »
Bio Courses
Updated Labs and Lectures for Biology Students
The list of upper-level labs and lectures has been updated! It can be downloaded below, but this can also be found under the “Resources” tab at the top of the blog. Lecture-lab list 1.29.20
IU Bicentennial Overseas Trip – Grand Cayman
Located in the Caribbean with a rich ecology, Grand Cayman is an ideal setting for this IU-administered, faculty-led summer program which focuses on the tropical ecology of the island. Participants take a tropical biology course with other IU students and travel on excursions to visit coral reefs, mangroves, and both terrestrial and marine habitats. Summer… Read more »
L402 – “Ecosystems and Global Change”
Calling all students who are concerned about the fate of our planet! Want to learn about how changes in climate are likely to impact ecosystems? Or how ecosystems can actually slow or speed up rates of climate change? Or how human activities that cause the loss of species also affect how ecosystems function? Or maybe… Read more »
BIOT-T 415/-T 515 Theory and Application of Biotechnology Lab 1
University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center Summer 2020 Field Biology Program
HON-X 298 (1 cr.) — Applying for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
HON-X 298 (Section 36971): Applying for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) First 8-week course (1 credit), meeting Tuesdays 5:30-7:10p, beginning August 27, 2019. Hutton Honors College 108 The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) generously funds graduate study in a variety of disciplines, ranging from chemistry and life sciences to… Read more »
Biology and Microbiology majors: Need an upper-level lab? Consider BIOL-M 465 or BIOL-M 485 for Fall 2019
If you are a Biology or Microbiology major who wants to add an upper-level lab to your Fall 2019 schedule: There are two modern and highly useful Microbiology labs with plenty of open seats. Even if you don’t have the prerequisites, you may contact the instructor and ask if this course might be appropriate for… Read more »
Seeking Fall 2019 UTA Candidates!
Seeking enthusiastic UTA candidates to help teach BIOL Q201 (Biology for Elementary Education Majors) during the Fall 2019 semester. Q201 is an introductory-level, combination lecture and lab course for future elementary teachers. Successful candidates should be available to teach co-teach a lab section meeting on Tuesdays 2-5 pm for the entire Spring 2019 semester. You should… Read more »
Note about BIOL-L 318 and BIOL-S 318 honors
Section of BIOL-L 318 added for Fall 2019 We have added an additional section of BIOL-L 318 Evolution to the Fall 2019 Schedule of Classes. Section # 36527 meets MWF 11:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. So in case the Tuesday/Thursday section of BIOL-L 318 Evolution didn’t work for you but you still want to take Evolution this… Read more »