The Faculty Development Committee announces that Professor Alison Wallace, finalist for the position of Faculty Development Coordinator, will be presenting an Open Forum on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 1-2 p.m. in the Comstock Memorial Union, room 203. She will speak for 15 minutes on the topic of “How the role of university faculty will change in the next decade and […]
The Faculty Development Committee announces that Professor Alison Wallace, finalist for the position of Faculty Development Coordinator, will be presenting an Open Forum on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 1-2 p.m. in the Comstock Memorial Union, Room 203. She will speak for 15 minutes on the topic of “How the role of university faculty will change in the next decade and […]
Tropical Field Biology (Bio 335, LASC 10) is now accepting students. This course meets weekly starting in January to discuss ecology of tropical ecosystems, general principles of conservation biology, and the park system in Costa Rica as a case study. The class goes to Costa Rica March 8-17, 2013 to experience that country’s biodiversity, culture and success in bioconservation. For […]
A two-year $262,000 grant was recently awarded from the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to co-PIs Tim Harms (Mathematics) and Alison Wallace (Biosciences). Senior personnel include: Linda Houts-Smith (Languages and Cultures), Richard Lahti (Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy), Steve Lindaas (Physics and Astronomy), and Teresa Shume (School of Teaching and Learning).
Bioscience students along with Tri-Beta adviser Shireen Alemadi cleaned up a little corner of the world (Co Hwy 52 heading to Sabin) on Saturday, Oct. 6. In conjunction with MNDOT Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society adopted a two-mile stretch of Co Hwy 52 in 2011. Responsibilities of adopting a stretch of highway include picking up the trash at least twice a […]