Courses

DEI in STEM: The Science Behind the Bias Seminar – BIO384K – 3 credits

In this graduate seminar we discuss the historical context of bias and exclusion in science, read from and discuss the primary literature to understand the science of bias and why it is present and how it has continued to persist across the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, and identify actionable items to address and overcome these issues.

Biodiversity in the Anthropocene: The Science of Global Change – BIO337 – 3 credits

In this undergraduate course we explore the history of anthropogenic change on our planet, the impact of those changes on biodiversity, and the science we use to evaluate the probability of species evolution, resilience, and recovery. We will focus on the science and data in the field of global change biology.
This course is restricted to students in the Plan II Honors Program.