| MC 316 A (3 credit hours) MICROBIOLOGY |
| MTWR 8am-10:50am, May 19–June 12, 2008 | SH 44 | scrupper@emporia.edu |
| Instructor: Dr. Scott Crupper | Minimum enrollment required |
| Cell structure, genetics and physiology of microorganisms, and the role of microorganisms. Prerequisites: GB 140, CH 123. |
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| MC 317 A (1 credit hour) MICROBIOLOGY LAB |
| MTWR 11:30am-1:30am, May 19–June 12, 2008 | SH 65 | scrupper@emporia.edu |
| Instructor: Dr. Scott Crupper | Minimum enrollment required |
| Lab techniques and exercises to illustrate fundamental principles of microbiology. |
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| GB 100 A (3 credit hours) GENERAL BIOLOGY |
| MTWRF 8:00am–9:50am, June 30–July 25, 2008 | SH 156 | msundberg@emporia.edu |
| Instructor: Dr. Marshall Sundberg | Minimum enrollment required |
| General education course for students majoring in fields other than science. Lectures describe basic understanding of living processes in animals, plants, and microorganisms. Major emphasis is placed on concepts which will prepare students to become informed citizens in today's society. |
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| GB 101 A (1 credit hour) GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB |
| MTWR 12:00–1:50pm,; June 30–July 24, 2008 | SH 47 | |
| Instructor: Ian Nall | Minimum enrollment required |
| General education lab course for non-science students. Through the use of biological examples, the laboratory presents science as a method for testing hypotheses against observed data and determining "significant" results. |
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| GB 459A/859A (1 credit hour) SPECIAL TOPICS: GENDER AND SEXUAL IDENTITY |
| MTWR 8am-11:50am, June 9–12, 2008 | SH 156 | jschrock@emporia.edu |
| Instructor: Dr. John Richard Schrock | |
| Examination of the chromosomal, anatomical, hormonal and neuronal determinants of gender and sexual role and identity. Emphasis is on the pioneer work of Money and Swaab. Prerequisite: ZO 362/363 or equivalent. |
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| GB 459B/859B (2 credit hours) SPECIAL TOPICS: INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMATICS |
| MTWR 8:00am-11:50am, June 16–26, 2008 | SH 156 | jschrock@emporia.edu |
| Instructor: Dr. John Richard Schrock | |
Text: Describing Species by Judith E. Winston plus extensive handouts.
Examines rules and methods of classification as they vary among codes for botany, zoology, bacteriology and viruses. Overview of evolutionary systematics, phenetics, and cladistics. Summary of new proposals: BioCode, GBIF, Phylocode, etc. |
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| EB 459A/859A (3) SPECIAL TOPICS: CLIMATE CHANGE BIOLOGY |
| MTWR 1:00pm-3:50pm, June 23–July 17, 2008 | SH 156 | bkoerner@emporia.edu |
| Instructor: Dr. Brenda Koerner | Minimum enrollment required |
| Introduction to the science behind climate change models and the potential impacts that climate change may have on organisms. Topics covered include but are not limited to: climate change models, uncertainties of components of climate change, predictions for regions of North America, plant responses to elevated CO2, and potential impacts on ecosystems. |
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| GB 752 A (2) SCIENTIFIC WRITING |
| Fridays only 8:00–11:50am, June 6–July 25, 2008 | SH 156 | rthomas2@emporia.edu |
| Instructor: Dr. R. Brent Thomas | Minimum enrollment required |
| Introduction to primary literature, constructing a scientific paper, and writing and presenting a review article and research proposal. A required course in the E.S.U. biology masters programs. |
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| GB 770 A (1) and GB 771 A (1) SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY |
| Fridays only 1:00–2:50pm, June 6–July 25, 2008 | SH 156 | rthomas2@emporia.edu |
| Instructor: Dr. R. Brent Thomas | Minimum enrollment required |
| Introduction to research seminars presented by scientists; GB 771 graduate students also practice presentation of seminars. |
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| ZO 459A/859A (3) SPECIAL TOPICS: FIELD ZOOLOGY TECHNIQUES |
| MTWR 8am-11:50am, July 21–August 7, 2008 | SH 46 and Ross Natural History Reservation | dmoore@emporia.edu |
| Instructor: Dr. Dwight Moore | Minimum enrollment required |
| Techniques for studying animals in their natural habitats; includes sampling animal populations and techniques for collecting and preserving animals; provides practical applications as well as theory supporting the techniques. syllabus |
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| ZO 459B/859B (3) SPECIAL TOPICS: HUMAN EVOLUTIONARY ANATOMY |
| MTWR 1:00–4:50am, July 21–August 7, 2008 | SH 156 | rthomas2@emporia.edu |
| Instructor: Dr. R. Brent Thomas | Minimum enrollment required |
| View human structure and function in light of our phylogenetic relationships with (both extinct and extant) chordates, vertebrates, sarcopterygians, tetrapods, reptilomorphs, amniotes, synapsids, mammals, and primates. Human anatomy reflects adaptations from each of these levels. Viewing evolutionary anatomy reveals the human present understood in terms of our past. |
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| AT THE GREAT PLAINS NATURE CENTER IN WICHITA |
| GB459ZD/859 (1) and GB459XD/859 (2) GREAT PLAINS: PLANT COMMUNITIES
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| MTWR 8am-12 noon, June 9–12, 2008 | Great Plains Nature Center | teddy@emporia.edu |
| Instructor: Dr. Tom Eddy | Minimum enrollment required |
| From the yucca fields of southwestern Kansas to the central bluestem prairies to the eastern forests, the differences across Kansas are differences in plant communities. This brief course surveys the diversity of plant communities in Kansas along with the accompanying differences in soil and succession. Dress for field trips. GB459XD/859 (2 credit hours) requires a term paper. |
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