This writing intensive seminar course uses discussions of the primary literature to explore topics such as the impact of climate change on the marine environment, conservation biology, environmental genomics, microbial ecology, oceanography, and marine ecology. The course is offered every other spring semester.
This research intensive course introduces upper-division undergraduates and graduate students to algal diversity and physiological ecology. Topics of discussion include evolution, biochemistry, molecular biology and physiology of photosynthetic cells. In the lab, students work as a group on a research project and develop expertise with techniques such as the measure of nutrient concentration, analysis of pigments, RNA extraction, and real-time PCR. Students present their results at Clark University's Academic Spree Day. This course is offered every other spring.
Second semester of a two-semester sequence, integrating biochemistry, cell biology, ecology and evolution. With Prof. David Hibbett.