Faculty First Year Seminars 197BIOC2 - Science & me: Why shld I care?
Fall
2016
01
1.00
Alice Cheung
TU 5:30PM 6:20PM
UMass Amherst
81193
You contemplate this often when you are reading articles from the NY Times that society should generally know and find interesting. One such example is e.g. Why elephants live as long as they do; the answer is they have more copies of a tumor suppressor genes.
This class will discuss topics that are important but in a way non-science major finds interesting and relevant.
Weekly topics will follow featured articles from the Science Times section.
Every week, students will all read the same article chosen from the section. One student is assigned as discussion leader. He/she will also have a short written assignment to capture the key issues of interest to the students.
Topics will include those related to human health; plant and agriculture; ecology and environment; sciences that have immediate impact on society; important discoveries in fundamental biological principles.
This class will discuss topics that are important but in a way non-science major finds interesting and relevant.
Weekly topics will follow featured articles from the Science Times section.
Every week, students will all read the same article chosen from the section. One student is assigned as discussion leader. He/she will also have a short written assignment to capture the key issues of interest to the students.
Topics will include those related to human health; plant and agriculture; ecology and environment; sciences that have immediate impact on society; important discoveries in fundamental biological principles.
Freshmen Only