Electron Microscopy
plays a critical role in almost every area of modern science and engineering. The course attempts to show the remarkably versatile world of electron microscopy
starting from the basics of electron-matter interactions to resolving atoms or the sophisticated generation of 3-dimensional reconstructions of molecule structures.
An interdisciplinary range of examples stretching from Materials to Biological samples will be presented and discussed. The class will include a visit to the Electron Microscopy Center.

Through videos, podcasts and discussion we will focus on famous and not so famous examples of scientific hoaxes and malfeasance from Piltdown Man to Theranos. Primarily we will answer the question: "Did good people do bad science or did bad people use good science wrong?" Classes will be discussion based.

Computers and the internet are constant companions in the 21st century and the presence of these tools in university life can have both positive and negative effects. Knowing more about these tools can guide students toward a more positive experience over their university careers. In this class, we will explore the basic tool kit available to students today, from commonly used applications (e.g., MS Office, Google Drive applications), to academic tools (e.g., Moodle, Zotero), to more advanced digital humanities platforms (e.g., Wordpress, Omeka, Twine) in weekly overviews and discussions.

Students will work in teams to research and develop solutions to the sustainable challenges facing our society. They will collaborate to investigate, critically evaluate, effectively communicate, and reflect on the multifaceted challenges associated with addressing sustainable resource use, water, food, energy, transportation, waste management, and climate change.

This class is an introduction for students who want to build basic digital proficiencies and a stronger technical foundation while also remaining attentive to broader social, ethical, and political issues. Students can expect to learn how to use and analyze a variety of digital tools, programs, and platforms, including but not limited to: HTML and website customizing, interactive storytelling, visualizing research objectives, Photoshop, GIF creation and analysis, and basic programming. This class is required for the Digital Humanities and New Media Specialization in English at UMass.

The course begins with an introduction of South Asia as a geographically defined region of the world, including an overview of the independence movements and colonial legacies which have defined the politics and culture of these countries. It then analyzes the experiences these countries have had with state formation and nation building, democracy, authoritarianism, and conflict, and socioeconomic development, paying close attention to the divergence and convergence of their respective postcolonial trajectories.

The aim of this course is to introduce undergraduate students to Global Mental Health, which has been defined as ?the area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving mental health and achieving equity in mental health for all people worldwide,? but its key concerns are in low- and middle-income countries. The course will provide students with a multi-disciplinary (public health, sociology, anthropology, epidemiology and psychology) understanding of the field and several of challenges facing it.

Students will learn about the history and use of culinary herbs in cooking and other kitchen preparations from around the world. Includes botanical, historical and culinary information about the most common culinary herbs including leaves, seeds and roots. Learn to grow, harvest and prepare culinary herbs for use in cooking.

The widespread popularity of the 2016 presidential candidacy of Bernie Sanders, an avowed socialist, is unprecedented in U.S. history. Polls of Millennial indicate a greater preference for a European social democracy-styled economy over capitalism. Yet long-term anti-communist ideology in the U.S. has largely buried a rich, diverse, yet hardly known homegrown U.S. socialist tradition.

Techniques and applications of spin re-sonance spectroscopy, NMR, esr, nqr. Bloch equations, relaxation effects, chem-ical exchange, quadrupolar effects, solid state NMR, multidimensional NMR, Over-hauser effect and the analysis of complex spectra. Emphasis on biological or polymer applications depending on instructor. Prerequisite: CHEM 476 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.