Plant-microbe-soil interactions mediate key ecological functions, such as nutrient cycling, plant productivity and stress tolerance, soil carbon storage, and ecosystem response to change. This class will explore the intricate relationships formed between plants, microbes, and other biota that inhabit the soil. Students will gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to investigate fundamental and applied aspects of rhizosphere ecology and plant-microbe interactions.

In this course, we see how probability theory is used in statistics to formalize and facilitate the process of learning from data, which is called statistical inference. The three main aspects of statistical inference we will cover are point estimation, confidence intervals, and hypothesis tests. For each of these topics, we will provide the goals and motivation, basic definitions, general methodology, and commonly used tools, including inference for means, differences in means, proportions, and differences in proportions. The course is structured in five basic sections.

In this course, we will introduce Public Interest Technology, innovation, and relevant regulatory frameworks to provide a foundation to explore the thoughtful design of technology that can serve society while remaining safe for all users and stakeholders. The course begins with examining the core values of public interest technology, such as fairness, transparency, accountability, and inclusivity. We will then review foundational concepts around innovation and strategies, along with an overview of technology governance.

This course is a basic, interdisciplinary introduction to the contemporary Middle East, and uses three substances central to contemporary society as organizing metaphors for issues that help define the region that stretches from Morocco to Iran. We consider a wide range of topics including the modern legacy of Western colonialism in the region, the impact of oil, the roles of religion, gender politics, Arab-Israeli conflicts, and US policies towards the region. (Gen. Ed. DG, SB)

The course introduces topics on organization, power, and leadership in public health and has grown out of existing coursework in Commonwealth Honors College. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BS-PubHlth majors.

This course is designed as a pedagogy and repertoire seminar for graduate wind conducting majors but may be taken by other graduate students or advanced undergraduates with instructor permission. It is part two of a four-semester sequence.

Disavowal and its cousin, denial, refer to a phenomenon whereby people, organizations, governments, or entire societies know about X, but continue to act as if they did not know about X. Disavowal and denial become politically important when X involves ongoing and pervasive violence, destruction, suffering, domination, or exploitation. In this course, we explore various political architectures of denial and disavowal in contemporary life. That is, we seek to understand how disavowal and denial are actively produced and how they facilitate unjust relations of power.

Introduction to theories and perspectives on death and the meaning of life as well as their implications for individuals and society. (Gen. Ed. SB, DG)