S-Advances in Evltnry Genomics

The purpose of this seminar course is to explore current topics in the field of evolutionary genetics. Emphasis will be on advances that have come about in the last decade, focusing on how recent genomic approaches have contributed to longstanding evolutionary questions. Each week?s readings will focus on a particular topic and will often include a combination of review articles and empirical studies.

ST-Kafka

Conducted in English. This seminar is an introduction to the short stories, novel fragments, letters and diaries of Franz Kafka, with special emphasis on the works of his "breakthrough" period.

ST-Lessons/Springfield Leaders

This will be a series of panel discussions with leaders, activists, policymakers & community members working to improve the quality of life in Springfield. The panels will provide an opportunity to hear practical experiences from people working in different social settings and with different perspectives on social change.

S-Writing Love/African Dispora

This course explores how various forms of intimacy and human connection are imagined in contemporary writing of the African Diaspora. From parent-child affections, to heterosexual romance, to queer intimacies, to the closeness between friends, "love" is a central theme in literature and a crucial part of how we define humanity.

Programming w/Data Structures

Advanced programming techniques in the Java language. Elementary techniques of software engineering: documentation, coding style, basic testing principles, and informal reasoning about correctness. The notion of an abstract data structure and various important data structures: stacks, queues, linked lists, tree-based structures, and hash tables. Use of object-oriented language constructs for encapsulation of data objects. Lecture, programming projects.
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