College Seminar (101-7-2)

Topic

Biological Thought and Action

Instructors

William Leonard
847/491-4839
1810 Hinman Ave., Room #A55, EV Campus
Prof. William Leonard is an Abraham Harris Professor and the Director of the Global Health Studies Program at Northwestern University. He is interested in diverse aspects of nutritional health, energy metabolism, and child growth and development among human populations around the world.

Michele M McDonough
847/491-5061
Hogan Hall, Room - 2-100
Michele McDonough is the Assistant Chair in the Department of Molecular Biosciences in Northwestern’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Professor McDonough joined the NU faculty in 2008 and has been teaching with SPS for the last five years. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Cornell University and earned her Ph.D. in Biochemistry while studying signaling pathways regulating cytoskeleton rearrangements at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

Meeting Info

Cook Hall 3-118: Tues, Thurs 4:20PM - 5:40PM

Overview of class

Freshman seminar for students in the NU Bioscientist Program that addresses the history, ethics, and longstanding challenges of research in human biology and health. Co-listed with Bio Sci 115.

Registration Requirements

Freshman in the NU Bioscientist Program

Teaching Method

Discussion based

Evaluation Method

written papers/essay and class participation

Class Materials (Required)

Readings will be posted on Canvas

Class Attributes

WCAS College Seminar

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Reserved for First Years and Sophomores.
Add Consent: Department Consent Required
Drop Consent: Department Consent Required