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2025 Spring > GRAD > BIOL > BIOL 653

Current Literature in Biology

Course #: BIOL 653

Description:
A series of one-credit seminar courses focusing on subfields of environmental biology, to help students develop the habit of keeping up with recent developments through reading scientific journals. The seminars also provide a forum for oral presentations where students can get comment and critique on their scientific progress. Students must take a minimum of five seminars, for a total of five credits. This course is part of the required core in both the Environmental Sciences/Environmental Biology and MCOB PhD tracks.
Pre Requisites:
Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 6373
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Byrnes,Jarrett
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
02 6374
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Cai,Changmeng
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
03 6375
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De Leon Reyna,Luis
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
04 6376
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Girard,Juliet Rose
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
05 6377
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Hill,Nichola J
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
06 6378
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Huang,Linda
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
07 6379
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Kao,Albert Brian
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
08 7322
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St.Thomas,Christina Kelliher
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
09 7323
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Macoska,Jill Ann
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
10 7324
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McCusker,Catherine D
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
11 7342
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Moyers,Brooke T
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
12 7348
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Pathania,Shailja
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
13 7349
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Revell,Liam
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
14 7351
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Rister,Jens
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
15 7352
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Rouhana,Labib
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
16 7408
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Siegfried-Harris,Kellee Renee
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
17 7409
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Stevenson,Robert D
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
18 7536
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Veraksa,Alexey N
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
19 7728
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Cadorin Vidal,Mayra
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
20 7922
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Woodhams,Douglas Craig
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
21 7923
-
TBD
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list
22 8010
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TBD
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 10
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 1/1
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite = Graduate degree student in Biological sciences or permission.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list