The course provides students the opportunity to visit various work sites and industries in our region. Students are provided on-site, direct experience recognizing hazards and evaluating control measures to reduce occupational health and safety risks across a wide spectrum of industry sectors. The students will employ knowledge and skills obtained in other courses to successfully recognize and assess the hazards associated with the various work practices and industrial processes.

This course will consider the chemical constituents of plants (with emphasis on biologically or nutritionally significant compounds unique to plants), their biosynthesis, contributions to key metabolic and defense processes and the regulation of their synthesis. Included will be discussions of photosynthesis, carbohydrates, lipids, isoprenoids, phenylpropanoids, nitrogen fixation, nitrogen and sulfur reduction and assimilation, alkaloids and additional secondary compound, frontiers in plant biochemistry.

Introductory biology. Discussion topics are those relevant to both plants and animals-- cell structure and function, molecules important to living things, metabolism, heredity, environment. Not for life science majors.

Introductory biology. Discussion topics are those relevant to both plants and animals-- cell structure and function, molecules important to living things, metabolism, heredity, environment. Not for life science majors.

An independent research project in an area of microbiology under the direction of a faculty mentor. The research may be conducted in the Department of Biology or in other microbiological units on campus. A research contract signed by the student and the faculty research mentor must be approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Microbiology.

BIO 399, Internship in Biology, allows Biology majors to perform internships related to their major at various community organizations. This controlled enrollment, pass/fail course may be taken for 1-3 credits at a time, with a maximum of 3 credits counting as upper-level Biology electives. To enroll in BIO 399, students must identify an appropriate internship and complete a contract with a faculty sponsor in Biology.

This course examines the natural history, ecology, and evolution of insect/plant relationships. Topics include mechanisms and theory of plant defense, behavioral and physiological adaptations of herbivorous insects, pollination biology, multitrophic-level interactions, causes of insect outbreaks, and applications to managed ecosystems. Critical reading and discussion of current literature is emphasized.

An examination of the principles of developmental biology, particularly of animals, including genetic and environmental control of development at the molecular, cellular, and physiological levels.

Guiding an undergraduate student conducting a research project in biological sciences, under the supervision of a member of the graduate faculty. The graduate student enrolled in this course develops a suitable project within his/her area of expertise and obtains approval from the course instructor. The graduate student then presents the project to the undergraduate researcher and serves as the primary mentor throughout, in regular and frequent consultation with the instructor. Intended primarily for more advanced graduate students. May be repeated to a maximum of two credit hours.

Individual research on selected problems of current significance in biomedical engineering. Variable credit; may be repeated to a maximum of six credit hours. Prereq: Consent of instructor.