A Marine Approach To Introductory Biology (MAIB)

Summer 2008 - Shoals Marine Laboratory

BIOSM 111(1110) A Marine Approach to Introductory Biology

 8 credits              

Faculty: W. E. Bemis and  J. B. Heiser, Cornell University; D. J. Taylor, Hiram College

Laboratory Assistants: Rachel Fineman, St. Mark School, Dallas; Ryan King, Topsfield Middle School, and Steven McMurray, University of North Carolina, Willimington

Visiting Faculty:  Joe Fetcho, Karl Niklas, and John Sullivan, Cornell University; Alan Richmond, U. Mass. Amherst

Particpants Jenn Burger, Ru Wan, Jamie Langenhan, Beth Savrann, Guiseppe Crosti, Alec Perez, Alex Wilson, and Mayowa Dayo observing air quality on Appledore Island

Photo: Rachel Fineman

A four-week course for pre-freshmen  through sophomore students at Shoals Marine Lab on Appledore Island in the Gulf of Maine.  The course includes daily fieldwork, boat trips, outdoor adventure, and practices for sustainable living. Intensive lectures, laboratory, and fieldwork occur in a learning environment emphasizing individual skill building, project design and execution, and collaboration with faculty and peers. We explore four major themes—ecology, behavior, development, and genomics—and connect them using examples from evolution. Social issues discussed range from global environmental change to sustainable fisheries, emerging infectious diseases, and stem cell research.

Dennis J. Taylor

taylordj at hiram .edu

20 July 2008