When an Explosion is not an Explosion
Many of you have probably heard of the “Cambrian Explosion.” This is the commonly used term to describe a time in the history of life when life moved from fairly simple multicellular life to a huge...
View ArticleApologies and Explanation
I would like to say I can do everything I think I can do but I cannot and I think it has come time that you guys deserve an explanation. I’ve mentioned in class that I am suffering from a muscle...
View ArticleHappy Nobel Prize Week
This is the week where the Nobel Prizes are announced in Sweden every year. The Nobel Prizes are given for Medicine/Physiology, Chemistry, Physics, Literature, Economics, and Peace to commemorate...
View ArticleJackson TRiO Pizza Benefit
My Colleagues in the TRiO Program asked me to post the following announcement. Tonight is our Marino’s Night for TRiO at Jackson College. We will receive 10% of the proceeds from orders placed...
View ArticleI94
Just a heads up. If you come in on 94 from the East, there is a huge accident near Sargent Rd.
View ArticleHQV and Nonparticipation
Each of my classes has a stated nonparticipation policy and the consequences of that policy. I am serious about this. If you are not participating in the course I will drop you (as I did with a...
View ArticleExam Day!
Some of you may think I sound evil on Exam Days, but the truth is that I am honestly excited. It is through the exams that I get to learn how effective our collaboration has been. I really do want...
View ArticleBenefits and Pitfalls of the Internet Age
I remember when I was in college and professors would post your grades after the midterm and final (if you were lucky). This isn’t to say we didn’t fret about our grades, we obsessed about them, but...
View ArticleThoughts and Grading exams for CEM131/BIO220
First a note about my drop test policy. While I may make exceptions in a VERY limited fashion to things that occur before a test is given, I do not make post-test accommodations. The dropped exam...
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