2025-2026 Academic Year

Fall 2025

BIOL 323 Algae, Fungi & Lichens W/Lab
Study of the systematics, morphology, ecology, evolution, physiology and development of algae, fungi, and lichens. Lecture and discussion include examples and readings from classic and recent research. Laboratories include field surveys and collections, follow-up laboratory identifications, and experimental investigations including directed individual or small-group research projects. Six hours classroom a week. Prerequisites: One 200-level Biology course. Offered every other year.

BIOL 401 Rsrch Anim-Plant Interactions
We will carry out research projects in local forests and in the laboratory on several topics related to herbivory and other plant-animal interactions. Topics can follow student interest but examples may include whether local forests contain hemlocks resistant to the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (an insect from Japan that is a serious, often lethal pest on eastern hemlocks), on characterization of levels of impact from white-tailed deer on plant species composition of local forests, on movements of plant-seeking wildlife and their consequences for seed dispersal, on pollination rates of fall wildflowers in different habitats, and others. Field trips and data collection will be coupled with data analysis, collection of information from the scientific literature, oral presentations, and reports of results.

ENST 550 Independent Research