BMD RES 1A
Science in Your Time
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Exploration of current topics in biology from media sources like news organizations and TED Talks, tracing information back to primary research. Students learn to critically evaluate primary sources. Discussion of bias in system producing primary research from undergraduate education through tenured faculty, and medicine and national science funding (National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation). Addresses lack of Black and Latinx representation and its impact on science valued by current system. Letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Winter 2024 - LOVEEDDD this class, if you're not into stem it may be boring but we covered a lot of really interesting research content, from diversity to alcohol and vaccines. Lecture is mandatory, which I didn't like at first but I never found myself not wanting to go, also theres 2 extra credit surveys that even out two missed days, so freebies. But you won't do well if you don't go to lecture, she gives out paper copies of the paper and worksheets. There are problem sets, which are easy, jsut like using stuff we did in class. The midterm is a paper and so is the final , both were short and straightforward, as long as you followed the rubric. Turlo is sweet and really is passionate about the content and the nice thing about this class is it is smaller in size so you get the chance to talk. (I literally got a 99% in the class and enjoyed it , 10/10 recommend)
Winter 2024 - LOVEEDDD this class, if you're not into stem it may be boring but we covered a lot of really interesting research content, from diversity to alcohol and vaccines. Lecture is mandatory, which I didn't like at first but I never found myself not wanting to go, also theres 2 extra credit surveys that even out two missed days, so freebies. But you won't do well if you don't go to lecture, she gives out paper copies of the paper and worksheets. There are problem sets, which are easy, jsut like using stuff we did in class. The midterm is a paper and so is the final , both were short and straightforward, as long as you followed the rubric. Turlo is sweet and really is passionate about the content and the nice thing about this class is it is smaller in size so you get the chance to talk. (I literally got a 99% in the class and enjoyed it , 10/10 recommend)
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