The content was interesting but participation and attendance was required for every single discussion section. Exams were difficult and no answer keys were given out after receiving grades. I am selling my 80+ pages typed-up notes for both the ecology and animal behavior sections, my email is L*************.

Lipman was an overall pretty okay professor. Compared to Dr.Gorlitsky, her lectures were a bit lower energy, had fewer videos, and were often very slow. The slides were also weirdly formatted but contained most of the information that you would need for the exam. It would help if you still showed up to the lecture since they do pop quizzes based on participation to check for attendance. Her exam which only tested the last 5 weeks' ecology portion of the class was very hard compared to her practice exams and the sample questions that she had in her slides. If you study and pay attention to some of the important concepts and know how to apply them in the slides and her lectures, you should get by just fine. The workload each week was very manageable where you had to read one research paper each week and answer some questions. However, depending on the TA or grader, they can be kind of picky with the grading. For the ecology part, the concepts are a bit easier, especially if you took LS30A/B, but the exam is def harder than the animal behavior part with Gorlitsky.

This lab is TA taught. It was a lot of work and participation was required during the long 4-hour lab period. There are many assignments and a final research paper. My group did not receive the equipment for our experiment from the faculty until week 9, a few days before the final presentation was due.

Take a shot every time Dr. Lipman mentions Bolivia.

The exams are very open-ended with many correct answers as long as you explain your answer.
Discussion sections involve group presentations and weekly quizzes.
Her slides are so ugly and lectures aren't recorded but the way she lectures is so convoluted and confusing.

Overall I regret taking this class LOL I was vaguely interested in conservation biology and Dr. Lipman made me take it all back. Honestly, listen to the reviews, avoid the class, it's so annoying.

Lipman gives very engaging lectures. Some people found the tests tricky, but it is because you have to remember some vocab and be able to apply it to different situations. She is overall a good professor.

This class is fun and very helpful however I hate their grading system because they give ambiguous instructions and then don’t give you good points no matter how good your paper was or how satisfied your client is. Lipman is not a straight forward Professor and you should know that before enrolling.

She is never sure and confident in a subject she teaches and when you ask her a question she doesn’t give you a straight forward answer! I just feel like her class is tricky to take and she gives ambiguous questions

The subject material is interesting and the workload is very manageable. However, I hesitate to recommend this class unless you are sure the grader for your exams is actively involved in the class and will be accessible to answer questions. Often the grader would place red question marks next to answers with no explanation or advice for improvement, or deduct points for reasons such as a solution already being implemented in a region of the world.

This class is a great GE! It gives you an overview of all the environmental problems we are facing today without going too into detail on any topic. There's a midterm and a test which are both pretty straightforward and easy. There's one lifestyle change project that was pretty fun to do, and you also need to write a book report on any book related to environmental issues. I liked that this class focused more on being informative rather than on grades. Also, yo u really don't need to buy the textbook. Professor Lipman is great, and I would recommend going to her office hours--she always has some sort of project going on that you can help out with (and looks good on your resume).

Professor Lipman is an AMAZING professor. She is truly passionate about the topic she teaches, which is why she makes class so interesting. This class is not difficult to excel in, as long you attend lectures and do well on your labs, you'll be fine. There is a ton of group work on labs and also on exams (if students attend lectures). This is a great GE I STRONGLY recommend to take.