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Curriculum, Equipment & Laboratory Development
While it is our goal to have all undergraduate science majors conduct an
independent research project, it is becoming increasingly challenging
given burgeoning enrollments and the increasing cost and sophistication of
experiments. To ensure that as many students as possible, both majors
and non-majors, have the opportunity to participate in inquiry-based laboratory
experiences, an important aspect of the W&M HHMI program has been the
enhancement of both Introductory and Upper Level teaching
laboratories. HHMI funds have provided new equipment and enhanced
laboratory exercises for the following laboratories.
Introductory
Biology Laboratories: BIO 204—Ecology Lab;
BIO 204—Genetics Lab; BIO 203—Molecular
Microbiology Lab
Introductory Chemistry and Organic Chemistry
Laboratories
Immunology Laboratory
Molecular Genetics Laboratory
Physiological Psychology Research
Laboratory
Neurophysiology Laboratory
In addition to developing a range of interdisciplinary
courses, our current HHMI grant is focusing on developing a non-majors interdisciplinary laboratory
that would engage students in a variety of topical investigative exercises
involving contemporary issues in science.
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