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CAS220, Science Scholars
Circle
Winter 2010, 10:00-10:50 Thursday
122 McKenzie
W. Andrew Marcus
marcus@uoregon.edu, (541) 346-5709
Office hours: Thursday, 11-12 or by appointment.
Office:
Condon 109
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Andrew
Marcus home page /
Department of Geography /University of Oregon
Society of College Scholars /
Sophomore
Circles /
SCS
program requirements
Course goals: The year-long
CAS 220 sequence is intended to: a) help you develop a deeper
appreciation of major themes and threads of science research in general
and more particularloy at UO; b) provide you access to research faculty and graduate
students who will talk about their research, opportunities in their
field, ad factors that led to their professional path; and c) help
you develop skills and contacts that allow you to initiate a
professional internship near the end of your sophomore year or in your
junior year. |
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Date |
Speaker/Topics |
Assignment |
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Jan 7 |
Andrew Marcus - Overview of class, introductions, Depending
on time: Andrew's
research |
Look over Marcus
home page |
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Jan 14 |
Heat Stroke: Discussion of science methods, practice |
Heat Stroke:
Preface and 1 - everyone. Divide Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5 among
class. |
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Jan 21 |
Megan Lawrence, Geography: Spatial cognition, FmRI, and
mapping for the blind |
Tour Spatial and
Map Cognition Research Lab
web site |
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Jan 28 |
Clarice Wilsey,
Career Center: Intern and employment opportunities |
Review Career
Center web site |
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Feb 4 |
Kathy Cashman,
Geology:- volcanology |
Review Cashman
home page |
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Feb 11 |
Michael Haley, Chemistry – Tour of chemistry facilitie |
Review Haley
home page |
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Feb 18 |
Heat Stroke:
Discussion of global warming evidence, pros and cons |
Heat Stroke: Divide
Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9 among class. |
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Feb 25 |
Tom Connolly:
Tour of Natural History Museum |
Tour Natural
History Museum web site |
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Mar 4 |
Heat Stroke: Discussion of possible solutions and the
scientists's role |
Heat Stroke: Chapter 14- everyone. Divide
Chapters 10, 11, 12, 13 among class. |
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Mar 11 |
Doug Kennett,
Anthropology: |
Review Kennett
home page |
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Required text: Barnoksy, Anthony D., 2009,
Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming. Island Press, 269 p. |
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last update:
01/07/10 09:38 AM
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