BIOEE 7670

Current Topics in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

Critical evaluation and discussion of theory and research in ecology and evolutionary biology. Lectures by faculty and student-led discussions of topics in areas of current importance.

When Offered Fall.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: graduate students or permission of instructor.

• Become familiar with major research questions in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
• Discuss these questions with peers.
• Develop a research project, including scientific justification, background, hypotheses, methods, and broader impacts.
• Provide commentary and suggestions on proposals written by their peers.
• Expand their fellowship proposal into a full research proposal including scientific justification, background, prior information, hypotheses, methods, and broader impacts.
• Create personal reference list of papers and bibliographies.
• Become familiar with grant writing, choosing a thesis topic, navigating graduate school and advisors, giving talks, mental health resources and scientific resources on campus.

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