Scientific names chosen by BIOS 101 students

This semester, in BIOS 101, I asked my students to actually go to the library, handle primary literature (bound journals) in biology, select a paper from the year they were born, select a scientific name from that paper, then photocopy the paper as material for their extemporaneous Friday writings this semester. The name is their organism for the semester, and they will spend the rest of their lives (at least the next 15 weeks) using that name in various ways. This is the first time in UNL history in which well over a hundred freshmen have gone to the library, actually handled real paper publications, primary literature, during their first few days at the university.

UNL Media clip

For some reason the Facebook link didn't seem to work. Try this one. - JJ

Field Parasitology overall evaluation, 2009

I try to give all my courses an overall evaluation, from the instructor's perspective, at the end of the semester or summer session. Here is the one from the Field Parasitology class, 2009.

Cedar Point literary and historical talk (audio)

This file is the audio version of the August 5 presentation, which is probably my last formal presentation at the Cedar Point Biological Station. - JJ

Cedar Point literary and historical talk

This link is to the pdf part of what is probably my last formal presentation at the Cedar Point Biological Station. E-mail if you want some gossip (although very well substantiated). - JJ

Bessey Hall of Fame ceremony comments

Comments delivered at the induction of Charles Bessey into the Nebraska Hall of Fame. See also the Wikipedia entries.

The Ginkgo - Order from Amazon

Click on the title above to order THE GINKGO: AN INTELLECTUAL AND VISIONARY COMING-OF-AGE from Amazon.