Traversing the James River to learn about its biodiversity and history
Students have been participating in VCU’s experiential Footprints on the James course are also helping professors from across the U.S. test new river-based field lessons. This summer’s Footprints on the James includes two courses: Footprints on the James: The Natural History of the James River Watershed, taught by Daniel Carr, an assistant professor in the […]
Meet a Biology Student
VCU Biology undergraduate David Huey answered questions about his interests and experiences in research and academics. Read the Q & A With Dalton Huey on the Biology website.
Explore Neon Workshop: Register by Sept. 27th
This two-day workshop introduces participants to NEON, teaches them how to access and work with NEON data, and allows them to interact with NEON science staff to get assistance working on the data they are interested in using. The workshop includes hands-on, interactive instruction on how to access and work with NEON data, both through […]
Biology Faculty Receive Course Redesign Grant to Lower Educational Costs for Students
The Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) recently awarded Dianne Jennings and Jonathan Moore a Course Redesign Grant for $27,797.00 to create open educational resources for BIOL 152 Introduction to Biological Sciences II. With this grant, Jennings and Moore will be able to provide extremely affordable educational content to students for a course which is required […]
VCU News: The River of No Return
Assistant Professor Dan Carr was featured in a VCU News article on The River of No Return: The Lower Salmon River Experience, a series of classes taught along the Lower Salmon River in Idaho. Full Article: “The River of No Return” by Brian McNeill from University Public Affairs Dan Carr is an Assistant Professor in VCU […]
3 Biology Faculty to Develop Open Educational Resources for Biology Core Course
VCU Biology congratulates Instructors Ching-Yu Huang (pictured, left) & Jonathan Moore (pictured, right), and Associate Professor Dianne Jennings (pictured, center) for being granted an Affordable Course Content Award for their proposal, “Adopting and developing free open education resources for BIOL 151.” Huang, Jennings, and Moore were awarded a total of $18,717 to develop lesson plans […]
Summer Studies Faculty Read RateMyProfessor Reviews
Jonathan Moore, an Instructor in VCU Biology was among several faculty teaching summer courses this year who read RateMyProfessor reviews. Moore will teach introduction to biological sciences II, ecology, a capstone seminar on animal behavior, and a new lab on animal behavior during this summer semester. Watch the video below via YouTube!
2 Biology Students Received Baldacci Student Experiential Learning Awards
On behalf of Interim Department Chair Bonnie Brown: The inaugural recipients of the College of Humanities and Sciences Baldacci Student Experiential Learning Endowed Fund grants (resulting from a generous gift from David and Michelle Baldacci) have today been announced and Department of Biology students received 2 of 12 awards! These awards give financial support to academically promising College of […]
Biology Faculty Contribute to Study on Student Understanding of Evolution
Dianne Jennings (Associate Professor) and Jonathan Moore (Instructor) attended an Avida-Active Lens workshop prior to the 2018 academic year to receive training on a unique platform for delivering a curriculum of evolution to students. They have created unique modules for in-class and online activities that students in their BIOL 151 and BIOL 152 courses […]
Biology course allows students to experience South Africa from ‘Summits to Sea’
Over the winter break, a hardy cadre of Virginia Commonwealth University students will escape the cold to snorkel, hike, bike, raft and canoe during an exploration of the rivers of South Africa. The South African Summits to Sea: Human and Natural History of KwaZulu-Natal biology course will take the group of nine students from the peaks […]