Eat your way through the Plant Kingdom

Need an elective or another lab course for Spring 2011?

Try BIOL 344: Plant Diversity and Evolution

College of Science Curriculum Innovation Grant Recipient

-Course prerequisites waived for Spring 2011!
-Course highly rated: 4.57/5 (Lecture), 4.69/5 (Lab)
-New digital camera microscopes for image analysis in lab.
-Eat your way through the Plant Kingdom
-Escape winter doldrums by working with live flowering plants
-Enjoy wildflower field-trips.
-Questions? Email: Dr. Weeks aweeks3@gmu.edu

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