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> There are quite a few books out there entitled "Evolutionary Medicine" and > variations on that theme. I used one of them in our senior seminar > course. There is an incredible wealth of material that has been well > researched in these books. There are also several lengthy essays on why > medical schools really want their incoming students to have a background > in evolution. The medical schools feel it is vital to an understanding of > everything from how our bodies react to pathogens to conditions such as > metabolic syndrome and why it is considered to be an evolutionary > consequence of how our bodies responded long ago to starvation and why we > now see obesity, diabetes etc. The medical schools feel they are not > qualified to really teach the basic evolution, and there is really no time > in the medical curriculum. It has to happen sooner. The students in my > classes were amazed at the links between evolution and medicine. I > learned an amazing amount about the subject as a result of moderating the > senior seminar course. > > Liane > > ********************* > Liane Cochran-Stafira, Ph.D. > Associate Professor of Biology > Saint Xavier University > Department of Biological Sciences > 3700 West 103rd Street > Chicago, IL 60655 > > Ph: 773-298-3514 > Fax: 773-298-3536 > coch...@sxu.edu > http://faculty.sxu.edu/dlc1 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Juan Alvez > Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 6:36 AM > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] promoting Ecology course > > Hi Russel and Ecolog, > > There are a few books that talk about these issues. > Here is one of my favorites: > http://www.amazon.com/Soil-Grass-Cancer-Andre-Voisin/dp/0911311645 > > - - > Juan P. Alvez, PhD > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Russell L. Burke > Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 9:18 PM > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] promoting Ecology course > > Don't you all think it is high time we had a text book for a course like > this called why pre-health students should study ecology and evolution? > We could cover every major topic taught in intro ecology and evolution > courses using medical examples--human microbiome, evolution of resistance, > biodiversity and human public health...why hasn't anyone written this > book? > > Lyme disease and malaria would be great case studies for such a book > > RBurke > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Emily Moran > Sent: Monday, February 1, 2016 8:03 PM > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] promoting Ecology course > > If the question is "how do we get more students to see ecology as an > interesting career path" rather than "how to we get premeds to take > ecology classes", the key seems to be to expose them to interesting uses > of ecology and interesting ecological careers as early as possible. > In most schools, the kids who come in wanting to major in biology tend to > say they are pre-med, in part because that is the only biology-related > career they are aware of. > > One thing we're trying at UCM is to have ladder-rank faculty give guest > lectures in the intro bio class - along with delivering the basic > material, we get the chance to tell students a little about our research > and have the option of talking about how they can get involved in > research, other classes they might consider if they like the > ecology/evolution section of bio 1, or career paths. It is too early yet > to see if it is having much effect in recruiting students to the EEB track > or environmental sciences major, but I know I got some good questions from > students about options for including plant-related stuff in their > educational and career trajectory. > > Involving students in research and hands on projects in their freshman or > sophomore year can also be a great way to stoke their interest in biology > outside of a clinical setting. > > Emily Moran > UC Merced > >> >> >> On 2/1/16, 11:23 AM, "Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, >> news on behalf of Kay Shenoy" <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU on behalf of >> kay.yellowt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Does anybody have ideas on how to promote Ecology among Biology >>> undergraduates? We are finding that Biology majors are increasingly >>> focused on health-care fields; many students consider Ecology >>> ³unimportant² for their future careers, and it is not addressed in >>> the MCAT exams, so they give it a low priority. How does one increase >>> enrollment in Ecology courses, and particularly in schools that do >>> not have dedicated Ecology departments? Any thoughts would be welcome! >
