Fall 2026

Research

AGROECOL 990 is a research course for independent thesis or degree project work.

offering recorded1–12 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Jane Collins4.0/5Holly Gibbs3.9/5Samuel Dennis3.9/5 +28 more

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Fall 2026
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ADENA RISSMAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ALFONSO MORALES is recorded teaching in Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2017, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CHRISTOPHER KUCHARIK is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CLAUDIA CALDERON is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CLAUDIO GRATTON is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2020, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DAVID BART is recorded teaching in Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ERIN SILVA is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

FRANCISCO ARRIAGA is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

HOLLY GIBBS is recorded teaching in Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JANE COLLINS is recorded teaching in Fall 2012. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JULIE DAWSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARGARET KALCIC is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARK RENZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MATTHEW RUARK is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHAEL BELL is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ROBERT ANEX is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RUSSELL GROVES is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SAMUEL DENNIS JR is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SARAH ADCOCK is recorded teaching in Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SHAWN STEFFAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

STEVEN HALL is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

THEA WHITMAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

VALENTIN PICASSO RISSO is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WILLIAM TRACY is recorded teaching in Fall 2009, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ZAC FREEDMAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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AGROECOL 990 · Fall 2026

Research

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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