Fall 2026

Freshwater: Past, Present, and Future

ZOOLOGY 115 explores contemporary threats to freshwater ecosystems and integrates biological insights with other disciplines to understand impacts on human well-being.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Jake Vander Zanden3.9/5

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.76 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.76 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

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JAKE VANDER ZANDEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction40 / 400
DIS 301Classroom Instruction40 / 400

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.76 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Specific freshwater threats and issues
  • Freshwater ecosystem types
  • Societal impacts of freshwater issues

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  • Interdisciplinary integration of biological and environmental sciences

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ZOOLOGY 115 · Fall 2026

Freshwater: Past, Present, and Future

Recorded 2026-09-07
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