Fall 2026

Seminar-evolution

ZOOLOGY 957 is a graduate-level seminar covering various fields of zoological research.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Aaron Ragsdale3.8/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

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ZOOLOGY 957

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Fall 2026
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AARON RAGSDALE is recorded teaching in Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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SEM 001Classroom Instruction5 / 150

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Evolution
  • Zoological research

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ZOOLOGY 957 · Fall 2026

Seminar-Evolution

Recorded 2026-09-07
ZOOLOGY 957 · Fall 2026

Smr-Theor Population Genetics

Recorded 2026-09-07
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