Fall 2026

Seminar-ethology

ZOOLOGY 962 is a graduate seminar covering various fields of zoological research.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Lauren Riters4.0/5Farrah Madison3.5/5

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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ZOOLOGY 962

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Professors

Fall 2026

Lauren Riters

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Raw average: 4.15/5 from 52 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2015: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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Raw average: 3.15/5 from 13 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

FARRAH MADISON is recorded teaching in Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LAUREN RITERS is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Ethology
  • Zoological research

Grades

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ZOOLOGY 962 · Fall 2026

Seminar-Ethology

Recorded 2026-09-07
ZOOLOGY 962 · Fall 2026

Behavioral Neuroscience

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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Model & dataset provenance
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