# DIANA DOWNS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/DIANA_DOWNS--instructor_43c26528b0abe7b5b8db1780) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## 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It's easy to receive a low-grade even if you know the material.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1286675", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:41.175431+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxMTM4MTc4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1286675", "instructor_name": "Diana Downs", "course_label": "MICRO303", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-12-20 15:19:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She was my favorite professor of the 3 teaching the class. Her lectures were engaging and she'd throw out example problems to help you think during lecture. 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She's a nice person, but too much information thrown at the student when lectures consist of her just reading the slides.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1286675", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:41.175431+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIwMzQ5NjQy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1286675", "instructor_name": "Diana Downs", "course_label": "MCBIO303", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-05-26 13:37:44 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Not the most approachable person but a very decent instructor. Incredibly organized and clear with what needs to be known. Just go to class and review lecture notes and you'll do well on her tests, which are fair as can be.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1286675", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:41.175431+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4MDA2MzEw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1286675", "instructor_name": "Diana Downs", "course_label": "MICRO303", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-12-20 16:47:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Seems like a nice person, but lectures are only OK. Tests are difficult but mostly fair; watch out for trick wording and vocabulary not introduced in class. Not helpful when I went to her office hours. Seems great after Escalante, though.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1286675", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:41.175431+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE3OTgzNzA1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1286675", "instructor_name": "Diana Downs", "course_label": "MICRO303", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-12-17 21:20:49 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Diana was very nice, but she just didn't pull it all together for me.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1286675", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 7 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false