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Marie Trest

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 3 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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BOT332 · course not matched2025-04-22

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Marie is an ABSOLUTE WEALTH OF FUNGAL/LICHEN KNOWLEDGE! She is very approachable, patient, & passionate about fungi. Okay, yes, the labs are chaotic. BUT! All labs are, and these ones were so interesting (if you like fungi). You'll learn a ton. Its worth it to take the lab for 332 because you'll get a LOT more out of it even if its a lot more work

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BOT332 · course not matched2025-04-02

Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5

Hard to understand and has horrible handwriting. The rubric for the assignments don't open until a day or two before it is due when we had been working on the projects for weeks with no instructions. Most labs are never given instructions in what to do or label. Very confusing, stressful, and worth a lot of your grade.

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BOT332 · course not matched2023-06-23

Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5

Marie ran the Fungi class lab and also gave a few lectures. She is so knowledgeable about the topic and it was great to learn from her. Make sure to read the pages she writes about the weekly labs. The projects have clear expectations and we were given lots of time in class to work on them and get help. I really enjoyed this class.

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Classes with Marie Trest

BOTANY/PLPATH 332

Fungi

4 credits

Covers growth, development, variability, and dispersal of saprophytic, parasitic, and symbiotic fungi, considering ecological and economic significance, while developing microscopy skills with live materials.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Anne Pringle Marie Trest+1 more

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2027	BOTANY/PLPATH 332	Fungi
Fall 2026	BOTANY 330	Algae

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