Department News
George Estabrook
- Professor
Contact information
- University of Michigan
2039 Kraus Natural Science Building
830 North University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048 - Phone: (734) 764-6219
- Fax: (734) 763-0544
- Email: gfe@umich.edu
Teaching
BIO 102 Practical Botony: BIOLOGY 102 is an introductory course about plants and how they are used by people. Each week there are two one-hour lectures and one afternoon three-hour lab and discussion at the Botanical Gardens. Lecture topics include:
- what plants look like
- how plants work
- how they make their living in nature
- using this knowledge to landscape your house, caring for your house plants, and growing your gardens
- medicinal plants
- plant breeding
- agriculture and food
- environmental and psychological importance of plants
BIO 105 Biology of Human Nutrition: BIOLOGY 105 is a natural science course for undergraduates who want to learn about human nutritional needs. It will give students a biologically sound foundation on which to make judgments about personal and public health related to food consumption and production. BIOLOGY 105 does not require any prerequisite other than a strong desire to learn about this subject for practical and personal empowerment. BIOLOGY 105 will discuss human physiology as it relates to human nutrition; the content and availability of nutrition in food sources; the effect on human health of dietary choices; how food has been and is now grown, processed, and marketed, and the impact of these practices on human health; food safety issues related to food poisoning organisms and food additives; and special nutritional needs of pregnancy and feeding babies.
