All Courses
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01-Sp18-Cell Mechanics
This course will introduce students to key concepts in cell mechanics and mechanobiology. Topics covered include structure of mammalian cells; cell membrane mechanics; mechanics of the cytoskeleton and nucleus; models of cell viscoelasticity; cell adhesion, cell contraction and spreading; active cell migration and phagocytosis, cellular mechanotransduction, and experimental techniques (micropipette aspiration, biointerface probe, atomic force microscopy, tracking force microscopy, magnetic twisting cytometry, optical tweezers, microfluidic deformability cytometry, and flow chambers)
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01-Sp18-Research
"Anti-Politics of World Migration" is concerned with the "pros" but also, increasingly, "cons" of world migration throughout the world.
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Old & Green: Where Historic Preservation and Environmental Conservation Overlap
The purpose of this class is to provide an introduction on where historic preservation and environmental conservation overlap in practice and theory. Topics include sustainability, preservation and environmental planning, rural preservation, easements and transfer of development rights, Smart Growth, adaptive reuse, green building, heritage eco-tourism, historic places and global climate change, and interior environmental health. My objective is to acquaint the historic preservationist with environmental conservation and the environmental conservationist with historic preservation; however, those who do not claim to be students in either one of these subjects will also find this class interesting.