I’ve had a wonderful experience studying biology and neuroscience as a part of the Williams Exeter Programme at Oxford (WEPO). I’ve been able to take tutorials that are highly catered to my interests, including Music and Cognition, Auditory Neuroscience, Immunology and Physiology & Pharmacology. While it’s humbling to be tutored… Continue reading »
Studying biology at Oxford has been amazing. Continue reading »
I spent the fall of my junior year studying in Galway, Ireland. I took a Human Anatomy course, which counted toward my Biology major. Continue reading »
I'm currently in Australia with SIT: Rainforest, Reef, and Cultural Ecology. Continue reading »
While studying at Kings College London, I not only learned to navigate the narrow streets of London and its public transportation system - I discovered all kinds of things about the subject and field of biology! Continue reading »
"I spent most of my fall semester in Costa Rica living in an indigenous community, teaching english to local high schoolers and living with a wonderful host family. Though I didn't take any formal classes during my stay there, I learned a lot about the biology, cultures, and climate of the region through experience and daily interaction with local community members. I can now identify more birds in spanish than I can in english!" Continue reading »
“The spring of my junior year I studied at Sea Education Association/SEA Semester. I spent 6 weeks in Woods Hole, MA taking classes in oceanography, nautical science, and maritime studies all in preparation for heading to sea for another 6 weeks aboard a 135-foot brigantine sailing vessel." Continue reading »
"It was surprisingly easy to get credit for the Biol major while abroad at the CIEE Program in Barcelona. I just looked over the biology courses offered with one of our professors, and found the classes that could count. The biology course I took had a "practical" (lab) component as well, which actually added to the cultural immersion." Continue reading »
"Studying abroad in Fiji, at the University of the South Pacific, was a great way to explore conservation science in a region of great biodiversity. I had an amazing experience and even got credit towards my Biology major in the process. I had the opportunity to learn both in a classroom and in a truly unique field setting, something that would not have been possible if I didn't go abroad. " Continue reading »
"While studying abroad at Otago University I chose to study Ecology and Field Botany. Along with fulfilling the requirements for my major here at Williams, the courses enhanced my understanding of the connection between the people and the flora and fauna of New Zealand. Additionally, my newly founded plant identification skills proved to be quite useful on my travels around the island!" Continue reading »
"Going to New Zealand is great for zoology because so many of the endemic species are biologically extreme, you can see birds that have whiskers like mammals (kiwis), insects that each weigh as much as a sparrow (weta), or parrots that live in the snow (kea)! Unfortunately the government is pretty strict about bringing specimens back." Continue reading »
"Fall of my junior year, I studied abroad in Paris, through Hamilton College Junior Year in France. Taking Biology in France was definitely challenging at times, but it was a great way to meet living, breathing, French biology students; they are not used to having international classmates, so they'll be excited to be your lab partner, even if you lean over and ask a question every two minutes." Continue reading »
"As a part of my Australian Vertebrate Fauna class, I participated in population surveys at the Toomba Research Station. The station, now declared a nature refuge, extends for 47,000 ha across the northeastern region of Queensland, Australia. Through one class’ four-day camping trip, I was able to handle and identify carpet pythons, kingfishers, and kookaburras!" Continue reading »
"While studying abroad at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand I took a course on Marine Botany. The classes and labs were amazing but I really got to know the seaweeds well through surfing the city's stunning beaches. This is a large monoculture stand of Undaria pinnatifada, a devastating invasive, but edible, seaweed." Continue reading »