Maymester programs began last week, meaning that UGA students are spread out across the globe, learning in environments beyond the classroom. One of these is the Science Maymester in Cortona: two courses are designed for undergraduate students with career goals in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, veterinary medicine, biological and biomedical sciences, excercise science, nutrition, research, and teaching. Faculty: The two courses are taught by three senior faculty members: Stephen L. Hajduk, PhD, – Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Department Head/Professor Representative Topics: RNA & regulation of gene expression; Infectious disease from prions to worms; Metabolic Disorders from arteriosclerosis to diabetes. Stephen Dalton, PhD, – GRA Chair in Molecular Cell Biology/Professor Representative Topics: Molecular and cellular basis of cancer; stem cell biology & medical applications. Shelley E. Zuraw, PhD. – Associate Professor of Art History, Lamar Dodd School of Art Representative Topics: Roman and Florentine sculpture of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries; ancient and Renaissance portraiture; politics and patronage in the communes of the late medieval and early modern Italy the two courses offered are: BCMB 3433. Biology for Medicine. 4 credit hours. ARHI2120. Introduction to Italian Art. 3 credits hours. I'll try to profile a few of these programs this week. The Maymester session has proven to be an effective and interesting innovation in the short-course study abroad experience (Maymester courses are also offered on campus).
