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...Epstein decided that the real aim of introductory biology, at least for non-science majors, must be simply to let the student "know what a biologist does when he's doing biology." The student who understands that, he reasoned, will appreciate the nature of the creative activity involved. So Epstein, 48, fashioned a new "upsidedown" course in which he plunged his students into a detailed examination of one of his own research papers. He spent a week answering questions about the terms used, three weeks helping students to figure out how he had gone about the research and reached...
Brandeis Biophysicist Herman Epstein readily concedes that he really doesn't "give a damn" about euglena, the single-celled aquatic organisms whose elusive qualities he has been tracking most of his professional life. What keeps him at the job is the thrill of the chase and the fascinating fundamental questions about life that the pursuit raises. In 13 years of teaching science at Brandeis, Epstein was dismayed by the fact that the traditional textbook-and-lecture approach continually failed to convey his own excitement about science. The introductory biology course had become, he says, "the most disliked course...
...Chore. Epstein then led his students through other technical papers until they could handle about three a week. By selecting the papers carefully, he ensured that basic concepts covered by conventional courses would be conveyed, but without resorting to tedious memorization. His approach was so successful that three of his colleagues adopted...
...Review come upon this incisive but altogether forgotten Frenchman? Pretty much by happenstance, says Editor Barbara Epstein. Painter Leonid Berman, an old friend who has a cherished collection of Grandville's il lustrated books (all now collector's items), proposed Grandville. Delighted with Grandville's rangy repertoire, Editor Epstein has published his drawings in nearly every issue since...
Excellent potential was displayed by Norman Epstein and Patrick Knisley of Mass Hall who garnered Yardling honors with 22 wrong...