The History and Literature of the Georgia Coast
This class will explore the history, literature, natural history, and culture of the Georgia Coast. Through such readings as Melissa Fay Greene, Praying for Sheetrock, William McFeely,Sapelo’s People, and Mart Stewart, ‘What Nature Suffers to Groe: Life, Labor, and Landscape on the Georgia Coast, we will consider both the region’s distinctive traditions and the ways in which the Georgia Coast was connected to the rest of the American South, the nation, and the Atlantic world. The class will spend from May 14 to May 21 on the coast exploring the environment described in our readings. During the week, we will visit Savannah and the major barrier islands--St. Simons, Jekyll, Sapelo, and Cumberland. From unspoiled beaches and salt marshes to slave cabins to the carefully planned town squares of Savannah, students will have a remarkable opportunity to explore this complex environment firsthand.
Environmental Immunology in Venice
As last year, Environmental Immunology will be offered during Maymester in Venice, Italy. The objective of this course is to provide students with an overview of the immune system and its interaction with environmental factors as well as to familiarize students with the primary literature in environmental immunology and with immunological laboratory techniques that can be used to detect environmental pollutants and toxins. At the end of the course, students should be able to synthesize key concepts in immunology, environmental health and environmental immunology, understand the general picture of the immune response within the context of interactions with environmental factors and critically discuss research articles focusing on studies related to the topic of the course. Students will also design immunological assays for the detection of specific toxins and pollutants and prepare, through team work, a final paper that will critically describe all different assays.
Medical Virology in Argentina
Again, as last year, Medical Virology will be offered at the Dr. J.M. Vanella Institute of Virology, a division of the School of Medicine of the National University of Cordoba. The course will be instructed by Dr. Teryl Frey of Georgia State University and Dr. Pilar Adamo of the National University of Cordoba. The language of instruction is English. The course will focus on human viruses and the diseases they cause, their diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention. Students will also participate in a wet lab emphasizing techniques in virus diagnosis and hear presentations on medically-related research ongoing at the Institute of Virology and on public health issues of importance to Argentina. The course will be cross listed at the undergraduate and graduate levels and an Honors section will be provided.
You can view the brochure for this program here, and if you have any questions you can contact Dr. Frey at tfrey@gsu.edu.