Seminars for Sophomores, A-Z

Course Title Instructor(s) Departmentsort descending Quarter
"James Webb Space Telescope Mirrors Undergoing Cryogenic Testing" by James Webb Space Telescope is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Large Spacecraft Structures Maria Sakovsky Aeronautics & Astronautics Spring
Jules Bianchi tests the Force India VJM006 ahead of his rookie F1 season. Michael Elleray, Wikipedia. Aerodynamics of Race Cars Charbel Farhat Aeronautics & Astronautics Spring
Artist's impression of a GPS-IIRM satellite in orbit. Public domain, Wikipedia. The Global Positioning System: Where on Earth Are We, and What Time is It? Sherman Lo Aeronautics & Astronautics Winter
Melba Roy heads the group of NASA mathematicians, known as "computers," who track the Echo satellites. By NASA (Great Images in NASA Description) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Race and Gender in Silicon Valley Cynthia Lee African and African-American Studies Autumn
"Crayones cera" by Jorge Barrios - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crayones_cera.jpg#/media/File:Crayones_cera.jpg Comparative Fictions of Ethnicity David Palumbo-Liu American Studies Winter
"Crayones cera" by Jorge Barrios - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crayones_cera.jpg#/media/File:Crayones_cera.jpg Comparative Fictions of Ethnicity David Palumbo-Liu American Studies Spring
Old anatomical drawings. The Art of Medical Diagnosis Thomas Caruso
Samuel Rodriguez, MD
Lauren Toomer 		Anesthesia Spring
"Clinicians in Intensive Care Unit" by Calleamanecer - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clinicians_in_Intensive_Care_Unit.jpg#/media/File:Clinicians_in_Intensive_Care_Unit.jpg Critical Illness: Patients, Physicians, and Society Erin Hennessey, MD Anesthesia Spring
Open heart model. Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash Mending a Broken Heart: The Anatomy, Physiology, and Psychology of Congenital Heart Disease Manchula Navaratnam
M. Gail Boltz
Samuel Rodriguez, MD 		Anesthesia Spring
Conventioanl suburban house in a white landscape devoid of color. Charlotte, United States of America The Big Shift Michael Wilcox Anthropology Winter
Screen shot from RogerEbert.com VIDEO ESSAY: TV Takeover. Nelson Carvajal The Video Essay: Writing with Video about Media and Culture Shane Denson Art & Art History Autumn
Students in Medical Device Innovation course. Medical Device Innovation Joseph Mandato
Mr Ryan K Pierce 		Bioengineering Spring
For an Immune Cell, Microgravity Mimics Aging (NASA, International Space Station, 04/21/14) by Nasa's Marshall Space Flight Center via Flickr Cystic Fibrosis: From Medical Conundrum to Precision Medicine Success Story Ron Kopito Biology Spring
View of the Stanford Oval with oak tree shadow and Hoover Tower. Partner with Trees Devaki Bhaya Biology Spring
'Compostable' plastic cups during a beach cleanup in New York. Photo by Brian Yurasits on Unsplash Chemical Engineering for Sustainability Shari Libicki Chemical Engineering Winter
By Available from the U.S. Army's website, http://web.archive.org/web/http://www4.army.mil/armyimages/armyimage.php?photo=1836, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=218993 Dare to Care: Compassionate Design John Moalli Chemical Engineering Autumn
A polluted body of water with factories and buildings behind it. Clean Water Now! Urban Water Conflicts Alexandria Boehm Civil & Environmental Engineering Winter
IS_2007_CEE31Q_Accessing_Architecture_Through_Drawing_Walters (49) via SALLIE Accessing Architecture Through Drawing John Barton Civil & Environmental Engineering Autumn
IS_2007_CEE31Q_Accessing_Architecture_Through_Drawing_Walters (49) via SALLIE Accessing Architecture Through Drawing John Barton Civil & Environmental Engineering Spring
215823385_15a8b0cbbb_o via Flickr Zionism and the Novel Russell Berman Comparative Literature Spring
Example of a translated text. Texts and Contexts: Spanish/English Literary Translation Workshop Cintia Santana Comparative Literature Autumn
"Crayones cera" by Jorge Barrios - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crayones_cera.jpg#/media/File:Crayones_cera.jpg Comparative Fictions of Ethnicity David Palumbo-Liu Comparative Literature Winter
"Crayones cera" by Jorge Barrios - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crayones_cera.jpg#/media/File:Crayones_cera.jpg Comparative Fictions of Ethnicity David Palumbo-Liu Comparative Literature Spring
Aardvarks to Zebras: The A to Z of Animal Anatomy Kerriann Casey, DVM Comparative Medicine Winter
Salmonella Invades a Cultured Human Cell (NASA, International Space Station, 7/28/11) by Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center via Flickr, 5984807021_bcae4c8f4e_o Globally Emerging Zoonotic Diseases Stephen Felt, DVM, MPH Comparative Medicine Spring
7401820390_fa06e3f2e5_z.jpg via Flickr Laboratory Mouse in Biomedical Research Claude M. Nagamine Comparative Medicine Autumn
Public domain Army image of one officer giving a flu shot to another. Wikimedia Commons Ouch it Hurts! The Comparative Neurobiology of Pain Cholawat Pacharinsak, DVM, PhD Comparative Medicine Winter
Cropped Fresco Image. "Fresco showing a woman so-called Sappho holding writing implements, from Pompeii, Naples National Archaeological Museum (14842101892) restored" by Carole Raddato, P. Herden - https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/14842101892/. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fresco_showing_a_woman_so-called_Sappho_holding_writing_implements,_from_Pompeii,_Naples_National_Archaeological_Museum_(14842101892)_restored.jpg#/media/File:Fresco_ Imagining Women: Writers in Print and in Person Valerie Miner Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity Autumn
Conventioanl suburban house in a white landscape devoid of color. Charlotte, United States of America The Big Shift Michael Wilcox Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity Winter
Kevin Dooley/Flickr Heartfulness: Mindfulness, Compassion, and Responsibility Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity Autumn
"Crayones cera" by Jorge Barrios - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crayones_cera.jpg#/media/File:Crayones_cera.jpg Comparative Fictions of Ethnicity David Palumbo-Liu Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity Winter
"Crayones cera" by Jorge Barrios - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crayones_cera.jpg#/media/File:Crayones_cera.jpg Comparative Fictions of Ethnicity David Palumbo-Liu Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity Spring
Melba Roy heads the group of NASA mathematicians, known as "computers," who track the Echo satellites. By NASA (Great Images in NASA Description) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Race and Gender in Silicon Valley Cynthia Lee Computer Science Autumn
white house with rainbow lights and lanterns Leaving Patriarchy: A Course for All Genders Nina Schloesser Tarano Creative Writing Spring
Leaving the opera in the year 2000, hand-coloured lithograph by Albert Robida (late 19th century). [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Imaginative Realms: Writing Beyond Realism Keith Ekiss Creative Writing Autumn
Family Tree, 1585. Ahnentafel von Herzog Ludwig (1568-1593). Jakob Lederlein [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Family Trees: The Intergenerational Novel Austin Smith Creative Writing Winter
Rolling Stone's logo of open mouth and tongue First Chapters: Please Allow Me to Introduce My Novel Tom Kealey Creative Writing Winter
Photo of the Stanford women's volleyball team Sports Writing John Evans Creative Writing Autumn
Female Robot, 1964. Kiki Kogelnik [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons The Future Is Feminine Shannon Pufahl Creative Writing Winter
By Anonymousderivative work: Photolis [Public domain or CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons Family Stories Brittany Perham Creative Writing Spring
By © Dietmar Rabich, rabich.de, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30517858 The American Road Trip Kai Carlson-Wee Creative Writing Spring
Graffiti art in Harare, Zimbabwe. Photo by Trust "Tru" Katsande on Unsplash Write Like a Poet: From Tradition to Innovation Michael Shewmaker Creative Writing Autumn
Lausanne, Switzerland. Photo by Matteo Maretto on Unsplash I Bet You Think You're Funny: A Workshop in Humor Edward Porter Creative Writing Autumn
United States seen from orbit. Photo by NASA on Unsplash Government by the Numbers Mark Duggan
Steve Ballmer 		Economics Autumn
The Art and Science of Engineering Design My T. Le Electrical Engineering Winter
17209282773_029c8758e2_z via Flickr Japanese Companies and Japanese Society Bob Sinclair Engineering Spring
white house with rainbow lights and lanterns Leaving Patriarchy: A Course for All Genders Nina Schloesser Tarano English Spring
Leaving the opera in the year 2000, hand-coloured lithograph by Albert Robida (late 19th century). [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Imaginative Realms: Writing Beyond Realism Keith Ekiss English Autumn
Family Tree, 1585. Ahnentafel von Herzog Ludwig (1568-1593). Jakob Lederlein [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Family Trees: The Intergenerational Novel Austin Smith English Winter
Rolling Stone's logo of open mouth and tongue First Chapters: Please Allow Me to Introduce My Novel Tom Kealey English Winter
Photograph of Widnes in the late 19th century showing the effects of industrial pollution Were They Really “Hard Times”? Mid-Victorian Social Movements and Charles Dickens Gabriel K. Wolfenstein, Ph.D. English Spring
Photo of the Stanford women's volleyball team Sports Writing John Evans English Autumn
Female Robot, 1964. Kiki Kogelnik [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons The Future Is Feminine Shannon Pufahl English Winter
Orange and brown game pieces where one brown piece is excluded from the others. The Taboo Lauri Dietz English Spring
By Anonymousderivative work: Photolis [Public domain or CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons Family Stories Brittany Perham English Spring
It's the Freakiest Show: David Bowie's Intertextual Imagination Tiffany Naiman English Spring
By © Dietmar Rabich, rabich.de, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30517858 The American Road Trip Kai Carlson-Wee English Spring
Graffiti art in Harare, Zimbabwe. Photo by Trust "Tru" Katsande on Unsplash Write Like a Poet: From Tradition to Innovation Michael Shewmaker English Autumn
The interior of a spaceship with purple and white lighting. After 2001: A 21st Century Science Fiction Odyssey Melissa Stevenson English Spring
L-R: Una Marson, H.D., Nella Larsen, Zora Neale Hurston, Marianne Moore. Writing and Gender in the Age of Disruption Alice Staveley English Spring
Lausanne, Switzerland. Photo by Matteo Maretto on Unsplash I Bet You Think You're Funny: A Workshop in Humor Edward Porter English Autumn
Cropped Fresco Image. "Fresco showing a woman so-called Sappho holding writing implements, from Pompeii, Naples National Archaeological Museum (14842101892) restored" by Carole Raddato, P. Herden - https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/14842101892/. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fresco_showing_a_woman_so-called_Sappho_holding_writing_implements,_from_Pompeii,_Naples_National_Archaeological_Museum_(14842101892)_restored.jpg#/media/File:Fresco_ Imagining Women: Writers in Print and in Person Valerie Miner Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Autumn
Maybelline magazine advertisement, 1967. Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0). Gender and Media Patti Hanlon-Baker Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Winter
Female Robot, 1964. Kiki Kogelnik [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons The Future Is Feminine Shannon Pufahl Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Winter
A History of Reproductive Rights in the US Margo Horn Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Spring
Teen scientist Alexa Dantzler in the lab by Intel Free Press via Flickr, 10141713806_830f130617_k Gendered Innovations in Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Environment Londa Schiebinger Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Autumn
Screen shot from RogerEbert.com VIDEO ESSAY: TV Takeover. Nelson Carvajal The Video Essay: Writing with Video about Media and Culture Shane Denson Film & Media Studies Autumn
Rainbow Babies by k8tty, cropped. From Deviant Art. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Law and the Biosciences Henry T. (Hank) Greely Genetics Autumn
Photo of a woman affixing a sticky to a white board. Photo by You X Ventures courtesy of Unsplash. Making Sense of Strategy David Demarest Graduate School of Business Autumn
Photo of a woman affixing a sticky to a white board. Photo by You X Ventures courtesy of Unsplash. Making Sense of Strategy David Demarest Graduate School of Business Winter
Teen scientist Alexa Dantzler in the lab by Intel Free Press via Flickr, 10141713806_830f130617_k Gendered Innovations in Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Environment Londa Schiebinger History Autumn
Members of the Danish Resistance Movement in Fight with German soldiers, May 1945. National Museum of Denmark Resistance and Collaboration in Hitler’s Europe Jelena Batinic History Spring
Photograph of Widnes in the late 19th century showing the effects of industrial pollution Were They Really “Hard Times”? Mid-Victorian Social Movements and Charles Dickens Gabriel K. Wolfenstein, Ph.D. History Spring
A pink flamingo head with a blurred out flamingo behind it Animal Archives: History Beyond the Human Alison Grace Laurence History Spring
Shylock After the Trial by John Gilbert (late 19th century). http://teachingshakespeareblog.folger.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/05/Shylock-3-AP.jpg Blood and Money: The Origins of Antisemitism Rowan Dorin History Winter
Photo of man with post-its of words. Photo by Yasin Yusuf on Unsplash. Sexuality and Society Lisa Medoff Human Biology Spring
Example of a translated text. Texts and Contexts: Spanish/English Literary Translation Workshop Cintia Santana Iberian & Latin American Cultures Autumn
"DA-ST-96-01245". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DA-ST-96-01245.JPEG#/media/File:DA-ST-96-01245.JPEG United Nations Peacekeeping Bertrand Patenaude International Relations Winter
Chair Yellen and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde speak and answer questions at the Inaugural Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture at International Monetary Fund headquarters on July 2, 2014. United States government creative works. A government work is generally not subject to copyright in the United States and there is generally no copyright restriction on reproduction, derivative works, distribution, performance, or display of a government work. International Organizations and Accountability Erica Gould International Relations Autumn
My visit to a reconciliation village in Rwanda Mass Atrocities: Reckoning and Reconciliation Pawel Lutomski International Relations Winter
215823385_15a8b0cbbb_o via Flickr Zionism and the Novel Russell Berman Jewish Studies Spring
Kevin Dooley/Flickr Heartfulness: Mindfulness, Compassion, and Responsibility Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu Lifeworks Autumn
<span>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@markusspiske?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Markus Spiske</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/climate-change?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></span> International Environmental Policy John Weyant Management Science & Engineering Winter
17209282773_029c8758e2_z via Flickr Japanese Companies and Japanese Society Bob Sinclair Materials Science & Engineering Spring
Snowflake on a plant. Resilience, Transformation, and Equilibrium: The Science of Materials Yoda R Patta, Ph.D. Materials Science & Engineering Spring
A group of white dice being rolled Probability and Gambling Gene Bernhard Kim Mathematics Autumn
"Blue Square Knot" by Jim.belk - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Square_Knot.png#/media/File:Blue_Square_Knot.png Mathematics of Knots, Braids, Links, and Tangles Wojciech Wieczorek Mathematics Spring
Susie King Taylor, known as the first African American Army nurse Decolonizing Global Health Takudzwa Shumba Medicine Spring
painting of a doctor and demon Storytelling in Medicine Lauren Edwards
Bryant Lin 		Medicine Winter
Challenging Sex and Gender Dichotomies in Medicine Marcia L. Stefanick, Ph.D. Medicine Spring
Waterfowl. Photo by Bob Siegel Photographing Nature Robert Siegel Microbiology & Immunology Winter
Doctors delivering baby in a hospital delivery room. Demystifying Pregnancy: Physiology, Policy and Politics Cynthia DeTata
Sylvie Blumstein 		Obstetrics and Gynecology Autumn
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/cabI_CzXGD4/maxresdefault.jpg "Scene from the film "Obvious Child". FAIR USE: This image is a single frame from the 2014 film. No free or public domain images illustrating this film have been located, and the presence of this screenshot in this course description does not significantly impact the copyright holder's ability to profit from the original film. Image found at http://i.ytimg.com/vi/cabI_CzXGD4/maxresdefault.jpg." Perspectives on the Abortion Experience in Western Fiction Erica P. Cahill MD
Paul D. Blumenthal, MD, MPH 		Obstetrics and Gynecology Spring
2719209397_83516a8598_o.jpg via Flickr Sport, Exercise, and Health: Exploring Sports Medicine Calvin Hwang Orthopaedic Surgery Winter
2719209397_83516a8598_o.jpg via Flickr Sport, Exercise, and Health: Exploring Sports Medicine Calvin Hwang Orthopaedic Surgery Spring
"DA-ST-96-01245". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DA-ST-96-01245.JPEG#/media/File:DA-ST-96-01245.JPEG United Nations Peacekeeping Bertrand Patenaude Pediatrics Winter
Person holding sign that says "no justice, no peace." Being Reasonable Krista Lawlor Philosophy Spring
Psychology of Xenophobia Rania Awaad, MD Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Winter
Black-and-white drawing of human head with multiple eyeballs and the letters, "AI", above it. Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Kaustubh Supekar Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Spring
Painting of English writer, Virginia Woolf. Christiaan Tonnis, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons The Changing Face of Mental Illness in Women: Historical, Medical and Artistic Approaches Regina Casper Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Winter
Green and yellow parrots perched in a coffee cafe in Thailand. Bird Brains and Monkey Business Cynthia C. Flores Psychology Spring
United States seen from orbit. Photo by NASA on Unsplash Government by the Numbers Mark Duggan
Steve Ballmer 		Public Policy Program Autumn
Russia's Weird Classic: Nikolai Gogol Lazar Fleishman Slavic Languages and Literature Autumn
Arts Immersion NYC. Photo by Toni Gauthier. Art in the Metropolis Charles Kronengold Stanford Arts Institute Spring
Photo of a woman affixing a sticky to a white board. Photo by You X Ventures courtesy of Unsplash. Making Sense of Strategy David Demarest Strategic Management Autumn
Photo of a woman affixing a sticky to a white board. Photo by You X Ventures courtesy of Unsplash. Making Sense of Strategy David Demarest Strategic Management Winter
Becoming Whatever You Want to Be: Lessons Learned from a Stem Cell Jill Helms Surgery Winter
Hand by Moyan Brenn via Flickr Surgical Anatomy of the Hand: From Rodin to Reconstruction James Chang, MD Surgery Winter
"Day 14 Occupy Wall Street September 30 2011 Shankbone" by David Shankbone - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Day_14_Occupy_Wall_Street_September_30_2011_Shankbone.JPG#/media/File:Day_14_Occupy_Wall_Street_September_30_2011_Shankbone.JPG Noam Chomsky: The Drama of Resistance Rush Rehm Theater and Performance Studies Autumn
Detail of "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde poster" by Chicago : National Prtg. & Engr. Co. - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3g08267. The Detective and the City Frederic Stout Urban Studies Program Autumn