{"id":1012,"date":"2019-04-30T16:11:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T16:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/minckley\/?page_id=1012"},"modified":"2026-09-25T14:50:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T14:50:33","slug":"teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/minckley\/index.php\/teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TEACHING<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeecourse.org\/\">The Bee Course<\/a>, annual ten-day workshop held at the Southwestern Research Station in Portal, Arizona.<\/li>\n<li>General Biology II with lab, University of Rochester, Spring 2009-present.<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Ecology and Evolution Laboratory, University of Rochester, Fall 2009-present.<\/li>\n<li>Ecosystems Conservation &amp; Human Society: University of Rochester, Fall 2006-present.<\/li>\n<li>Ecology: University of Rochester, Fall 2016<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Topics in Ecology and Evolution, University of Rochester, Fall 2009-2016.<\/li>\n<li>Animal Behavior, University of Rochester, Fall 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Molecular Genetics Laboratory, University of Rochester, Spring 2008.<\/li>\n<li>Perspectives in Biology Laboratory: University of Rochester, Spring 2007-2011.<\/li>\n<li>Perspectives in Biology: Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Fall 2004-2007.<\/li>\n<li>How Bugs Rule: Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Spring 2004<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TEACHING The Bee Course, annual ten-day workshop held at the Southwestern Research Station in Portal, Arizona. 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