Stephen Munroe
Prof. Emeritus of Biological Sciences,
Marquette University
Ph.D. Indiana University
Four Classes
1:30-3:00
October 2, 9, 16, 23
This course will cover the broad sweep of Earth’s history beginning with its formation and the early evolution of life. It will conclude with a discussion of the geological record of mass extinctions and its implications for understanding the impact of humans on Earth’s environment today.
10/2 Early Earth & the forces that shaped it.
10/9 Origin of life & the early biosphere.
10/16 Rise of complex life & its movement to land.
10/23 Evolving the modern biosphere: challenges past and future.