College of Sciences and Humanities
Demonstrations on our color vision, sweet receptors on your tongue and laboratory rats’ blood pressure are just a few tactics John Johnson, Ph.D., biology professor at Ƶ, uses in his classroom to keep his students engaged. And it works. Current medical student and Ƶ Ƶ alumnus Justin Kaufmann, ’14, who nominated Johnson for this award, found those demonstrations beneficial and interesting. “In nearly every lecture, he gave a sensory example that allowed the class to participate and drive his lesson home,” Kaufmann says. Another student said in a nominatio...