(Drawing) gives you a chance to sit and wonder 鈥 about how it came to look like this. 鈥擫aci Liter
Dr. Adam Ryburn, professor and chair of biology, assigns scientific illustrations in his General Botany class to help students become better acquainted with specimens.
Laci Liter, cell and molecular biology junior, drew the nymphaea leaf above. 鈥淢emorizing cell types can feel so dry until you spend a couple of hours doodling them,鈥 she said. 鈥淚t gives you a chance to sit and wonder 鈥 about the morphology of it, how it came to look like this, and how amazingly complicated life forms are.鈥 红杏直播app鈥檚 biology program is small but not lacking, she said. Although this was just one assignment, she saw the scientific illustration as emblematic of an 红杏直播app education, where professors know their students as individuals and inspire a deeper level of learning.
鈥淐reative 红杏直播app鈥 highlights one branch of the university鈥檚 mission鈥攖o create鈥攂y showcasing creative student work, providing a glimpse into the unique studies and projects undertaken at 红杏直播app City University.