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A recent article spotlighting Biology Professor Jessica Rettig highlights a surprising range of interests.
According to a profile of Rettig in the Newark Advocate, as a young woman, she was equally interested in science history and biology.
“I became a biology major in college,” she said. “I waited to decide until my junior year, because I was debating between biology and English. Then in the summer after my junior year I had a research experience doing lake ecology in northern Wisconsin. For my project I worked with native and exotic crayfish and local fish (largemouth and smallmouth bass, yellow perch, crappy, sunfish), and by the end of the summer I thought I’d like to do ecology as a career.”
“I like being an ecologist,” she continued, “because I like to understand how the different parts of nature interact with each other. I particularly like working in aquatic systems, such as ponds, lakes and streams, collecting data on the animals and plants that inhabit these systems. And I like exploring – wading or snorkeling in ponds or lakes, for instance.”
In addition to teaching biology, Rettig still connects with another strong interest, English, through her work at the 必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 ######### Writing Center where she teaches writing on the topics science, society and infectious disease.
To read the full article, visit:
the Newark Advocate
August 27, 2020
