Professor
Robert Goldberg
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Simply put, he's a jerk. Only take him if you are too and/or enjoy watching your fellow students turn bright red. Granted, he is very intelligent and accomplished, but that just doesn't make up for being a pompous, hurtful prick. He humiliated me in front of the entire class for being nervous about presenting. A professor is supposed to be a mentor. Goldberg is not that. I got a good grade in the class, but given the chance to go back, I would never in a million years consider taking this class again. If you need an honors collegium, take Robert Gurval's HC5. He's just lovely!
Simply put, he's a jerk. Only take him if you are too and/or enjoy watching your fellow students turn bright red. Granted, he is very intelligent and accomplished, but that just doesn't make up for being a pompous, hurtful prick. He humiliated me in front of the entire class for being nervous about presenting. A professor is supposed to be a mentor. Goldberg is not that. I got a good grade in the class, but given the chance to go back, I would never in a million years consider taking this class again. If you need an honors collegium, take Robert Gurval's HC5. He's just lovely!
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Winter 2023 - This class is a complete waste of time. Half of the lectures were simply spent watching movies and the other half was spent ranting about people who mistrust GMOs and genetic engineering and also about the professors achievements. TA sections were the only time you really learned anything but the environment in section was unfriendly and not good for learning. I would not recommend taking this class unless you really need it.
Winter 2023 - This class is a complete waste of time. Half of the lectures were simply spent watching movies and the other half was spent ranting about people who mistrust GMOs and genetic engineering and also about the professors achievements. TA sections were the only time you really learned anything but the environment in section was unfriendly and not good for learning. I would not recommend taking this class unless you really need it.
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Fall 2018 - Professor Goldberg is an amazing professor. He really wants students to be able to synthesize material that they have learned from other classes and apply it to what is being taught in class. For the seminar, we focused on GMOs and we went from the very basis of how plasmids were made up to current technology. The class was intense because he would always be asking students questions about the paper, so make sure you read the papers in full detail.
Fall 2018 - Professor Goldberg is an amazing professor. He really wants students to be able to synthesize material that they have learned from other classes and apply it to what is being taught in class. For the seminar, we focused on GMOs and we went from the very basis of how plasmids were made up to current technology. The class was intense because he would always be asking students questions about the paper, so make sure you read the papers in full detail.