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Welcome to the Home Page of
Dr. Anna E. Ross
Professor of Biology
Christian Brothers University
650 East Parkway South
Memphis, TN 38104
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Indigo bunting, male. Clemson, SC. AERoss
Office: (901) 321-3436
email: aross@cbu.edu
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Ross's Galapagos Photos
   WebCT 6 log in
Blinking cat's eyes.
Dr. Ross's Spring Courses 2008
Dr. Ross
  BIOL 212 and BIOL 212L: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy


 Comp. Anat.
& Evolution Sites.
  • Comparative Anatomy Course Web Page 
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      BIOL 218 and 218L:  Human Anatomy & Physiology II
    Heart cartoon.
  • Bio 218 Course Web Page
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    Links to A&P Sites
      BIOL 381: Animal Behavior

    Animal 
    Behavior
    Sites

    Animal
    Behavior
    Careers
  • Bio 381 Course Web Page
    • Animated tabby.
    Olympus microscope.
    Spring 2008 Study Lab Schedule for Room S216
    Study Lab Schedule for Room S216.
    Sorry, no access until Fall 2008 when Assisi Hall is re-opened.
    The lab room will be AH-107.
    		 Dr. Ross's office hours & schedule: Spring 2008.  
    Dr. Ross's Temporary Office:  Nolan-111
    When Assisi Hall is re-opened in Fall 2008,
    Dr. Ross's office will be AH-111
    Some of the CBU Biology Web Pages by Dr. Ross 
  • Haiti Medical Missions of Memphis
    		•  CBU Biology Majors' Essentials:
  • Beta Beta Beta Page & Photos Index
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  • MHIRT  Minority Health International Research Training
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  • CBU Biology Photos Pages Index
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  • Biol Faculty Award & Dominic Dunn Award
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  • CBU Biology Courses: Catalog Descriptions
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  • Faculty Assembly 
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  • CBU Biology Course Syllabi 
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  • Graduation 2007
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  • CBU Biology Major Degree Requirements (Checksheet)
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  • Reception for Accepted Students April 2008
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  • CBU Biology Careers Information
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  • BBB Induction March 2007
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  • Biol Student Research Publications
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  • Faculty/Staff Talent Show April 2006
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  • CBU Biology Student Survival Tips
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  • Charity Volleyball 2008
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  • TAS 2007 (at U. Memphis)
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  • CBU Biology Department
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  • Biology Majors' Meeting Aug. 2007
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  • CBU Biology News & Events
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    Books.
  • CBU Biology Student Survival Tips
  • How to be a student
  • Everything you wanted to know about being a successful student
  • How to study math and science
  • Reading in the sciences
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     Using “Learning Style” Information to Become a Successful Student
    “It's fine and appropriate to work within your strength the FIRST time you encounter difficult material, but if you want to LEARN it you should reinforce your original studies by using strategies that are normally part of your 'weakness.' Hence, in the end, your weakness will no longer BE a weakness, and you will have struggled with the information enough that you will KNOW it.”  -- Dr. T. Dehne, Oct. 2002
    People need to have things trumpeted into their ears several times and from all directions.  The first sound pricks up the ear, the second shakes it, and with the third, it goes in.   Source: Laennec, René-Théophile-Hyacinthe. Letter to his cousin Meriadec, June 8, 1821 [As cited in Duffin J, To See with a Better Eye, p. 240 (q.v.)].
    "Your zeal for the pupils under your guidance would be very imperfect if you expressed it only in words. It will become perfect only if you practice yourself what you are teaching them. Your example makes a much greater impression on minds and hearts than words do. Students are led more readily to do what they see done for them than to carry out what they hear told them, particularly when the words they hear are not in harmony with the actions they see."John Baptist de La Salle:  The Educator and Visionary
    Links to Entertaining & Useful Web Sites
    Go to Dr. Ross's Links Page.

    Birdwatching and Ornithology.

    Pet cat.

    Gardening.

    Nervous Sys.

    General References.

    Histology sites.
    Cool Biology sites.
    Careers
    Biology References.
    An M.D. reviews episodes
    of TV's "House"
    "A Demonstration of
    Digital Biology Course Materials that Help Students Learn"
    17 Aug. 2000 President's WorkshopTeaching Conference
    [Restricted to CBU domain]
    Digital Biology Course Materials
    "Multimedia Tools
    in the Biology Classroom"
    Here is Dr. Ross's presentation to CBU's President's Circle 11 September 1997
    [Restricted to CBU domain]
    Multimedia Tools in the Biology Classroom.
    Blinking cat's eyes.
    Dr. Ross's Fall Semester Courses
    		Dr. Ross
      BIOL 211 and 211L:  Vertebrate Embryology
    Xenopus tadpole grown by students in the Fall 2000 Vert. Embryology course at CBU.
    Cleavage of frog (Rana pipiens) embryo from Dr. Wasserman
  • Embryology Course Web Page.
    • Check the course page often to see current course announcements (such as quiz coverage, etc.), links to Web resources (including photos of lab slide material), links to photos of human embryos, the current course syllabus, etc. Enrolled students can view lecture slides and check their quiz and exam scores using WebCT6.
    • Lecture slides, tutorials, photomicrographs and illustrations for lab, and other Embryology course materials are available to CBU students [restricted to CBU] on the shared directory \\valhalla\biology.
    • Biol 211 and 211L Course Syllabus 2007 (MSWord document)
    • Embryology Course Syllabus (departmental syllabus)

      • Embryology Sites.Anatomy Sites.
      BIOL 217 and 217L:  Human Anatomy & Physiology I
      Animated knee anatomy.
    Knee anatomy
    from A.D.A.M.
  • A&P I Course Web Page.
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    A&P Sites Neuroanatomy Sites Histology Sites

    Dr. Ross's Alternate Year Spring Semester Courses:
      BIOL 414 and 414L: Animal Histology  [Next offered Spring 2009]
    Epithelium of the intestine

    Histology Sites
  • Histology Course Web Page 
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    Professional and Personal
    Information:
    In the Physics classroom.
    In 1968 I was a serious
    High School senior :-)
    Evening study session in Chemistry.
    In 1970 I was a serious
    college student :-)
    Pictures of my pet cat! 
    Betsy was adopted from the House of Mews on 2 Jan 2003.
    Betsy
    In my opinion, pet cats should be indoor cats.
    Free Screen Cleaning
    Betsy
    Betsy is an affectionate lap cat.
    Betsy
    Betsy
    		 Ginny the pampered pet (1995-2002)
    Ginny (1995-2002) was a pampered indoor pet.  She received excellent veterinary care and lots of TLC.  She had chronic renal failure, but was playful and cuddly to the end.
    email: aross@cbu.edu