Elizabethtown College News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1/20/06
Contact: Mary Dolheimer, director of marketing and media relations, 717-361-1587, dolheimerm@etown.edu
E-town College biology prof publishes curriculum resource
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – Elizabethtown College Assistant Professor of Biology Debra Wohl has published a curriculum resource that is available in the American Society for Microbiology’s MicrobeLibrary. The MicrobeLibrary – which is located at www.microbelibrary.org/ – is a searchable collection of peer-reviewed resources about the microbial world.
Wohl’s resource, titled “Exploring Microbial Diversity through a Microbe Collection,” provides a framework for students to collect diverse microorganisms from the environment. She specializes in microbial interactions and their effects on freshwater ecosystem processes.
Wohl earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Michigan, a master’s degree in entomology and a doctorate in ecology from the University of Georgia. She joined the Elizabethtown College faculty in August 2004, having previously taught at the University of Richmond.
At Elizabethtown College -- central Pennsylvania’s premier small, comprehensive college -- 1800 men and women enjoy personal attention, breadth of curriculum, experiential learning and a commitment to serving others. Elizabethtown has been ranked for 12 consecutive years by “U.S. News and World Report” as one of the top comprehensive colleges in the North.
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