Dr. Walter Jahn Begins 2026 SUNY Biology Lectures, in Person & Zoom

What a treat for a bitter January-February Winter Season. Dr. Jahn will be

offering these 15 Lectures at SUNY Orange, beginning this week. So mark your calendars. They are all FREE, and it is such a broad variety, that surely there are at least 5 or 6 that sound appealing for you. If you don't want to go out in the cold to drive to the Middletown Campus, invite a friend or a couple of friends to sit by the fireplace and watch it via ZOOM at home with some tasty munchies.

And the best part (aside from it being free), is that if the weather gets really bad and you are too busy shoveling on the date of the Lecture, they will all be recorded and can be watched later. If your Desktop or Smartphone is not Zoom-Ready, ask a friend to help load it. Once you're connected it has a world of awesome content to share!

https://sunyorange.zoom.us/j/99434283633

If you misplace your calendar notes, just check the Courier Journal ARTS & ENVIRONMENT Section where it will be up through May.

About Walter Jahn, PHD, Professor of Biology

Hi. I was born and raised in Philadelphia. After an undergraduate degree in biology from Penn State and a masters in teaching from Widener, I joined the Peace Corps and served as a teacher-trainer for two years. I think my teaching was enriched by my experiences there, especially with regard to my appreciation of global ecological problems.

After the Peace Corps, I received my doctorate from Temple University, where I studied neurogenetics in Drosophila.

I have taught a wide range of courses at SUNY Orange and in Philadelphia, including Genetics, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, General Biology I and II, Prehistoric Life, Biology for Today, Environmental Science, Human Biology, Microbiology, and Chemistry.

I love to be in the classroom, where my classes and I perform a variety of activities as diverse as DNA fingerprinting, the study of actual human brains, the analysis of the most primitive fish alive today, discussions on the ethical implications of genetic engineering and the role of genes in human behavior, simulations of physiological processes (which may include the use of paper cutouts of DNA nucleotides or monster masks in our discussion of immune function), and the singing of the Endocrine Song.

At school, I am especially interested in genetics, the brain, evolution, and the history of scientific thought. At home, I unwind with my family and enjoy hiking, canoeing, and playing guitar.

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