Berenda Helmus, Rayhan Ladhajuma, Angelina Lau, Ayra McCarthy, and Leah Peters are currently third and fourth-year students at the University of Alberta, Augustana Campus. We created this website to honour Dr. James E. Bowman's legacy as part of our AUBIO 411 (Fall 2023) Marginalized Biologist Project.

AUBIO 411, History and Theory of Biology, is the capstone course for the University of Alberta- Augustana Campus Biology program. As a capstone, it works to integrate the knowledge students obtain throughout their undergraduate education. Students learn the history of biology, beginning with the Scientific Revolution, weaving the path the modern-day practice. Key themes include the development of evolutionary theory (and its continued adaptation) and the broader impacts of biology on everyday life. 

We acknowledge that the land on which we gather, traditionally known as asiniskaw sipisis (Stoney Creek), is Treaty 6 territory and a traditional meeting ground for many Indigenous peoples. The land on which the Augustana Campus of the University of Alberta is located provided, and continues to provide, a travelling route and home to the Maskwacis Nêhiyawak, Niitsitapi, Nakoda, and Tsuut'ina Nations, the Métis, and other Indigenous peoples for time immemoriam. Their spiritual and practical relationships to the land create a rich heritage for our learning and our life as a community.