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William Higgins


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Associate Professor Emeritus

Contact
Email: whiggins@umd.edu
URL: http://biology.umd.edu/william-higgins.html

Teaching
BSCI 440, Mammalian Physiology; BSCI 207, Organismal Biology; BIOL 701, Teaching Biology

Graduate Program Affiliations
  • Master of Chemical & Life Sciences Online


Research Interests
Neuromodulation; opiate receptors; intercellular communication among unicellular organisms.

Current Research
Neuromodulation; opiate receptors; intercellular communication among unicellular organisms. Current activities focus on teaching and learning strategies.

Awards
• Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching, College of Chemical and Life Sciences, 2006 • William E. Kirwan Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education, University of Maryland, College Park, 2005 • Outstanding Faculty Advisor, Kappa Delta, Pan Hellenic Association, 1997 & 2003 • Office of Multicultural Education Adviser/Mentor of the year Award, 2000 • Outstanding Faculty Adviser, Maryland Panhellenic Association, 1997 • Pan Hellenic Teacher of the Year Award; 1994 • Outstanding Academic Advisor, Division of Agriculture & Life Sciences; 1984 • Division of Agriculture & Life Sciences Faculty Excellence Award, Advising and Teaching; 1983 • Student Government Association Excellence in Teaching Award, 1976

Education
B.S. Biology, Boston College, 1969 Ph.D., Florida State University, 1973.

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