Classes Without Quizzes

A person is giving a lecture at the 2025 MSU College of Natural Science "Classes Without Quizzes" series, standing behind a wooden podium with a laptop. The background features a green and white sign that reads "CLASSES without QUIZZES." Several audience members are visible in the foreground.

Classes Without Quizzes will return for its 16th year on April 11, 2026. This lecture series gives the MSU community a unique glance into NatSci’s latest research activities, student perspectives, and advances in STEM education. Classes Without Quizzes isn’t just for science majors; all MSU alumni and friends are welcome. No pencils or blue books required for this lecture!

This year's theme will focus on MSU's impact on human, animal, and environmental health sciences. More information on the events presenters will be shared in February 2026.

You can watch presentations from 2025 Classes Without Quizzes on the College of Natural Science YouTube page.

View the 2025 Classes Without Quizzes presentations

2025 Presenters

The 2025 lectures centered around machine learning and their impacts on NatSci. Attendees heard from NatSci faculty who specialize in machine learning, as well as faculty who apply machine learning tools to their teaching and research.

Grace Smith Vidaurre

From tweets to speech: What birds can teach us about human code-switching.

Learn More

Dirk Colbry

Building the Future: The AI Catalyst in Accelerating Interdisciplinary Scientific Discovery

Learn More

Melanie Cooper

How Can We Use Generative AI to Support and Engage Students?

Learn More