Classes Without Quizzes
Classes Without Quizzes returned for its 15th year on April 5, 2025! 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 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.
2025 Presenters

Grace Smith Vidaurre
From tweets to speech: What birds can teach us about human code-switching.
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Dirk Colbry
Building the Future: The AI Catalyst in Accelerating Interdisciplinary Scientific
Discovery
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