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Stephen Nowicki
Duke University
Ph.D., Cornell University
 

Stephen Nowicki is Bass Fellow and Professor of Biology at Duke University. He also holds appointments in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and in the Neurobiology Department at Duke University Medical Center.

Professor Nowicki completed both his undergraduate work and a Master’s degree at Tufts University, and received his Ph.D. from Cornell University. Prior to taking his position at Duke, he was a post-doctoral fellow and assistant professor at The Rockefeller University.

He is the recipient of the Robert B. Cox Distinguished Teaching Award from Duke University. He has been awarded fellowships from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.

Dr. Nowicki has published more than 65 scholarly articles in academic journals and is co-author of the book The Evolution of Animal/Communication: Reliability and Deceit in Signaling Systems.

 
Courses by this professor:

Biology: The Science of Life  
By Professor Stephen Nowicki, Duke University
One of the greatest scientific feats of our era is the astonishing progress made in understanding the intricate machinery of life. This intensive, 72-lecture course gives you the background and guidance to explore in depth the fundamental principles of how living things work—principles such as evolution by natural selection, the cellular structure of organisms, the DNA theory of inheritance, and other key ideas that help you appreciate the marvelous diversity and complexity of life.
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$960 		Biology: The Science of Life & Understanding the Human Body: An Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology (Set)  
By Professor Stephen Nowicki, Duke University
Strengthen your appreciation of the marvelous diversity and complexity of life. In Biology: The Science of Life, explore in-depth the principles of how living things work from cell structure to human growth populations. Then, in Understanding the Human Body: An Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology, learn how your body performs the many detailed functions essential to your life.