Greg Crowther
@tqthq.bsky.social
Biology instructor at Everett Community College (WA). Developer of better LO-linked exams. Married to @loggyleila.bsky.social. Father of 3 boys. Favorite colors red (Rutland HS, EvCC) and purple (Williams, UW).
https://faculty.washington.edu/crowther/
https://faculty.washington.edu/crowther/
The cursor was present for the high jump as well.
August 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The cursor was present for the high jump as well.
Well done, Napa Auto Parts of Pullman, WA!
July 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Well done, Napa Auto Parts of Pullman, WA!
New "data" from my human physiology class.... In response to the test question below, three students wrote "eww!", one wrote "yikes!", one wrote "Danny needs a new team." The other 17 didn't comment on the disgusting premise.
June 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
New "data" from my human physiology class.... In response to the test question below, three students wrote "eww!", one wrote "yikes!", one wrote "Danny needs a new team." The other 17 didn't comment on the disgusting premise.
My approach to pop culture and humor in biology class, as summarized in one exam question....
June 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My approach to pop culture and humor in biology class, as summarized in one exam question....
I'm sure that the question below (from my last Human Physiology exam) represents the peak of SOMETHING, though not necessarily the peak of great teaching.
May 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I'm sure that the question below (from my last Human Physiology exam) represents the peak of SOMETHING, though not necessarily the peak of great teaching.
Do zoom addresses, like eukaryotic RNA sequences, gain stability from a poly-A tail?
April 7, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Do zoom addresses, like eukaryotic RNA sequences, gain stability from a poly-A tail?
I wasn't able to attend this session, but I got some vicarious pleasure in knowing that these comparative anatomy talks were delivered. #Anatomy25
April 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I wasn't able to attend this session, but I got some vicarious pleasure in knowing that these comparative anatomy talks were delivered. #Anatomy25
Here in Portland for the @anatomyorg.bsky.social annual meeting #Anatomy25, it was nice to get a free physical copy of the last special issue of @asejournal.bsky.social. Thanks to ASE editor @organjm.bsky.social for chatting!
March 31, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Here in Portland for the @anatomyorg.bsky.social annual meeting #Anatomy25, it was nice to get a free physical copy of the last special issue of @asejournal.bsky.social. Thanks to ASE editor @organjm.bsky.social for chatting!
It's time for episode 72 of "Greg was up all night and got tired of writing exam questions." From today's physiology test makeup/retake...
March 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
It's time for episode 72 of "Greg was up all night and got tired of writing exam questions." From today's physiology test makeup/retake...
I thought this was a pretty good ad-libbed line from the start of my Human Anatomy lecture on blood.
February 26, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I thought this was a pretty good ad-libbed line from the start of my Human Anatomy lecture on blood.
The blueberry pancake model of an ovary. Notice the ruptured follicle at the bottom.
February 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The blueberry pancake model of an ovary. Notice the ruptured follicle at the bottom.
Seen on the whiteboard this morning. Evidence of a student practicing the spelling of cranial nerves I-VI? Or evidence of old-school punishment for previous misspellings?
February 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Seen on the whiteboard this morning. Evidence of a student practicing the spelling of cranial nerves I-VI? Or evidence of old-school punishment for previous misspellings?
From my answer key to today's Human Physiology exam. It's possible that the Seattle winter is starting to get to me.
February 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
From my answer key to today's Human Physiology exam. It's possible that the Seattle winter is starting to get to me.
In the New York Times, David Wallace-Wells on RFK's confirmation hearing: "...It’s quite a grim and antisocial message to get from the prospective leader of America’s public health apparatus: Your health is your responsibility." [full quote below and in alt text]
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/o...
January 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In the New York Times, David Wallace-Wells on RFK's confirmation hearing: "...It’s quite a grim and antisocial message to get from the prospective leader of America’s public health apparatus: Your health is your responsibility." [full quote below and in alt text]
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/o...
I wonder how long it will take for the NSF to review its $9 billion budget.
January 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I wonder how long it will take for the NSF to review its $9 billion budget.
Continuing a tradition that we started in 2019, here's Leila Zelnick ending her @uwnephrology.bsky.social Renal Grand Grounds talk with a musical recap written by me -- this one based on "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds from the movie The Breakfast Club (1985).
January 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Continuing a tradition that we started in 2019, here's Leila Zelnick ending her @uwnephrology.bsky.social Renal Grand Grounds talk with a musical recap written by me -- this one based on "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds from the movie The Breakfast Club (1985).
Remember, instructors, this is what happens when your students don't quite understand what you want from them. Happy MLK Weekend!
January 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Remember, instructors, this is what happens when your students don't quite understand what you want from them. Happy MLK Weekend!
The 6yo and the 7yo watched "Home Alone" and our stairs have looked like this ever since.
December 28, 2024 at 3:27 PM
The 6yo and the 7yo watched "Home Alone" and our stairs have looked like this ever since.
The holiday cards I've seen this year are lovely, but seem to be going the way of figures in elite science journals: many many tiny sub-parts. Who are those revelers in panel G? I can't quite make out the faces....
December 22, 2024 at 2:19 PM
The holiday cards I've seen this year are lovely, but seem to be going the way of figures in elite science journals: many many tiny sub-parts. Who are those revelers in panel G? I can't quite make out the faces....
Fun with multiple-choice distractors, part 13 (from today's human physiology exam).
December 4, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Fun with multiple-choice distractors, part 13 (from today's human physiology exam).
I hate it when @trader-joes.bsky.social gets political with its Advent calendars.
December 1, 2024 at 3:18 AM
I hate it when @trader-joes.bsky.social gets political with its Advent calendars.
How poor has my work-life balance been this fall?
Today -- Thanksgiving Day in the USA -- I wrote and sent 20 work emails.
Hoping to get that down to 0 next year.
Today -- Thanksgiving Day in the USA -- I wrote and sent 20 work emails.
Hoping to get that down to 0 next year.
November 29, 2024 at 3:34 AM
How poor has my work-life balance been this fall?
Today -- Thanksgiving Day in the USA -- I wrote and sent 20 work emails.
Hoping to get that down to 0 next year.
Today -- Thanksgiving Day in the USA -- I wrote and sent 20 work emails.
Hoping to get that down to 0 next year.
Sometimes I get a bit silly with the titles of the Canvas announcements to my students.
November 24, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Sometimes I get a bit silly with the titles of the Canvas announcements to my students.
Continuing my test-writing tradition to alleviate the misery with joke answers that I find amusing (my students may disagree).
November 22, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Continuing my test-writing tradition to alleviate the misery with joke answers that I find amusing (my students may disagree).
Today in anatomy class, when asked to identify structure G in the image below (a superior view of a transverse section of the abdominal cavity), a student made us all smile by saying, "I know this is wrong, but it really looks a lot like a mitochondrion!"
November 21, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Today in anatomy class, when asked to identify structure G in the image below (a superior view of a transverse section of the abdominal cavity), a student made us all smile by saying, "I know this is wrong, but it really looks a lot like a mitochondrion!"