One of the most popular Precollege Winter Session courses is Green World, Blue Planet (PLBIO 2400) taught by Dr. Tom Silva, winner of a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence for teaching. The online class begins Jan. 2. 

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Winter Session Spotlight: Dr. Tom Silva on ‘Green World, Blue Planet’

Through Cornell’s Precollege Studies Programs, offered by the School of Continuing Education (SCE), high school students have an opportunity to study with top-notch Cornell faculty and take credit courses alongside current Cornell undergrads.

This Winter Session, which runs Jan. 2-19, high school students can choose from dozens of online courses ranging from the arts, sciences, business and more.

One of Precollege’s most popular Winter Session courses is Green World, Blue Planet (PLBIO 2400) taught by Dr. Tom Silva, winner of a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence for teaching. A senior lecturer at the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Dr. Silva has taught plant biology courses such as “Green World” since 1997.

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