Department of Biology Seminars |
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All seminars are held at 3:15 pm in 185 Life Science, unless otherwise noted. |
Date |
Speaker |
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Title |
Related Reading |
Host |
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Sept. 7 |
Dr. Meredith Cornett, Dir. of Conservation Science, The Nature Conservancy in MN/ND/SD (Biography) |
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"Back to the Future: Forest Restoration in a Changing World" |
Article 1
Article 2
Abstract
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Julie Etterson |
Sept. 14:
Special Seminar
Noon -1:00pm
90 BohH
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Dr. Brent Haglund, Biology Inductee into the UMD Academy of Sciences |
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"Water Conservation 21st Century Challenges: Building Bridges of Opportunities for Science and Engineering" |
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Tim Craig |
Sept. 14
3:15-4:15
185 LSci |
Anna Peterson, Univ. of MN |
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"Bird Migration along the North Shore of Lake Superior" |
Abstract
Article 1 |
Gerald Niemi |
| Sept. 21 |
Dr. Janet Kitzakerly, Univ. of MN Medical School |
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"Why Your Ear is Like Your Kidney: A Role for Natriuretic Peptides in Hearing" |
Article 1 |
Jennifer Liang |
| Sept. 28 |
Nicole Soper Gordon, Univ. of Mass. |
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"Interactions Between Floral Mutualists and
Antagonists, and Consequences for Plant
Reproduction" |
Article 1
Abstract |
Julie
Etterson |
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Oct. 5 |
Dr. Owen Gorman, USGS Great Lakes Science Center, Lake Superior Biological Station, Ashland, WI |
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"Habitat Use and Diel Migration in Grate Lakes Fish CommunitiesL Consequesnces for Habitat Linkages, Habitat Coupling and Ecosystem Health and Function" |
Article 1
Article 2 |
Thomas Hrabik |
| Oct. 12 |
Dr. Thomas Hrabik, UMD Biology |
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"Diel Migration, Tropic Interactions and the Movement of Nutrients in the Deep Waters of Lake Superior" |
Article 1
Article 2 |
Donn Branstrator |
| Oct. 19 |
Dr. Kamal Gandhi, Univ. of Georgia |
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"Multi-year Patterns and Ecological Impacts of Emerald Ash Borer-Induced Ash Mortality in the Great Lakes Region" |
Article 1
Article 2 |
Rachel MaKarrall |
| Oct. 26 |
Dr. Nathan DeJager, US Geological Society |
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"Floodplain Forest Ecology and Management along the Upper Mississippi River" |
Article 1
Article 2 |
John Pastor |
| Nov. 2 |
Ericka Hersch-Green |
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"Sexual reproduction and the evolution of plant
defenses against natural enemies"
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Article 1 |
Julie Etterson |
| Nov. 9 |
Dr. Emilie Snell-Rood, Univ of MN, Twin Cities |
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"Costs, benefits and constraints in the evolution of learning: lessons from butterflies (and a few mammals)" |
Article 1
Article 2
Abstract |
Tim Craig |
| Nov. 16 |
Dr. Jean Regal, Univ. of MN Medical School, Duluth |
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"The innate immune system and pregnancy-induced hypertension" |
Article 1
CV |
Jennifer Liang |
| Nov. 30 |
Andrea Crouse, IBS Master's Student |
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"Hydrologic and land use/land cover effects on North Shore tributary water quality." |
Abstract
Article 1
Article 2 |
Richard Axler
George Host |
| Dec. 7 |
Caroline Lund, IBS Master's student |
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“The role of neural tube closure in zebrafish pineal complex development” |
Abstract
Article |
Jennifer Liang |
| Dec. 14 |
Dr. John Rotenberry, Univ. of MN, Twin Cities |
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"Birds and Climate Change: A View from Southern California" |
Article 1 |
Gerald Niemi |
2013 |
| Jan. 25 |
Dr. Carroll Vance, Univ. of MN-St. Pau |
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"Understanding Legume Biology Through Next Generation Sequencing" |
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Jennifer Liang |
| Feb. 1 |
Jessalyn Toldo, IBS Master's Student |
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TBA |
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| Feb. 8 |
Juana Munoz, IBS Master's Student |
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TBA |
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Randall Hicks |
| Feb. 15 |
Dr. Rowan Barret, Harvard University |
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Darwin Day Speaker |
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Tim Craig |
| Feb. 22 |
Zach Bennett, IBS Master's Student |
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TBA |
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TBA |
| Mar. 1 |
Katie Vermillion, Univ. of MN, Twin Cities |
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TBA |
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Matt Andrews |
| Mar. 8 |
John Lindgren, MN Dept. of Natural Resources |
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TBA |
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Donn Branstrator |
| Mar. 15 |
Dr. Suzanne Sanders, National Park Service |
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"Forest Monitoring at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: Jewels Amidst a Sea of Change" |
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John Pastor |
| Mar. 29 |
Rachel MaKarrall |
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TBA |
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Tim Craig |
| Apr. 5 |
TBA |
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Inspirational Teacher of the Life Sciences Award Seminar |
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Tim Craig |
| Apr. 12 |
Angelique Edgerton, IBS Master's Student |
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TBA |
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John Pastor |
| Apr. 19 |
Bob Sterner, Univ. of MN, Twin Cities |
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Advances in Organism Stoichiometry |
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Donn Branstrator |
| Apr. 26 |
Karen Noyce, MN Dept. of Natural Resources |
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TBA |
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Lyle Shannon |
| May 3 |
Dr. Kristen Mercer, Ohio State Univ. (tent.) |
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TBA |
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Julie Etterson |
| May 10 |
Ngawang Gonsar, IBS Master's student |
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TBA |
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Jennifer Liang |
