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 |
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) |
"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 |
"Water Conservation 21st Century Challenges: Building Bridges of Opportunities for Science and Engineering" |
Biography |
Tim Craig |
Sept. 14
3:15-4:15
185 LSci |
Anna Peterson, Univ. of MN |
"Bird Migration along the North Shore of Lake Superior" |
Abstract
Article 1 |
Gerald Niemi |
| Sept. 21 |
Dr. Janet Kitzakerly, Univ. of MN Medical School |
"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. |
"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 |
"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 |
"Diel Migration, Tropic Interactions and the Movement of Nutrients in the Deep Waters of Lake Superior" |
Article 1
Article 2 |
Jennifer Liang |
| Oct. 19 |
Dr. Kamal Gandhi, Univ. of Georgia |
"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 |
"Floodplain Forest Ecology and Management along the Upper Mississippi River" |
Article 1 |
John Pastor |
| Nov. 2 |
Dr. Erika Hersch-Green, Michigan Tech. Univ. |
"Sexual Reproduction and the Evolution of Plant Defenses Against Natural Enemies" |
Article 1 |
Julie Etterson |
| Nov. 9 |
Dr. Emilie Snell-Rood, Univ of MN, Twin Cities |
"Costs, Benefits and Constraints in the Evolution of Learning: Lessons from Butterfies (and a Few Mammals)" |
Article 1
Article 2
Abstract |
Tim Craig |
| Nov. 16 |
Dr. Jean Regal, Univ. of MN Medical School |
"The Inate Immune System and Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension" |
Article 1
CV |
Jennifer Liang |
| Nov. 30 |
Andrea Crouse, IBS Master's Student |
"Hydrologic and Land Use/Land Cover Effects on North Shore Tributary Water Quality" |
Article 1
Article 2
Abstract |
Axler/Host |
| Dec. 7 |
Caroline Lund, IBS Master's student |
"The Role of Neural Tube Closure in Zebrafish Pineal Complex Development" |
Article 1
Abstract |
Jennifer Liang |
| Dec. 14 |
Dr. John Rotenberry, Univ. of MN, Twin Cities |
"Birds and Climate Change: A View from Southern California" |
Article 1
Abstract |
Gerald Niemi |
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Spring 2013 |
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| Jan. 25 |
Dr. Carroll Vance, Univ. of MN-St. Paul |
"Understanding Legume Biology Through Next Generation Sequencing" |
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Jennifer Liang |
| Feb. 1 |
Jessalyn Toldo, IBS Master's Student |
"Will Climate Change Influence Disease Suspectibility in Plants? A Study of Natural Polyploids with Manipulated Flowering Time Exposed to Contrasting Water-Availability Conditions" |
Article 1
Abstract |
Julie Etterson |
| Feb. 8 |
Juana Munoz, IBS Master's Student |
"Planktonic Archaeal Diversity and Ammonia Oxidizer Abundance Change in Lake Malawi" |
Article 1
Article 2
Abstract |
Randall Hicks |
| Feb. 15 |
Dr. Rowan Barrett, Harvard University |
Darwin Day Seminar:
"Experimental Genomics of Adaptation to New Environments" |
Article 1
Abstract |
Julie Etterson |
| Feb. 22 |
Dr. Christine Schwartz, PostDoc, UMD Biology |
"Hibernation Strategies in the Ground Squirrel Brain" |
Abstract
Article 1 |
Matt Andrews |
| Mar. 1 |
Katie Vermillion, Univ. of MN, Twin Cities |
"Identifying Methylated Proteins in Neural Crest Migration" |
Abstract |
Matt Andrews |
| Mar. 8 |
John Lindgren, MN DNR |
"Restoration of Water Quality, Habitat and Fisheries Populations in the St. Louis River Estuary" |
Abstract |
Donn Branstrator |
| Mar. 15 |
Suzanne Sanders and Jessica Grochowski, Nat'l Park Service |
"Forest Monitoring at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: Jewels Amidst a Sea of Change" |
Abstract
Article 1
Article 2 |
John Pastor |
| Mar. 29 |
Rachel MaKarral, Instructor, UMD Biology |
"Preserving Useful Data for Research and Education: The UMD Insect Museum Collection Revival" |
Abstract
Article 1
Article 2 |
Tim Craig |
| Apr. 5 |
Dr. Shannon Stevenson, Assistant Prof., UMD Biology Dept. |
Inspirational Teacher of the Life Sciences Award Seminar:
"Active Learning in the Large Lecture Hall" |
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Tim Craig |
| Apr. 12 |
Angelique Edgerton, IBS Master's Student |
"Structure of Relict Arctic Plant Communities along the North Shore of Lake Superior" |
Abstract
Article 1
Article 2 |
John Pastor |
| Apr. 19 |
Dr. Robert Sterner, Univ. of MN, Twin Cities |
"Ecological Stoichiometry: Ten Years of Progress on the Topic of Homeostasis"
**CANCELLED** |
Abstract
Article 1 |
Donn Branstrator |
| Apr. 26 |
Karen Noyce, MN DNR |
"When Bears Go Walkabout: Seasonal Travels of Minnesota Black Bears and How They Find Their Way" |
Article 1
Abstract |
Lyle Shannon |
| May 3 |
Dr. Kristen Mercer, Ohio State Univ. |
"Challenges for Crop Landraces in an Era of Climate Change: the Case of Maize in Mexico" |
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Abstract |
Julie Etterson |
| May 10 |
Ngawang Gonsar, IBS Master's Student |
"Temporal and Spatial Requirements for Nodal-Induced Head Mesendoderm in Anterior Neurulation" |
Article 1
Article 2
Abstract |
Jennifer Liang |
