2019-20 Seminars
Fall 2019 Schedule
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Date |
Lecture Information |
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September 5 |
Cognitive Bias in Domestic Dogs and Horses (abstract) Robin Foster, PhD, Research Professor University of Puget Sound, Department of Psychology 4 p.m., Thompson 175 |
| September 12 |
Fall Student Research Symposium All summer science research students will present posters of their research 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Harned Colonnade |
| September 19 |
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of New Drugs for African Sleeping Sickness Dr. Amy Dounay, Associate Professor of Chemistry Colorado College, Department of Chemistry 4 p.m., Thompson 175 |
| September 26 |
Biology can do that?! How little microbes can have a big impact on national security Alex Titus, Head of Biotechnology United States Department of Defense 4 p.m., Thompson 175 |
| October 3 |
Rapid evolution of HIV drug resistance through time and space Alison Feder, Miller Postdoctoral Fellow University of California Berkeley, Department of Integrative Biology 4 p.m., Thompson 175 |
| October 10 |
Domestication of Bacteria by Maple Aphids Marie Bunker, Research Technician University of Puget Sound, Department of Biology 4 p.m., Thompson 175 |
| October 17 |
Setting temporal baselines for benthic resources using Conservation Paleobiology Julieta Martinelli, Postdoctoral Researcher University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences 4 p.m., Thompson 175 |
| October 24 |
Seeing without eyes: Functional evolution of the light receptor phytochrome Andreas Madlung, Professor University of Puget Sound, Department of Biology 4 p.m., Thompson 175 |
| October 31 |
The deer of the U.S. Virgin Islands: A case study in environmental resiliency Suzanne Nelson, Fish and Wildlife Biologist U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 4 p.m., Thompson 175 |
| November 7 |
Primary succession and plant sex influence ecosystem function in streams of Mount St. Helens Carri LeRoy, Professor Evergreen State College, Freshwater Ecology Lab 4 p.m., Thompson 175 |
| November 14 |
A Sticky Situation: the mechanisms maintaining a trichome dimorphism in nature Jay Goldberg ('13), PhD Candidate University of Indiana 4 p.m., Thompson 175 |
| November 21 |
Flow sensing in predator-prey interactions (abstract) Daisuke Takagi, Associate Professor University of Hawaii, Department of Mathematics 4 p.m., Thompson 175 |
| November 28 | Thanksgiving |
| December 5 |
State of the Climate Series: Climate Dissonance Peter Hodum and Kristin Johnson, Professors University of Puget Sound, Departments of Biology, EPDM and Science, Technology, and Society 4 p.m., Thompson 175 |
Spring 2020 Schedule
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January 23 |
State of the Climate Lecture Series: Atmosphere and Cryosphere Steven Neshyba and Barry Goldstein, Professors University of Puget Sound, Departments of Chemistry and Geology 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| January 30 |
Tuning Selectivity for Supramolecular Hydrochalcogenide Anion Binding Hazel Fargher, Graduate Student University of Oregon 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| February 6 |
Scanning Probe Microscopy: A versatile tool for electrical, mechanical and magnetic measurements (abstract) Katherine Aidala, Professor Mt. Holyoke College, Department of Physics 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| February 13 |
State of the Climate Series: Resilience, Restoration, and Roasting: It's not just your coffee that's in danger Ellen Moore, Senior Lecturer in Communication University of Washington Tacoma Carrie Woods, Assistant Professor University of Puget Sound, Department of Biology 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| February 20 |
Polar bears and climate change: new research in the Chukchi Sea Dr. Eric Regehr, Principal Quantitative Ecologist University of Washington, Polar Science Center 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| February 27 |
Implications of deoxygenation and acidification for deep sea urchins in southern California Dr. Kirk Sato, Postdoctoral Fellow University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| March 5 |
CANCELED: Developing a drug from a small grant to clinical trials Richard Gandour, Professor Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| March 12 |
CANCELED: Influencing rumen microbial communities to improve bovine milk production efficiency Madison Cox (Class of 2015), Graduate Student University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of Microbiology 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| March 19 | Spring Break |
| March 26 |
CANCELED: From American Eugenics to Genetic Medicine & Human Enhancement: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives (Part of a series of events associated with the ‘History of Eugenics at Puget Sound and Beyond’ March 28. Visit www.pugetsound.edu/history-of-eugenics for more info) Kristin Johnson and Justin Tiehen, Professors University of Puget Sound, Departments of Science, Technology, & Society and Philosophy, respectively |
| April 2 |
CANCELED Caitlin Latimer, MD, PhD University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Pathology 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| April 9 |
CANCELED Dr. Megan Friesen, Assistant Professor St. Martin's University, Department of Biology 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| April 16 |
CANCELED Corinne Heyning Laverty, Research Fellow at the Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County and Author of North America's Galapagos: The Historical Channel Islands Biological Survey 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| April 23 |
CANCELED: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Strategies for Understanding Nanoparticle Surface Interactions Leah Casabianca, Assistant Professor Clemson University, Department of Chemistry 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| April 30 |
CANCELED: The Role of Conformational Dynamics in Shear-Enhanced FimH-mediated Bacterial Adhesion Dr. Pearl Magala, Postdoctoral Fellow, Klevit Laboratory University of Washington, Department of Biochemistry 4 pm, Thompson 175 |