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Seminars are available by Polycom for those at remote sites.
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This weeks speaker
Dr. Caroline Williams
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University of Florida Department of Entomology and Nematology Entomology and Nematology sPRING 2013 SEMINAR SERIES Talks start at 3:30 pm, Refreshments at 3:20pm. January 17 – “Interactions between Spodoptera frugiperda (Noctuidae), its host plants and parasitoids,” Dr. Mirian Medina Hay-Roe, USDA-ARS January 24 – “Defining and targeting a stress resistance and drug detoxification pathway in C. elegans,” Dr. Keith Choe, UF Biology January 31 – “Benefits of genetically-modified organisms for improved insect pest control,” Dr. Marc Schetelig, USDA-ARS Tallahassee & Gainesville February 7 – “The Rise of Ants – out of the earth,” Dr. Andrea Lucky, UF Entomology & Nematology February 14 – “U.S. Navy Malaria Response in Liberia: Outbreaks, Surveillance and Building Capacity,” Dr. Pete Obenauer, US Navy February 21 – “Why phenomics?,” Dr. David Houle, FSU Biology February 28 – “Stridulating genital valves: The evolutionary origins of anti-bat behavior and ultrasound production in hawkmoths,” Dr. Akito Kawahara, Florida Museum of Natural History March 14 – “The ethics of science: mentoring,” Dr. Michelle Leonard, UF Marston Science Library March 21 – “Human lice: simplistic lifestyle, small genome, much misery,” Dr. John Clark, Univ. Massachusetts March 28 – “Native and non-native forest insects in the US: An update on impacts,” Dr. Robert Rabaglia, US Forest Service April 4 – 2 talks: “Traveling across the taxonomic impediment: Tales from tropical wasps,” and “Science and the Digital Photography Revolution: How anyone can capture the hidden beauty of the world beneath our feet.” This talk will be presented at the Harn Museum of Art on Thursday April 4th at 6:30pm, Dr. Alex Wild, Univ. Illinois April 11 – “Costs and constraints in the evolution of developmental plasticity and learning: lessons from butterflies and beetles,” Dr. Emilie Snell-Rood, Univ. Minnesota April 18 – “Evolution of energy metabolism in cold-adapted Drosophila melanogaster,” Dr. Caroline Williams, UF Entomology & Nematology |
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