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Biology Brown Bag Seminar Schedule

Fall 2003
Wednesdays, Noon, room G01 ASEC, University of Akron

Date

Speaker

Topic

Aug 27

Ashley Nussbaum and Dr. Peter Niewiarowski

How to sample salamander habitats (?)

Sept 3

Dr. Walter Sheppe. UA Biology

Kamchatka and the Ring of Fire

Sept 10

Sadie Reed, UA/KSU Biology

Phylogeny of freshwater crabs.

Sept 17

Dr. Dave McConnell, Geology UA

How students think: Intellectual diversity in general education science classes. 

Sept 24

Dr. Randy Mitchell
UA Biology

Report on Biological Field Stations meeting, Kananaskis Canada

Oct 1

Muehlstein Students

Mating behavior studies on clam shrimp

Oct 8

Dan Lange

Technological innovation in student assessment – demonstration of student ‘clickers’ for instantaneous feedback in class. Equipment is from ‘classroom performance systems’ (see www.einstruction.com)

Oct 15

Dr. John Gwinn

Weeds: You Gotta Love ‘em

Oct 22

Chiara Benvenuto, UA/KSU Biology

Plasticity of Behavior in Hermit Crabs

Oct 29

Shane Miller

Effects of population density and size on reproduction in perennial Lupine

Nov 5

Kristin Napper and Shannon Ehlers, UA Biology

Bird studies in progress at BNP and the Cuyahoga Valley

Nov 12

Dr. Steve Weeks

Clam Shrimp of Western Australia, and A Few Beaches ***

Nov 19

Brian J. Cusack, Peter H.
Niewiarowski, Pete Wang, and Jesse Anna. UA Biology

Energetics of
brief and intermittent running in lizards

Nov 26

Dr. Annabelle Foos, UA Geology

Lake Hop or Hop Wash? The age, distribution, & deposition of Holocene terrace deposits in Hop Valley, Zion National Park, Utah

Dec 3

Dr. Margy Siebert, UA

Butterflies of Japan

As always, pizza will be available at cost!

Contact Randy Mitchell at 972-5122 (rjm2atuakrondotedu) for questions, or if you want to volunteer to speak next semester, or would like to invite or suggest a speaker.




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