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Friday, May 9th
Hello Biology Department!!
The Organization of Biology Grad Students will be continuing our new tradition and will be having another crawfish boil to celebrate the end of the year.
The delicious boil will be held at Stephen Richter's house this year on Friday, May 9th at around 6pm (next Friday!). Similarly to last year, I will be getting 40lbs of live crawfish to be boiled with zesty New Orleans spices along with potatoes, corn, sausage, mushrooms, onions and garlic. Yum. The boil is BYOB, but we will supply other drinks. Last year people also brought other Louisiana themed dishes such as gumbo, jumbalaya, and etouffe. So lets do that again and bring New Orleans to Richmond!
To help cover some of the expense, so I dont have to beg on the street or so I can keep it to three days a week, the dinner will cost $10 a head. Please drop off payments in envelopes (with your name on it) in my mailbox. If you can do this as soon as possible that would be very very helpful. This will also help me get a head count.
So clear your schedules, get your grades in, get packed for Belize and come and relax with some down south Nawlins goodness. If you've never experienced a boil before, you're in for some fun.
- Emily Gustin |
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Monday, May 5th, 3:30 pm, Moore 123
Department Student Honors Ceremony |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri.. May 2, 11:15 am
Tyler Morgan of EKU will present "Estimating Coyote (Canis latrans) Abundance Using Passively-triggered Infrared Cameras" |
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Departmental Seminar - Wed. April 30, 11:15 am
Doug Mott of EKU will present "Provisioning Behavior of Chimney Swifts (Chaeturapelagica) on Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky" |
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| Departmental Seminar - Mon. April 28, 11:15 am - Christine Lattin of EKU will present "The singing behavior of male Blue Grosbeaks" |
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| Departmental Seminar - Fri.. April 25, 11:15 am - Michael Bennet of EKU will present "Factors Effecting Nest Characteristics in Chimney Swifts" |
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Natural History Seminar - Thurs., April 24th, 7 pm, Burrier Auditorium
Dr. Whit Gibbons will give a seminar entitled "What Can the Natural History of Hidden Biodiversity (Reptiles and Amphibians) Tell Us about Society & the Environment? as a part of Earth Days in the Cumberlands. |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Apr. 18, 11 am in Memorial Science 71
Lucas Hill of EKU will present "A Functional Analysis of Reconstructed Wetlands in Western Kentucky" |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Apr. 11, 11 am in Memorial Science 71
Kimberly Little of EKU will present "Indigo Bunting Provisioning" |
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Departmental Seminar - Mon. Mar. 31, 11 am
Lindsay Rohrbaugh of EKU will present "Analysis of the Physicochemical Habitat Characteristics and Turtle Assemblage in Two Pond Size Classes in Fayette and Madison Counties, KY" |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Mar 28, 11 am in Memorial Science 71
David Blankenship of EKU will present "Differentiation of brewing, non-brewing yeast (non-brewing Saccharomyces yeasts’ and non-Saccharomyces yeasts’), and brewing strains in United States breweries by the use of PCR- based techniques" |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Mar 21, 11 am in Memorial Science 71
Stacy White of EKU will present "Wintertime Food Habits of Bobcats (Felis rufus) in Southeast Kentucky" |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Mar 7, 11 am in Memorial Science 71
Kacie Tackett of EKU will present "Age Structure and Disturbance History of Two-hemlock Dominated Ravines in the Cumberland Plateau Region" |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Feb 29, 11 am in Memorial Science 71
Chad Soar of EKU will present "Does Variation in the "chick-a-dee" call of Carolina Chickadees Convey Information About Avian Predators?" |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Feb 22, 2008,11 am in Memorial Science 71
Ian Horn of EKU will present "Individual quality and the provisioning behavior of male and female Eastern Phoebes" |
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OBGS "Bowling out the Stress Night" - Thursday February 21st @ 8pm
Grad Students & Faculty, plus any guests meet up at Galaxy Bowling Center. The cost will be ~ $9. |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Feb 15, 2008, 11 am in Memorial Science 71
Kristen M. Koford of EKU will present a seminar "TBA" |
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Departmental Seminar - Fri. Feb 8, 2008, 11 am in Memorial Science 71
Jacqueline Bennett of EKU will present "Nest Defense Behavior of Male and Female Eastern Bluebirds" |
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The Biology Club - Thurs., Feb 7, 2008, @ 7 pm in Moore 127
Dr. Neil Pederson will give a presentation on similar patterns in aging across the world of biology. |
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Friday, Nov 16 - Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71
Gregory Crutsinger of the University of Tennessee will present a talk entitled, "Linking plant genotypic diversity to arthropod communities and ecosystem processes" |
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Fri & Sat, Nov 9th & 10th
The annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences Annual meeting will be held in L'ville - go here for more information. Contact Dr. Stephen Richter if you would like to travel via the departmental van. |
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Friday, Nov 2- Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71
Patrick Gaskin, grad student in the DBS at EKU, will present a talk entitled, "Thermal Tolerance of Tadpoles of Three Temperate-zone Anurans" |
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Friday, Oct 25 - Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71
Dr. Andy Bass of Cornell University will present a talk entitled, "Heeding the Hormonal Call: Plasticity of Vocal-Audio Mechanisms for Mating" |
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Tuesday, Oct 23 -Phi Sigma Biological Sciences Honor Society’s initiation - 6:00 p.m, Meditation Chapel
The event will be held in the Meditation Chapel on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. with a banquet immediately following. The menu consists of herb roasted chicken, sliced roast beef au jus, twice baked potatoes, green beans, dessert, rolls and drinks. The cost is $17.50 per person. Emily Jean asks that you please e-mail her a conformation of your attendance. The forms with payment can be turned into my box in 232A (please put in an envelope to prevent loss or theft!) or given to Dr. Pierce.
This year, Dr. Malcolm Frisbie will be speaking at our ceremony. His talk is entitled “When your Beagle sails, be on board”. |
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Friday, Oct 18 - Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71
Troy Evans, grad student in the DBS at EKU, will present a talk entitled, "Ecological Effects of the Removal of Amur Honeysuckle, Lonicera maackii, at Floracliff State Nature Preserve" |
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Friday, Sep 28 - Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71
Dr. Jesus Rivas - Wiki - of Somerset Community College Dept. of Math. & Natural Sciences will present a talk entitled, "Natural history of the green anaconda with emphasis on its reproductive biology" |
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Friday, Sep 21 - Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71
Dr. Jim Dyer of Ohio University will present a talk entitled, "Historical Ecology in the Eastern Deciduous Forest: The Ghost of Land Use Past" |
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Friday, Sep 14 - Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71
Dr. Steve Campbell will present a talk entitled, "Long-term effects of a group-selection timber harvest on the bird community of an oak-pine forest in Maine" |
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Thursday, Sep 13 & 20 - Meetings of the EKU Biology Club.
Powell Building Main Lobby at 6:30-7:30. Please contact Nick Swinford: nicholasjohn16 - [at] gmail.com |
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Monday, Sep 10, 7 pm, Mem. Sci. 100
Dr. Randall Eaton will present a talk for the EKU Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Learn more about Dr. Eaton here. |
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Friday, Sep 7 - Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71
Dr. Ron Jones will present a talk entitled, "Plants & Animals of the Alexander F. Skutch Bird Sanctuary, "Los Cusingos," Costa Rica" |
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Monday, Sep 10, 7 pm, Mem. Sci. 100
Dr. Randall Eaton will present a talk for the EKU Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Learn more about Dr. Eaton here. |
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Faculty, staff & graduate student Fall Picnic
POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE
Check the Sign up sheets in Shelia's office for further detail. |
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Thursday, 6 September, at 5:30 in Moore 222:
A meeting with our Coordinator of Undergraduate Research to discuss what science is, how research is conducted, and opportunities for research at EKU. The meeting will also serve as a forum for the Coordinate to get feedback from students. |
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Friday, August 31 - Dept Seminar, 11 am, Mem. Sci. 71
Dr. Jessica Ward will present a talk entitled, "Coral disease ecology across spatial scales" |
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Monday, August 27, 3:30-4:30, Moore 100:
Freshmen Welcome & Pizza Gathering - faculty and new students will get to greet, eat and meet! |
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Friday, August 17:
9 am - 2:45 pm - Graduate Student Orientation, Moore 127 |
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Thesis Defense - Thurs., Aug. 16 at 1:15 pm:
Sarah Martin will defend her eastern bluebird research in Moore 127. |
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Friday, May 11th: Crawfish Boil
The Organization of Biology Students is sponsoring an end of the semester crawfish boil for all graduate students and faculty on Friday, May 11th. The gathering will begin in the early evening (5-ish). The final location is TBA.
If you want to attend the boil, please sign the sign-up sheet in Sheila's office by 27th of April, and give Emily Gustin $5.00 to help pay for the crawfish. You can also put money in Emily's mailbox in Sheila's office. Participants are also encouraged to bring some sort of dessert or other food item.
Contact Troy Evans for more information. |
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Saturday, May 5th: Breakaway Saturday!!:
Had enough of the semester? Need a break? Join other faculty and students for a day-hike somewhere in eastern Kentucky. Location to be determined; we will meet in front of the Moore Building at 9 am on Saturday, the 5th of May. Contact Dr. Neil Pederson for more information.
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Thursday, May 3rd, Biology Club Constitution Ratification 5:30 in Moore 113:
Via popular demand, Nick Swinford will head a meeting to go over the Biology Club Constitution. Nick promises a productive and fun meeting with plenty of chat, too! You can get a copy of the constitution for review here.
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2006-2007 Student Academic Awards Wednesday, 2 May, 11:15 AM, Moore 123
Students who have won Department of Biological Sciences academic awards for the 2006-2007 academic year will be honoredby the department with a reception on May 2nd.
The DBS will provide pizza and beverages. Award winners should contact the main office [x2-1531 or email interim chair Dr. Michael Foster] to inform us if you will be attending. All faculty should also confirm their attendance with Barb R. so that we can have enough refreshments. |
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Thesis Defense: “Nest Tree Selection by southern flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans) in central Kentucky”, Tuesday, 1 May, 6:30 PM, Moore 231
Norman "Budd" Veverka will present research form his MS thesis work with a seminar entitled "Nest Tree Selection by southern flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans) in central Kentucky".
The talk is open to the public. Cookies and refreshments will be provided.
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Film Showing: “Flock of Dodos”, Tuesday, 1 May, 6:00 PM, Library 108
Drs. Bruce MacLaren and Malcom Frisbie are showing the documentary “Flock of Dodos” in conjunction with several of our classes at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, 1 May in Library 108. All are welcome. “Flock of Dodos” looks at the current evolution/intelligent design/public school issue in America. The film maker treats the subject with care and respect, and yet, he does not take himself too seriously. The result is a provocative, humorous, and revealing movie. You can find out more about the movie and view a trailer here.
Please join us on Tuesday if you can.
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Thursday, 4 April at 5:00 in Moore 222:
Meeting to discuss some upcoming opportunities for research experiences for undergraduate students that range from microbes to vertebrates to plants addressing behavior, conservation, evolution, genetics, and/or ecology.
This meeting will be organized by Dr. Stephen Richter, the DBS' undergraduate research coordinator.
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Thursday & Friday, April 4 & 5 from 5:30 to 7:30 in Moore 113:
Nick Swinford will head a meet & greet for students interested in developing the Biology Club. For further information, please download this flyer.
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