Biological Sciences: Seminar Schedule

Seminar Schedule - Fall 2008

Unless otherwise noted, seminars are held in Memorial Science, room 71 at 11:15; refreshments begin at 11 am

Date	Speaker	Affiliation	Dept.	Title
Aug 29				no seminar

Special Seminar! We will host a special seminar on hemlock wooly-adelgid on Thursday, September 4th at 7 pm in Burrier Auditorium. Campus Map
Sep 4	Dr. David Orwig	Harvard University	Harvard Forest	The chronic impacts of hemlock woolly adelgid infestation on eastern hemlock forests

Sep 5	Dr. David Orwig	Harvard University	Harvard Forest	Ecosystem impacts resulting from the demise of a foundation species in New England
Sep 12				post-poned
Sep 19	Guenter Schuster	EKU	Biological Sciences	Crayfishes of Alabama: A study of the biodiversity of an often overlooked aquatic group
Sep 26	Dr. Jim Goodson	Indiana University	Dept of Biology	Evolving the Mechanisms of Sociality: What Makes Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Oct 3	Dr. Chris Schardl	Univ. of Kentucky	Plant Pathology	Symbiogenesis and defensive mutualism: The remarkable grass-epichloe system
Oct 10	Dr. Neil Pederson	EKU	Biological Sciences	The Paleoclimatological Power of Biodiversity: Drought Bakes the NYC Apple & is a Boon for Mr. Daniel?
Oct 17	Dr. Amy Hessl	West Virginia University	Dept. of Geography	Fire as an Integrating Concept in Earth Science
Oct 24	Dr. Dante Fenolio	Atlanta Botanical Garden	Conservation Biology	Amphibian decline crisis and conservation on the ground
Oct 31	Kentucky Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting - no seminar
Nov 7	Jason Courter	EKU	Biological Sciences	Responses of flocks of Tufted Titmice to different-sized raptors
Nov 14
Nov 21	Jeffrey Jackson	EKU	Biological Sciences	Genetic variation and viability of gopher tortoise populations at a military installation in southern Mississippi
Nov 28	Turkey Day!!
Dec 5
Dec 12	Emily Gustin	EKU	Biological Sciences	TBA

Likely Speakers for Spring '09
Dave Weisrock, UK, Topic: lemurs

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