Brian Wisenden, Biosciences, gave an invited departmental seminar at Long Island University CW Post campus in Brookville, N.Y. on Wednesday, Oct 17. The title of his talk was “Scents of Danger: Chemically-mediated antipredator responses in littoral fish communities.” The talk was well received, especially by faculty wishing to emulate the successes of the undergraduate research program in the Biosciences at […]
The Faculty Development Committee announces that Professor Alison Wallace, finalist for the position of Faculty Development Coordinator, will be presenting an Open Forum on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 1-2 p.m. in the Comstock Memorial Union, room 203. She will speak for 15 minutes on the topic of “How the role of university faculty will change in the next decade and […]
The Faculty Development Committee announces that Professor Alison Wallace, finalist for the position of Faculty Development Coordinator, will be presenting an Open Forum on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 1-2 p.m. in the Comstock Memorial Union, Room 203. She will speak for 15 minutes on the topic of “How the role of university faculty will change in the next decade and […]
Tropical Field Biology (Bio 335, LASC 10) is now accepting students. This course meets weekly starting in January to discuss ecology of tropical ecosystems, general principles of conservation biology, and the park system in Costa Rica as a case study. The class goes to Costa Rica March 8-17, 2013 to experience that country’s biodiversity, culture and success in bioconservation. For […]
A two-year $262,000 grant was recently awarded from the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to co-PIs Tim Harms (Mathematics) and Alison Wallace (Biosciences). Senior personnel include: Linda Houts-Smith (Languages and Cultures), Richard Lahti (Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy), Steve Lindaas (Physics and Astronomy), and Teresa Shume (School of Teaching and Learning).