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Biology Seminar: Dr. Maria Ruggeri

The Fall 2023 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Maria Ruggeri, "‘Nature’, ‘nurture’, or ‘partner'? Mechanisms of climate change resistance in symbiotic cnidarians." The seminar is on Tuesday, October 3rd, at 12:00pm.

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Biology Seminar: Dr. Zoë Kitchel

The Fall 2023 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Zoë Kitchel, "Mechanisms and consequences of species on the move." The seminar is on Tuesday, September 26th, at 12:00pm.

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Biology Seminar: Marvin Browne

The Fall 2023 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Marvin Browne, "Prediction and Ecological Consequences of Variation in Leaf Drought Traits." The seminar is on Tuesday, September 19th, at 12:00pm.

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Biology Seminar: Dr. Chris Martinez

The Fall 2023 Biology Seminar Series commences with a talk from Dr. Chris Martinez, "Capturing the diversity of complex motions during fish feeding." The seminar is on Tuesday, September 12th, at 12:00pm.

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Biology Seminar: Babak Hassanzadeh

The Spring 2023 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Babak Hassanzadeh, "Rhodopsin phototrophy in the coastal upwelling region of the Southern California Bight." The seminar is on Tuesday, February 14th, at 12:00pm.

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Biology Seminar: Dr. Stephanie Birnbaum

The Spring 2023 Biology Seminar Series commences with a talk from Dr. Stephanie Birnbaum, "Evolution Under Chemical Warfare: Lessons Learned from Insect Systems." The seminar is on Tuesday, February 7th, at 12:00pm.

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Biology Seminar: Dr. Alejandra Martinez Berdeja

The Fall 2022 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Alejandra Martinez Berdeja, "Studying annual plants life-history transitions in changing environments." The seminar is on Tuesday, November 15th, at 12:00pm.

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Biology Seminar: Dr. Spencer Nyholm

The Fall 2022 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Spencer Nyholm, "The Hawaiian bobtail squid as a model host for studying defensive symbioses." The seminar is on Tuesday, October 4th, at 12:00pm.

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Biology Seminar: Blake Madruga

The Fall 2022 Biology Seminar Series commences with a talk from Blake Madruga, "Development of Open-Source, High Performance Miniature Multiphoton Microscopy Systems for Freely Behaving Animals." The seminar is on Tuesday, September 27th, at 12:00pm.

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Spring 2022 Biology Senior Comps Presentations Schedules

The Spring 2022 Biology seniors will be presenting their senior comps in person and via Zoom. 

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