Seminars for Spring 2012

The following seminars are scheduled jointly by the Departments of Biology and Environmental Studies. Seminars are from 12:20-1:30 in RRO 125. 

January 19

The Possibility of Managing for Wilderness.  (Dr. David Henderson, Western Carolina University)

January 26

Historical Biogeography and Evolution of the Mountain Laurels (Ericaceae) and Their Relatives.  (Dr. Emily Gillespie, Wake Forest University)

February 2

The Mitigation Myth: Stream Restoration Effectiveness.  (Dr. David Penrose, NC State University)

March 1

Aethomys: A Tale of Two African Rats.   (Dr. Alicia Linzey, Indiana University of Pennsylvania)

March 15

Two's Company: what are the Implications of Co-occurring Invasive Plant Species? (Sara Kuebbing, University of Tennessee)

March 22

Isolation of the Rem2 GTPase in the Central Nervous system of Adult Fish (Oncorhynchus mykiss), and Its Implications in Brain Repair (Dr. David Hollis, Furman University)

March 29

Using Population and Quantitative Genetics to Infer the Invasion History of the Carolina Cranesbill, Geranium carolinianum.  (Rebecca Shirk, University of Georgia)

April 5

Using Marine Parasites to Address Macroecological Questions with Microscopic Organisms. (Dr. Jeb Byers, University of Georgia)

April 12

Dissection of a Cancer Signaling Pathway: identifying Gα12 targets that regulate cytoskeletal changes and cell growth.  Dr. Ted Meigs, University of North Carolina at Asheville

April 18

Campus-wide: UNCA undergraduate research symposium