UNC Asheville Biology & Environmental Studies Departmental Seminar Series Fall 2024
Sep 12
Biology Faculty Research Showcase Dr. Courtney Clark-Hachtel, Dr. Jennifer Rhode Ward, Dr. Chris Nicolay, Dr. Ted Meigs, Dr. Melinda Grosser
Brown bag lunch roundtable to learn about research opportunities
* Special Location – Highsmith Blue Ridge Room South
Sep 19
Biology Faculty Research Showcase Dr. Jonathan Horton, Dr. Rebecca Hale, Dr. Camila Filgueiras, Dr. David Clarke, Dr. Graham Reynolds
Brown bag lunch roundtable to learn about research opportunities
* Special location – Laurel Forum
Oct 3
Dr. Rachid El Bejjani, Davidson College, Dept. of Biology
“C. elegans models for neurobiology and intracellular transport”
Oct 10
Jimi Okubanjo, “Arise Firebird” Director
“Arise Firebird” Documentary Discussion and Self Advocacy
Oct 17
Dr. Brian Hollis, University of South Carolina, Biological Sciences
“Life without sexual selection: fly evolutionary change during 200 generations of experimental monogamy”
Oct 24
Geosciences Careers Panel: Ashley Lynn, Jeremy Jurgevich, Alex Blue, Cody McMechan, Tanya Rose
North Carolina Geological Survey, Asheville City, Soil and Material Engineers (S&ME Inc.)
Nov 7
Dr. Srikripa Chandrasekaran, Furman University, Dept. of Biology
“Characterization of anti-fungal drug resistance in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans”
Nov 14
Bobby Sas, North Carolina Geological Survey
“TBD: Landslides in Western North Carolina”
Nov 19
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Locations/times announced early November