2016-2017
All colloquia are in TBL 112 at 1:10pm on the dates below (except where noted).
September 9, 2016 – Norm Bell, Safety talk for all students working in labs. This is mandatory!!
NEW DATE AND TIME!!! September 15, 2016 @ 6:00 PM – “Strategies for designing and delivering a scientific presentation” (by Luana Maroja, Associate Professor of Biology and Tim Lebestky, Assistant Professor of Biology)
It takes time, effort and skill to design and deliver an engaging scientific talk that audiences understand and remember. In this one-hour presentation, we will discuss three aspects of designing an outstanding scientific talk: (1) organizing complex scientific information into a clear narrative; (2) using PowerPoint or Keynote software to visually communicate scientific concepts; and (3) improving verbal and nonverbal delivery during a presentation. This seminar is open to anyone and is especially applicable to senior thesis students.
September 16, 2016 – Bruce Beehler, ’74
“North with the Songbirds: The Future of Neotropical Migration in North America”
Bruce Beehler followed the northward spring migration of songbirds from the coast of Texas up the Mississippi valley and then into the vast boreal forests of northern Ontario – the heartland of the breeding ranges of many of these small and colorful species. The talk, illustrated by many of Beehler’s images, will focus on stories about the people and institutions working to better understand and to effectively conserve this globally important migration system. It will highlight the history and culture of the many little-known rural places that he visited along the way, as well as the special places, dedicated government and non-government workers, and insightful university researchers working on songbird migration and on the conservation of these birds and the places they need to prosper.
Beehler has spent much of his scientific career studying and working to conserve birds and their forest habitats. After conducting doctoral fieldwork in Papua New Guinea, Beehler worked at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, followed by stints at the Wildlife Conservation Society, U.S. Department of State, Counterpart International, Conservation International, and the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation.
September 23, 2016 (BIMO 60s Scholar) – Bradley Maron, M.D., Brigham & Women’s Hospital
“Redox switches in health and human disease”
September 30, 2016 – Elinor Karlsson, UMass Medical, Broad, MIT
October 7, 14, 21, 2016 – Thesis talks (on two of these dates depending on Mt. Day)
November 4, 2016 (BIOL 60s Scholar) – Josh Obar, Dartmouth Medical School
February 10, 2017 – TBA
February 24, 2017 – TBA
March 3, 2017 – Jennifer Doudna, Berkeley
March 10, 2017 – Elena Vazey, UMass Amherst
April 7, 2017 – Paul Yancey, Whitman College
April 14, 2017 – Jeremy Fox, University of Calgary
April 21, 2017 – TBA
April 28, 2017 – David Seward ’98,
May 5, 2017 – Thesis Poster Presentations
Previous Years Schedule