UAF Weekly Science Calendar
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is currently on "summer vacation."
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we will post events here as they are submitted.
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THURSDAY, MAY 8
10 a.m. - 201 O'Neill Building
SFOS/IMS Faculty Candidate Seminar
Deciphering Microbial Energetics in Cold, Dark Places
Jill Mikucki, Dartmouth College
Information: http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/events/
or Madeline Scholl
1 p.m. - Wood Center Room E and F
Anthropology M.A. Thesis Research Proposal Presentation
Places of Significance in Itelmen Country
Tatiana S. Degay, M.A. Student, Department of Anthropology
Information: Anthropology Department (474-7288)
FRIDAY, MAY 9
10-11 a.m. - 401 Akasofu Building (IARC)
Department of Biology and Wildlife Dissertation Defense
The Effects of a Changing Environment on the
Population Dynamics of Trumpeter Swans in Alaska
Joshua Schmidt, Ph.D. candidate
Information: Joshua Schmidt
10:30 a.m. - Rasmuson Library, Room 340
Department of Anthropology Dissertation Defense
Molecular Identification and Analysis of Treponematosis
(syphilis, yaws, bejel or pinta) in Ancient Mummified
Remains from Northern Chile and Southern Peru
Michelle Kaye, Ph.D. candidate
Information: Anthropology Department (474-7288)
12:30 p.m. - Rasmuson Library, Kayak Room
Anthropology Ph.D. Dissertation Research Prospectus Presentation
Traditional/Transitional Woman:
One Woman's Pathway through Changing Times
Jennifer Carroll, Ph.D. Student, Department of Anthropology
Information: Anthropology Department (474-7288)
7 p.m. - West Valley High School Performing Arts Center
Public event sponsored by the UA Museum of the North
and the UAF International Polar Year Outreach Office
Polar-Palooza: Stories from a Changing Planet
Hear personal stories of life, research and adventure
in the world's polar regions from scientists on the Polar-Palooza
national tour. Doors open at 6 p.m. with polar science
activities prior to the performance. Admission is free.
Information:
http://www.uaf.edu/museum
or 474-7505
MONDAY, MAY 12 and TUESDAY, MAY 13
All day - Elvey Building Auditorium and Globe Room
Little Alaska Weather Symposium (LAWS '08)
The Symposium provides a forum for the exchange of operational and
research information related to weather in the Alaska environment.
Participation from academic, research, government, military and private
sectors. Registration not required for speaker and panel sessions.
Information and agenda:
http://weather.arsc.edu/Events/LAWS08/
Campus/community members are invited to stop by for
any sessions they are interested in.
MONDAY, MAY 12
1 p.m. - 304 Eielson Bldg
Anthropology Ph.D. Dissertation Research Prospectus Presentation
Nuniwarmiut Land Use, Settlement History and
Socio-Territorial Organization, 1880-1960
Kenneth Pratt, Ph.D. Student, Department of Anthropology
Information: Anthropology Department (474-7288)
TUESDAY, MAY 13
10-11 a.m. - 535 Duckering Building
Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy
(ACCAP) Climate Teleconference Series
Climate Change Impacts on Renewable Energy in Alaska
Gwen Holdmann, Alaska Center for Energy and Power
Information:
http://www.uaf.edu/accap/teleconference.htm
11 a.m. - 201 O'Neill Building
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
Thesis Defense
Geomorphology and Inconnu Spawning Site Selection:
An Approach Using GIS and Remote Sensing
Theresa Tanner, M.S. candidate in Fisheries
Information: http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/events/
or Madeline Scholl
2 p.m. - 401 Akasofu Bldg. (IARC)
Department of Biology and Wildlife Dissertation Defense
Cross-site Patterns in Amino Acid Cycling and
Plant N Uptake among North American Forests
Jack McFarland, Ph.D. candidate
Information: Jack McFarland
THURSDAY, MAY 15
1 p.m. - 304 Eielson Bldg
Anthropology Thesis Defense
Rethinking Oliver Twist - Imagination and
Contemporary Russian and American Adoption Practices
Andrea K. Neighbors, M.A. candidate,
Department of Anthropology
Information: Anthropology Department (474-7288)
FRIDAY, MAY 16
2:30 p.m. - Rasmuson Library, Library Media Room
Anthropology Thesis Defense
An Examination of the Chinese Community
and Changing Social Spaces
in South Belfast, Northern Ireland
Amy Gill-Horton, M.A. candidate,
Department of Anthropology
Information: Anthropology Department (474-7288)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21
10 a.m. - 204 Reichardt Bldg. (Natural Sciences)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dissertation Defense
Ceramide Metabolism Regulates a Neuronal NADPH Oxidase
Influencing Neuron Survival during Inflammation
Brian Barth, Ph.D. candidate
Information: Brian Barth
Arctic Region Supercomputing Center
Application Deadline
Application deadline for ARSC's High Performance
Computing (HPC) Faculty Camp
Information: http://www.arsc.edu
or Tom Logan
FRIDAY, MAY 23
10 a.m. - 401 Akasofu Bldg. (IARC)
Department of Geology and Geophysics
Dissertation Defense
Critical Parameters in Magmatic Degassing
Joanna Mongrain, Ph.D. candidate
Information: Joanna Mongrain
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28
10-11 a.m. - 201 Irving I
Department of Biology and Wildlife Thesis Defense
Investigation of Respiratory Rhythm Generators and
Ventilatory Pattern in the Bullfrog
Brittany Davies, M.S. candidate
Information: Brittany Davies
FRIDAY, JUNE 20
3:30 p.m. - Elvey Auditorium, 214 Elvey Building
2008 S.T. Lee Lecture in Arctic Studies,
sponsored by the International Arctic Research Center
Norwegian-U.S. IPY Traverse
Jan-Gunnar Winther, Director, Norwegian Polar Institute
Information: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu
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