Fall 2008
Sept 15
Students from the 2008 Australia spring semester will present.
Environmental Studies in Australia: Are you Interested?
Sept 22
Stephanie Schmidt, Ph.D., Visiting Asst. Professor, Environmental Studies and Biology, St. Olaf
Are You What You Eat? Analyzing Feeding Relationships using Stable Isotopes of Carbon and Nitrogen.
Oct 6
John Schaus, Ph.D., Sr. Research Chemist, Eli Lilly & Company. Joint Biology and Chemistry Seminar Imaging the Brain with Positron Emission Tomography (PET): The Discovery of PET Ligands for Neurotransmitter Receptors.
Oct 20
Jim Hood, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Minnesota
Controls of Consumer Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Stoichiometry in Complex and Dynamic Ecosystems.
Nov 3
Jeanne Marie Serb, Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University
Seeing Through Time: Evolutionary Changes in Eyes and Behavior in Marine Scallops.
Nov 10
Dr. Mark T. Dahl, M.D., Gillette Children’s Hospital, St. Paul MN
Biology of Limb Lengthening Surgery and Bone Regeneration.
Nov 17
Dr. Charles R. Sanders, Professor of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt U. School of Medicine
Is the Amyloid Precursor Protein of Alzheimers Disease a Cholesterol Sensor?
Spring 2009
Feb 9
Biology in South India
Students who participated in the service learning off-campus program Biology in South India (Aug-Dec 08) will share their research and experiences.
Feb 16
Mike Farris, Professor of Biology, Hamline University
Human Performance at Extreme Altitude: Adaptation, Acclimatization, or What?
Feb 17
The 2008 K2 Tragedy: A Personal Account
Mike Farris, Professor of Biology, Hamline University
Campus-wide seminar sponsored by the Biology Department, Environmental Studies Department, Exercise Science Department, and Marie M. Meyer Professorship. This is a Science and the Liberal Arts Theme Year Event.
7:00pm, Old Science Center 280
Feb 23
Joe Walewski, Director of Naturalist Training, Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
Lichens of the North Woods
March 2
Island Biology/Island Art
Two Ways of Knowing and Exploring Natural History.
Students who participated in the interim off-campus island biology and art courses (Gerace Research Centre, Bahamas) will share their research and experiences.
March 9
Eric Cole, Professor of Biology, St. Olaf College
Imaging Cells in the 21st Century: Electron Tomography and the Scanning Laser Confocal Microscope
March 16
Ryan Atwell, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, St. Olaf College
Changing Corn Belt Agricultural Landscapes: Perennials, People, and Policy
March 30
Chad Vezina, School of Pharmacy and Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Research Center,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Prostate Developmental Biology: A Model for Understanding Prostate Disease
April 6
Mayo Innovation Scholars Program
During interim, St. Olaf science and business students worked with MBA students to evaluate the commercial potential of projects submitted by Mayo Clinic doctors. Hear about the road toward developing a comprehensive business plan and presenting it to the Licensing Managers of the Office of Intellectual Property and the Mayo Clinic.
April 13
Peru and Equatorial Biology interims
April 18
Midwest Protozoology Meeting
Regents Hall 410 - all day
April 20
Biology Majors Poster Session
All biology majors who have done research are encouraged to present their findings. Biology majors who are applying for distinction must present at this poster session.
April 27
Charles Umbanhowar, Professor, Department of Biology, St. Olaf College
Between the Mississippi and the Missouri, 1838-1839: A new look at the botany of Charles Geyer
May 4
Arlin Gyberg
Biodiesel - joint seminar with Departments of Chemistry and Environmental Studies
May 5
Biology Senior Banquet
6:00pm, Sunroom
May 11
Val Cervenka
Forensic Entomology: Solving Mysteries with Maggots (some pictures will be graphic)
