January

      19         Drs. T. Bultman, M. Kelrick, J. Osborn, M. Tannenbaum (NMSU, Biology) &

                     J. Martin (KCOM, Pharmacology); Kirksville, MO

                         "Research opportunities for biology students during summer 1994"

February

        9         Dr. Greg Cahill; University of Kansas Medical Center; Kansas City, KS

                         "Neurobiology of a vertebrate retinal circadian clock"

      16         Mr. John Simmons; University of Missouri; Columbia, MO

                         "Nitric oxide and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system"

      23         Mr. Frank Oberle, Natural History Photographer; Kirksville, MO

                         "Flora of the tall grass prairie of North America"

March

        2         Dr. Diana Rhodes; Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine; Kirksville, MO

                         "Biochemical and physiological properties of a renal protein"

        9         Midterm Break

      16         Dr. Helen Alexander; University of Kansas; Lawrence, KS

                         Plant ecology

      23         Dr. Craig Nelson; Indiana University; Bloomington, IN

                         "Critical thinking in science"

                         *7:30 pm - Tangerine Room, Student Union Building; Sigma Xi Lecture*

      30         Dr. Thomas N. Taylor; The Ohio State University; Columbus, OH

                         "The biology of fossil fungi"

April

        5         Dr. John Horner; Montana State University; Bozeman, MT

                         "The new age of Dinosaurs" 

                         *Tuesday, 12:30 pm - Activities Room, Student Union Building*    

                         "The complete T-rex"  

                         *Tuesday, 7:30 pm - Baldwin Auditorium, Science Seminar Series*  

      20         NMSU Undergraduate Biology Honors Students

                         Mr. Jamie Barger - "Endophyte consumption and osmoregulation in the white-                            footed mouse"

                         Ms. Carlie J. Smith - "Pine pollen cones from the Middle Eocene of British                                 Columbia, Canada"

      27         Dr. Janet Lanza; University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Little Rock, AR

                         "Plant nectar and animal consumers: Opportunities for ecological studies"