January

      19         Biology Faculty Panel; Northeast Missouri State University; Kirksville, MO

                         "Undergraduate research opportunities for summer 1996"

      26         Open

February

        2         Dr. Cheryl Asa; Saint Louis Zoo; St. Louis, MO

                         "Conservation research at zoos"

        9         Dr. Gary Willson; National Biological Service; Columbia, MO

                         "The Ozark Highlands Global Change Program:  A 5-year update"

      16         Dr. Daniel Janik; Northeast Missouri State University; Kirksville, MO

                         "Reciprocal interactions between behavior and the circadian clock"

      23         Dr. Donald Beitz; Iowa State University; Ames, IA

                         "Does your blood cholesterol care what you eat?"

March

      15         Dr. Edith Taylor; University of Kansas; Lawrence, KS

                         "Fossil tree rings and paleoclimate in Antarctica"

      22         Dr. Neil Kizer; The Jewish Hospital of St. Louis; St. Louis, MO

                         "Mechanosensitive ion channels which sense exercise and regulate

                           bone growth by osteoblasts"

      29         NMSU Undergraduate Research Symposium – Student Union Building

April

        2         Dr. Martin Nickels; Illinois State University; Normal, IL    

                         "The case for evolution: The evidence from humans"  

                          * Tuesday, 7:30 pm – Activities Room, SUB – Sigma Xi Lecture *

      12         Dr. Melissa Stuart; Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine; Kirksville, MO

                         "Immunodiagnosis of insect parasitism"

      26         NMSU Undergraduate Biology Honors Students

      29         NMSU Undergraduate Biology Honors Students

                          * Monday, 12:30 pm – Science Hall, room 124 *