January

      22         Biology Faculty Panel; Truman State University; Kirksville, MO

                         "Undergraduate research opportunities for summer 1999"

      29         Open

February   

        5         Open

      12         Dr. Edward Schneider; Santa Barbara Botanic Garden; Santa Barbara, CA

                         “Water lilies, water conducting tissues, and botanic gardens”

      19         Dr. David Ashley; Missouri Western State College; St. Joseph, MO

                         “Missouri karst:  Cave ecology in a cornfield”

      26         Dr. James Rhodes; Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine; Kirksville, MO

                         “Hypothyroidism and the TSH gene in dogs”

March

        5         Dr. Patricia Donald; University of Missouri; Columbia, MO

                         “Social impact of plant parasitic nematodes”    

      19         [Truman 12th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium]

      26         Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner; Truman State University; Kirksville, MO

                         “Cell death in the lethal leafspot1 mutant of Maize and its ortholog in Sorghum”

April

        9         [National Conference on Undergraduate Research]

      13         Dr. Ray Hyman; University of Oregon; Eugene, OR

                         “How smart people go wrong” 

                            *12:30 pm, Tuesday – Governors’ Room, Student Union*    

                         “Psychics and scientists” 

                            *8:00 pm, Tuesday – Alumni Room, Student Union, Sigma Xi Lecture *     

      15         Biology Honors Students* (4:30-6:00 pm, Thursday –Science Hall, room 124)

      16         [Missouri Academy of Science]

      22         Biology Honors Students* (4:30-6:00 pm, Thursday – Science Hall, room 124)