Fall 1997 Schedule

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September

18 Biology Faculty Panel; Truman State University; Kirksville, MO
"How to gain admission to graduate school in biology"

25 Mr. Richard Giberson; Ted Pella, Inc.; Redding, CA
"Microwave technology: The future of microscopy"

October

2 Dr. Alan Knapp; Kansas State University; Manhattan, KS
"Long term research opportunities in a tall grass prairie"

16 Dr. Marina Marjanovic; Eastern Illinois University; Charleston, IL
"Effect of temperature on ion transport in red cells of hibernators and  nonhibernators: Differences that account for failure of cold-sensitive cells"

23 Dr. Boris Kondratieff; Colorado State University; Fort Collins, CO
"The theory and practice of forensic entomology"

30 Dr. Michael Kelrick; Truman State University; Kirksville, MO
"The re-enchantment of an ecologist: Postcards from two extremes"

November

6 Dr. Ursula Goodenough; Washington University; St. Louis, MO

 - "Sex and speciation" *12:30 pm – Alumni Room, Student Union Building *

- "Religious naturalism: The religious response to the epic of evolution" *7:30 pm – Georgian Room, SUB, Science Seminar Series *

13 Dr. Geoffrey Stillwell; University of Wisconsin; Madison, WI
"Pesticide resistance: Are insects smarter than us?"

20 Dr. Neil Sargentini; Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine; Kirksville, MO
"Molecular basis of how deletion mutations are produced in E. coli"

December

4 Truman Undergraduate Biology Honors Students

All seminars are on Thursdays from 4:30 - 5:30 pm in Science Hall, room 124 unless otherwise noted (*). Refreshments are available at 4:00 pm.