Department of Biology
Mondays 12:00 - 12:50 pm
Zoom Link: https://SonomaState.zoom.us/j/
| Date/Host | Speaker/Title of Presentation |
|---|---|
| Jan 24 Lee |
Introduction to Biology Colloquium, Dr. Shannon Lee, SSU Department of Biology. Speaker: Dr. Daniel Crocker, Chair, SSU Department of Biology. "Advising for Biology Majors" |
| Jan 31 Rank |
Dr. Akito Kawahara, Florida Museum of Natural History, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, University of Florida. "Sonar Jamming, Acoustic Deflection, and Visual Lures” |
| Feb 7 Gilmore |
Dr. Jake Cecala, University of California, Davis. "Commercial Plant Nurseries as Habitat for Wild Bees" |
| Feb 14 Wininger |
Six Researchers & Artists from Field Stations & Marine Labs Across the Country. "Live from the Field: Conservation Through Art & Science" |
| Feb 21 Torok |
Kasthuri Venkateswaran, NASA. "Microbes in Space: A 'Micro' Journey from Deep Sea to Deep Space" |
| Feb 28 Gilmore/Rank |
Dr. John M. Mola, US Geological Survey. "The Response of Bumble Bees and their Floral Food Sources to Wildfire in California" |
| Mar 7 Lin |
Jason Grunberger, University of Utah. "Silica Nanoparticles for Controlled Drug Delivery" |
| Mar 14 Lee |
Melissa Miner, University of California, Santa Cruz. "Location, Recent History, and Natural History, are Key to Determining Impacts of 2021 Heatwave on Rocky Intertidal Communities in the Pacific Northwest" |
| Mar 21 | Spring Break |
| Mar 28 Lee |
Dr. Jason Hodin, Friday Harbor Labs, University of Washington. “Captive Rearing of an Endangered Seastar: Fortuitous Findings and Future Prospects” |
| Apr 4 Rank |
Dr. Kevin Roberts, Stockholm University. "The Physiological Impacts of Changing Snow Cover on a Montane Leaf Beetle" |
| Apr 11 Wininger |
Meghan Walla-Murphy, Santa Rosa Junior College & UC California Naturalist Program. "Being with Bears" |
| April 18 | Dr. Lisa Hua, Sonoma State University, Department of Biology. "Current Research in the Hua Lab: Understanding Chromosome Organization and its Implications in Human Disease" |
| Apr 25 Crocker |
Dr. Gene DeRango, UC Santa Cruz. "Do Pinnipeds have Personalities? Investigating Mechanisms Behind Individual Behavior in Seals and Sea Lions" |
| May 2 Girman |
Brian Lavin, "Giant Salamanders and Little Alligators: Insights into West Coast Biogeography" |
| May 9 Rank |
Caroline Williams, University of California, Berkeley. “Mechanisms Underlying Flight Polymorphisms in Gryllus Crickets” |