Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Science Café: Mapping ocean biodiversity hotspots (November 16, 2022 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/100014 100014-21798992@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Please join the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History and longtime host Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub for another Science Café!

How does ocean biodiversity change over deep time? Join Matt Friedman, director of the U-M Museum of Paleontology, and Hernán López-Fernández, chair for collections and curator of fishes in the U-M Museum of Zoology.

We will discuss how Matt uses old fossil fishes to answer new questions about biodiversity hotspots in ancient oceans. Hernán will help us consider how this research can shed light on the biodiversity changes we see today.
Hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 p.m. The program begins at 6:00 p.m.
Seating is limited—come early.

Made possible by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Nov 2022 07:10:02 -0500 2022-11-16T17:30:00-05:00 2022-11-16T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Science Cafe at Conor O'Neil's January 2020
EEB Thursday Seminar - Hybrid: Mechanisms of behavioral evolution: lessons from poison frogs (February 23, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96709 96709-21793108@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 23, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Our weekly seminar series featuring internal and external speakers in the field of ecology and evolutionary biology. This seminar will be in-person and livestreaming on Zoom (link this page).

Abstract:
Research in our lab asks how nervous systems can be both strikingly flexible and remarkably robust, and how these phenomena simultaneously give rise to widespread similarities and incredible diversity in behavior. We use integrative approaches to address these questions across levels of biological organization and timescales, using charismatic frogs as a model system. The talk will provide a conceptual framework as well as data-driven background for ongoing projects in the lab, exploring mechanisms of inter- and intra-specific variation in parental behavior and juvenile aggression in poison frogs.

Contact eebsemaccess@umich.edu for Zoom password at least 2 hours prior to event.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Jan 2023 13:49:37 -0500 2023-02-23T15:00:00-05:00 2023-02-23T16:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar Poison frogs being studied by the lab.
CSCS Seminar: Context Crafts Complex Systems: Proteins, Parcels, Pandemics and Prisons (April 4, 2023 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/106875 106875-21814959@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

A special seminar on the 10th floor of Weiser Hall.

Context Crafts Complex Systems: Proteins, Parcels, Pandemics and Prisons

In this seminar, I discuss how “contexts” and “environments” influence the way the biological world functions, and argue that sub-disciplines within biology should more carefully consider how we interpret and measure their impact. I demonstrate this through various arms of my research program, including the evolution of proteins associated with antimicrobial resistance, the shape of epidemics, and the intersection between science and culture.

C. Brandon Ogbunu is Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. His research takes place at the intersection of evolutionary biology, genetics, and epidemiology. He uses experimental evolution, mathematical modeling, and computational biology to better understand the underlying causes and consequences of disease, across scales: from the biophysics of proteins involved in drug resistance to the social determinants driving epidemics at the population level. In doing so, he aims to develop theory that enriches our understanding of the evolutionary and ecological underpinnings of disease, while contributing to practical solutions for clinical medicine and public health. He completed his PhD at Yale University in 2010 and postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard University and the Broad Institute. He has been the recipient of the UNCF-Merck, the Broad Institute Diversity Fellowship and the Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship. He comes to Yale after two years on the faculty at Brown University. Brandon is also currently a visiting research scientist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:37:35 -0400 2023-04-04T11:30:00-04:00 2023-04-04T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Brandon Ogbunu
EEB Thesis Defense - Libby O'Brien, EEB Master's Student (April 21, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107669 107669-21816345@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 21, 2023 10:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

EEB Thesis Defense - Libby O'Brien, EEB Master's Student
"Long-term leaf and root litter input manipulations influence Q. rubra seedling growth in a mesocosm experiment"

Libby defends their thesis.

Email eeb.gradcoord@umich.edu for access to this seminar virtually.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:28:26 -0400 2023-04-21T10:00:00-04:00 2023-04-21T11:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar event details image