[Plantsci] FW: The Drift - February 24th

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The Drift | February 24th

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The Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
 The University of Arizona

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Department Seminars
Monday Seminar – 3 PM in Saguaro Hall Room 101
"Population Genetics of Evolutionary Rescue", presented by Joachim Hermisson, in association with the University of Vienna.

Tuesday Seminar – 12:30 - 1:45 PM in Bio Sciences West Room 208
"An invasive population provides early insights into the study evolution at the community scale", presented by Joe Braasch, from the Dlugosch Lab.

"Interannual Variation in Hawkmoth Pollen Loads", presented by Gordon Smith, from the Papaj and Bronstein Labs.

Department News
Dan Papaj & Avery Russell In UANews - NEW!
Congrats to Dr. Dan Papaj and EEB Alum, Avery Russell, who were recently featured in UANews! The article can be viewed here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=2f104fd29f&e=71068ef53d>.

Goggy Davidowitz Featured in Science - NEW!
Congratulations to Goggy, an EEB joint faculty member whose primary appointment is in Entomology, who just published a really nice paper in Science, titled "Hawkmoths use nectar sugar to reduce oxidative damage from flight". The paper can be viewed here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=e15b817b12&e=71068ef53d>.

Scott Saleska Awarded NASA Grant - NEW!
Congratulations to Scott, who was just awarded a $1.1M grant from NASA, "Testing satellite-based scaling of tropical forest photosynthesis with a new network of cameras and fluorescence spectrometers in Amazonia"!

Other Seminars of Interest
Soil, Water, and Environmental Science Colloquium Series
Monday, February 27th at 3 PM in Marley 230
"Effects of Soil Heterogeneity and Time-Variable Hydrologic Systems on the Fate and Transport of Contaminants - The Critical Zone of the Vadose Zone Processes", presented by Dr. Christophe J.G. Darnault, an Assistant Professor at Clemson University in association with the Department of Engineering and Earth Sciences.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=aee2befd06&e=71068ef53d>.

School of Plant Sciences Interdisciplinary Seminar Series
Tuesday, February 28th at 4 PM in Marley 230
"Genome-wide Phylogenetic Incongruence Indicates Ancient Introgression in Ancestors of Arabidopsis, Capsella, Camelina, and Boechera (Brassicaceae)", presented by Evan Forsythe, in association with the School of Plant Sciences.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=7f5d2188d0&e=71068ef53d>.

Neuroscience Seminar/Colloquium - NEW!
Tuesday, February 28th at 4 PM in Gould-Simpson 601
"Circadian Clock Gene in Neurodegeneration", presented by Erik Musiek, in association with Washington University.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=4132294369&e=71068ef53d>.

School of Natural Resources and the Environment Seminar Series
Wednesday, March 1st at 3 PM in ENR2 S107
"Ecological Modeling Explained", presented by Niels Holst, in association with Aarhus University, Denmark.
More information on current seminars can be found here.<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=fe53e076d9&e=71068ef53d>

Tree-Ring Talk
Wednesday, March 1st at 12 PM in Bryant Bannister 110
Wednesday Lecture presented by Greg Hodgins.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=5eb59feeb6&e=71068ef53d>.

Genetics GIDP Student Invited Guest Speaker - NEW!
Wednesday, March 8th at 2 PM in ENR2 S210
"Adaptive and deleterious variation in domestic and wild canides", presented by Dr. Robert Wayne.

The Biological and Biomedical Joint Seminar Series
Thursday, March 2nd at 4 PM in Medical Research Building 102
TBA presented by John Kim, in association with Johns Hopkins.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=063bc66d3e&e=71068ef53d>.

Herbarium Lunch Talks
No Seminar Next Week

Next Seminar: Thursday, March 9th at 12 PM at Herring Hall
"Lantana", presented by Pat Lu-Irving.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=fd1c52d3b7&e=71068ef53d>.

Geosciences Colloquium Series
Thursday, March 2nd at 4 PM in Saguaro Hall 101
"Critical-taper theory in extensional tectonics", presented by Jon Spencer, in association with the Arizona Geological Survey.
More information on current seminars can be found here<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=dcf044b0ba&e=71068ef53d>.

Classifieds
House for Rent in El Cortez Heights - NEW!
The house is available after 3/15. It has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, central AC and heating, covered parking (plus free street parking), washer, dryer, dishwasher, a fenced-in backyard with covered patio, imitation wood floors (tile in kitchen and bathroom). Pets accepted. Near 1st and Grant, so walking distance from a grocery store, a few restaurants, and a city rec center that has a playground, small gym, basketball courts, pool. About 1.8 miles from Bio Sciences West. Please contact Paula Lipsitz<mailto:pworland at gmail.com> if interested or feel free to contact Elinor Lichtenberg<mailto:elinor at email.arizona.edu> with any questions.

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