[Plantsci] FW: [drift] Fwd: The Drift - November 17th

Fri Nov 17 11:13:51 MST 2017

Georgina Lambert
Program Coordinator, Sr.
School of Plant Sciences
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
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From: drift-request at list.arizona.edu [mailto:drift-request at list.arizona.edu] On Behalf Of Natalie Marie Quintero
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The Drift | November 17th

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The Drift
The Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
 The University of Arizona

Please send submissions to eeb-drift at email.arizona.edu<mailto:eeb-drift at email.arizona.edu?subject=Drift%20Submission%20>

Department Seminars
Monday Seminar – 3 PM in KOFFLER 218
"Linking plant-arthropod interactions with macroevolution", presented by Marjorie Weber, from the Michigan State University.

Tuesday Seminar – 12:30 - 1:45 PM in Bio Sciences West Room 208
"A Theory-based Method for DNA Barcoding of Bacteria (and Everything Else)", presented by Bill Birky.

Friday Hot Paper – 4:00 - 5:00 PM in Bio Sciences West Room 302
TODAY: "The dynamics of molecular evolution over 60,000 generations<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=7d6f1256b2&e=71068ef53d>", led by Joanna Masel.
NEXT WEEK: No Hot Paper (Thanksgiving Break)
Here is a link<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=d9953de3b3&e=71068ef53d> for others to sign up for the following weeks. Typically, discussions focus on recent papers in top journals that have broad appeal for the department.

Department News
None occurring

New Course for Spring 2018
ECOL 596A | Evolutionary Ecology
     This graduate-level course will explore standing questions at the interface of ecology and evolution, with an emphasis on how evolutionary processes affect the ecology that we observe in natural populations. Underlying concepts will be reviewed briefly in lectures by the instructor, but a large portion of class time will be spent discussing relevant literature and major questions in the field. Students will develop knowledge of key hypotheses and findings in evolutionary ecology, and hone their skills in dissecting primary literature and identifying unexplored research avenues.
     The class will meet twice per week, with day and time TBD based on participant schedules. The course will be taught by Katrina Dlugosch, who can be contacted at kdlugosch at email.arizona.edu<mailto:kdlugosch at email.arizona.edu> for any questions.

New Course for Spring 2018
RNR 458/558 | Ecosystem Ecology
     Rapid changes to Earth's biosphere will influence how natural and managed ecosystems functions and alter the services they provide. Issues from conservation biology to sustainability and global climate change rely on a comprehensive understanding of ecosystem processes. In this class, students will learn the principles of terrestrial ecosystem ecology, examining the influence of biological, ecological, and physical processes on energy and material flows and water and elemental (carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous) cycling in ecosystems. We will use "Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology" by Chapin et al. (available for free download through UA library) and relevant classic and contemporary literature to guide our discussions. Graduate students will have the opportunity to present their research and lead a lecture on a topic related to their work. All students will develop and present a 5-minute talk in the IGNITE format on a topic relevant to the course and their interests.
     The aims of the course are:
     1.  To understand why and how ecosystems form the fundamental unit of ecology-climate interactions and the state of natural resources.
     2.  To understand how water, nutrients, energy and carbon enter and cycle through ecosystems.
     3.  To understand how species differences and the composition of ecological communities influence ecosystem function and the quantity and quality of natural resources.
     4.  To understand current changes to natural ecosystems and be able to explain and predict how ecosystems and the resources they provide will respond to future environmental changes.
     5.  To understand human dependency on ecosystems and motivate students to stay informed of environmental issues.
     This 3-unit course will meet twice per week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 AM - 12:15 PM in ENR2 Room S210. The course will be taught by Rachel Gallery and Dave Moore.

Other Seminars of Interest
Water Research Resources Center Brown Bag Seminar
No Seminar Next Week
More information on current seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=2cfaa67df1&e=71068ef53d>.

Soil, Water, and Environmental Science Colloquium Series
No Seminar Next Week
More information on current seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=bb0d40483f&e=71068ef53d>.

Science Cafe Series
Tuesday, November 21st at 6 PM at Magpie's Pizza<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=d998ddd7f5&e=71068ef53d>
"The Moons of Saturn: Conditions for Life?", presented by Bashar Rizk, senior staff scientist at the UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.
More information on current and upcoming seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=f88d9a1ce0&e=71068ef53d>.

School of Plant Sciences Interdisciplinary Seminar Series
No Seminar Next Week
More information on current seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=3216ccae50&e=71068ef53d>.

Neuroscience Seminar/Colloquium
Tuesday, November 21st at 4 PM in Gould-Simpson 601
"Toxoplasma gondii interactions in the central nervous system", presented by Oscar Mendez, a Neuroscience Graduate Student.
More information on current seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=d26e63a879&e=71068ef53d>.

School of Natural Resources and the Environment Seminar Series
No Seminar Next Week
More information on current seminars can be found here.<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=2cb75bff69&e=71068ef53d>

Tree-Ring Talk
Monday, November 20th at 11:45 AM in Bryant Bannister 110
"My really late, late-wood talk: Tree-rings, old world archaeology and new frontiers in annual 14C", presented by Charlotte Pearson, in association with the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research.
More information on current seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=72323352fa&e=71068ef53d>.

The Biological and Biomedical Joint Seminar Series
No Seminar Next Week
More information on current seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=cd6ede48d4&e=71068ef53d>.

Herbarium Lunch Talk
No Seminar Next Week - Happy Thanksgiving!
More information on current seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=bf4d1fb0cf&e=71068ef53d>.

Geosciences Colloquium Series
No Seminar Next Week - Happy Thanksgiving!
TBA, presented by Tripti Bhattacharya, in association with the University of Arizona.
More information on current seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=c747144db1&e=71068ef53d>.

Entomology & Insect Science Seminar Series
No Seminar Next Week - Happy Thanksgiving!
More information on current seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=fe114bc52c&e=71068ef53d>.

Classifieds
R Labs in November - NEW!
Want to stay up to date with R programming training opportunities? Sign up for the University of Arizona R Users mailing list at: https://list.arizona.edu/sympa/subscribe/ruaz<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=e5dbe9331f&e=71068ef53d>
All sessions will be 9-11 am on Tuesday in the iSpace in the Science-Engineering Library<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=95f1cf7fbc&e=71068ef53d>. To get the most out of these workshops, participants should bring a laptop with R and RStudio installed<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=b1fea2b98c&e=71068ef53d>.
The remaining sessions in November:
November 21: RStudio, Git, and GitHub. Version control is an increasingly powerful tool, whether you are working solo analyzing your data or collaborating with a distributed team. In this workshop, we'll cover an introduction to the version control tool Git in the RStudio environment. We'll also get connected with the popular repository GitHub (and explain the difference between Git and GitHub).
November 28: Open R lab. Bring your R questions or just come in to write some code and enjoy coffee and pastries.

Richard Felger Reading - NEW!
Please join us for a special event with well known botanist Richard Felger reading from his lifetime of field notes and reminiscing about his plant travels. The reading will start at 6 PM on Monday, December 4th in the old Desert Laboratory library in the main building on Tumamoc Hill. Email Cynthia Anson<mailto:cynthiaanson at email.arizona.edu> for a reservation for the reading and also a reservation for the shuttle that will run between 5:50 and 6:00 from the base of the hill for those who prefer not to walk up.

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