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The Drift | February 2nd

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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 ENR2 Room S107
Faculty Recruitment

Tuesday Seminar – 12:30 - 1:45 PM in Bio Sciences West Room 208
"Effect of pollination on food web stability and community composition" presented by Kayla Sale from the Martinez Lab
"Variable species responses to severe drought in the context of declines in ecosystem transpiration fluxes from an Amazon forest" presented by Neill Prohaska from the Saleska Lab

Friday Hot Paper – 4:00 - 5:00 PM in Bio Sciences West Room 302
For the first half of this semester, we will be reading 'Hot Papers' from our job candidates for the Evolution search in EEB, as well as from a few of the candidates for the Ecosystems Genomics cluster hire.
TODAY: Rogier Braakman (seminar next Thursday, February 1st at 12 PM) and his paper entitled "Metabolic evolution and the self-organization of ecosystems", which draws upon the evolutionary history of Prochlorococcus phytoplankton to propose a general theory relating metabolic evolution to the organization of ecosystems.

Department News
EEB in the News!
Check out Judie Bronstein's article in the Arizona Daily Star, on her collaborative research on the ecology of human networks. The article can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=8a8a7c6ed7&e=71068ef53d>.

Congratulations on EEB Carson Fellows
Lorah Patterson and Adam Chmurzynski, both PhD students in Brian Enquist's lab, have been awarded prestigious Carson Fellowships form the Institute of the Environment. An article by UA News can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=e174b0b722&e=71068ef53d>.

Congratulations, Russ Monson!
NSF is recommending Russ's 3-year, $895K grant for funding. The grant is entitled: Forest carbon-water interactions in relation to the North American Monsoon climate system, and it is being recommended by the Ecosystem Science Cluster in the Division of Environmental Biology. The research will be conducted in the Tree Ring Lab, with Malcolm Hughes as Co-I, and focuses on reconstructing forest carbon and water-cycle processes using stable isotope and radiocarbon ratios in the earlywood and latewood components of annual rings in Ponderosa pine.

Other Seminars of Interest
Water Research Resources Center Brown Bag Seminar
Tuesday, February 6th at 4 PM in the UA Student Union Sabino Room<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=4b0c9b3c1c&e=71068ef53d>
"The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona: Addressing Water and Natural Resource Issues in Arizona", presented by Maria Dadgar, Executive Director of the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona.
More information on current seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=0566f06613&e=71068ef53d>.

Soil, Water, and Environmental Science Colloquium Series
Monday, February 5th at 3 PM in Marley 230
TBD, presented by Dr. Maggue Wagner.
More information on current seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=169ad367c7&e=71068ef53d>.

School of Plant Sciences Interdisciplinary Seminar Series
Tuesday, February 6th at 4 PM in Marley 230
"Comparative systems biology: evolution and structure-to-function mapping across the tree of life", presented by German A. Plata, in association with Columbia University.
More information on current seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=b17e762137&e=71068ef53d>.

Neuroscience Seminar/Colloquium
No Seminar Next Week
More information on current seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=8f70a512eb&e=71068ef53d>.

School of Natural Resources and the Environment Seminar Series
Wednesday, February 7th at 3 PM in ENR2 S107
"Phenology, Ecosystem Processes, and Climate Change: What We Are Learning from the PhenoCam Network", presented by Andrew Richardson, in association with Northern Arizona University.
More information on current seminars can be found here.<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=90e018a3b4&e=71068ef53d>

Tree-Ring Talk
Wednesday, February 7th at 11:45 AM in Bryant Bannister 110
Brown Bag Seminar
More information on current seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=e7e6858ba3&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=9a0bf7b065&e=71068ef53d>.

Geosciences Colloquium Series
Thursday, February 8th at 4 PM in Haury 216
"Monitoring a dynamic planet Earth: Geodetic signatures of changing water resources", presented by Susanna Werth, in association with Arizona State University
More information on current seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=e7a5b8ffe2&e=71068ef53d>.

School of Geography and Development Colloquium Series - NEW!
TODAY, February 2nd at 3:30 PM in ENR2 S107
"New Spaces of Dystopia and Sustainability: Transforming the Geographic Dynamics of Biodiversity Use and Social Access in Food Systems Amid Global Change", presented by Karl Zimmerer.

Friday, February 9th at 3:30 PM in ENR2 S107
"Drawdown: A Blueprint for Reversing Global Change", presented by Katharine K. Wilkinson
More information on current seminars can be found here<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=d189b75f7f&e=71068ef53d>.

Classifieds
Postdoc Position in MCB with Dr. Megha Padi
     Postdoctoral positions are available immediately in the area of computational genomics and network science in the Padi Lab<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=5230faed38&e=71068ef53d> in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Arizona. We develop methods for integrating multi-'omics data and investigating how cellular networks are altered in complex diseases and phenotypes, with a view to identifying therapeutic strategies and advancing precision medicine. Current areas of focus include 1) mathematical modeling of "phase transitions" in network topology, 2) dynamics of regulatory networks during tumorigenesis, 3) combining tissue-specific networks and cancer mutations to predict the drug response, and 4) modeling how genetic variants can perturb network modules and drive complex phenotypes. We offer a supportive and interdisciplinary environment with connections to computational and biomedical centers across campus.
     We are looking for motivated individuals who want to apply their quantitative skills to tackle important problems in biology. A Ph.D. degree in physics, biology, computer sciences, mathematics, systems/computational biology, or a related field is preferred, along with excellent communication and programming skills (e.g. Python, Matlab, or C++).
     To apply, please upload a research statement describing your accomplishments and interests, your CV, and the names and contact information of three references online at U<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=94c81cec54&e=71068ef53d>A Careers<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=ece7121b4f&e=71068ef53d> (Job # P20503<https://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=c2d2c224f4&e=71068ef53d>). For more information on this position, please contact Dr. Megha Padi at mpadi at email.arizona.edu<mailto:mpadi at email.arizona.edu>.

Seeking Science Fair Judges
Hailey Sanders, the middle school science teacher at St. Michael's, is looking for volunteers who would be willing to judge the Science Fair projects. Volunteers would need to be available for roughly an hour sometime between Monday, February 12th and Wednesday, February 14th. Hailey can be reached at (520) 419-5301<tel:(520)%20419-5301> for any questions or for further information.

Room for Rent
Room for rent in mid-town Tucson, four miles from UA (Grant/Columbus area). Close to shopping (Trader Joe's, Bashas, Fry's, Baskin Robbins, Starbucks) and the Rillito River Loop. Rent the room furnished or use your own furniture. The house is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath with AC, shared living room, kitchen, and off street parking. Bike and other storage space negotiable. There is a large and fun outdoor space that includes a covered patio, outdoor sleeping area, gas grill, fire pit, and hot tub (installation in process). Only $500 a month includes water and wifi, plus 1/3 of electric bill. The room is available starting March 1st. Please call Sky Dominguez at 541-844-8274<tel:(541)%20844-8274> or email at sky13045 at gmail.com<mailto:sky13045 at gmail.com>.
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