The Sonoma State University fall Biology Colloquium entices listeners with new information about ourselves and the ecosystems that surround us. The lectures cover a wide array of subjects, including urban lake restoration, responses of crabs to ocean acidification, and aging. SSU anthropology professor Dr. Karin Jaffe completes the series on Dec. 8 with a talk on university-zoo collaborative research.
Lectures take place on select Tuesdays, noon to 1 p.m., in Darwin 103. For more information, visit https://www.sonoma.edu/biology/colloquium/. Admission is free, parking on campus is $5-$8.
Sept. 22
Physiological Responses of Crabs to Ocean Acidification and Warming
Dr. Jonathon Stillman, San Francisco State University - Romberg Tiburon Center
Sept. 29
Engineering Electric Communication
Dr. Caroline Ajo-Franklin, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Oct. 6
Studying Lifespan and Aging Using the Budding Yeast S. Cerevisiae and the Nematode C. Elegans
Dr. Mark McCormick, Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato
Oct. 13
Genome Sequencing, Biology, and Big Data: The Challenges and Opportunities That Lie Ahead of Us in Biology and Medicine
Dr. Titus Brown, UC Davis
Oct. 20
Local Adaptation in Response to Climate Change: Hot Times in Cold Places
Dr. Elizabeth Dahlhoff, Santa Clara University
Oct. 27
Harnessing the Biotechnological Potential Stored in Insects for Lignocellulose Degradation
Dr. Javier A Ceja-Navarro, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Nov. 3
Climate-Mediated Changes in Microbial Ecology of Artic Soils
Dr. Neslihan Taş-Baas, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Nov. 10
Life of Aquatic Insects in Thermally Heterogeneous Rivers and Their Ecosystem Impacts
Hiromi Uno, UC Berkeley
Nov. 17
Physiological and Behavioral Approaches to Studying the Biological State of California Native Fishes
Dr. Nann Fangue, University of California, Davis
Dec. 1
The Restoration of an Urban Lake: Socio-Ecological Opportunities and Challenges in the 21st Century
Jonathan Young, Presidio Trust of San Francisco
Dec. 8
Applied Animal Behavior: University-Zoo Collaborative Research that Enhances the Welfare of Captive Animals and the Academic Experience of Students
Dr. Karin Jaffe, Sonoma State University