Sep 16
Colloquium: Stephen Kolomyjec – Phylogeny of Michigan’s Freshwater Sponges
Organized by Campus Colloquium Committee; Co-Sponsored by LSSU Library and the Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning.
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Oct 3
Colloquium: Jason Garvon-Million Dollar Birdie
Dr. Garvon has been active with the Great Lakes Piping Plover recovery effort since 2007 when he volunteered as a monitor and LSSU was subcontracted for one monitor position. Since that time they have successfully written grants and have become the primary monitoring organization of the U.P. In this presentation, Dr. Garvon will discuss the…
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Dec 5
Scholar Series: Dr. Rob Kipka – The Village of Henriettas
Dr. Kipka’s talk will begin with “Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” author Rebecca Skloot’s claim that ‘there were so many of [Henrietta Lacks’ cells] they could wrap around the Earth several times’ (p. 238). We’ll ask if this is really possible and how long it might take to grow so many cells. Following the mathematics…
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