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UPCOMING EVENTS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n TBD<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n In many cases, past events have been recorded and can be accessed by<\/span> clicking here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n 2022 Earth Day Biodiversity Presentations.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n Recorded sessions (Click to listen):\u00a0<\/p>\r\n 2021 Lake Symposium (Click here to register)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\r\n Zebra Mussel Monitoring PSA.\u00a0<\/strong>Watch here<\/a><\/p>\r\n Grass Carp Risk Assessment Workshops<\/strong>. Learn more here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n Saturday, April 17, 2021: <\/strong>Northeast Sigma\u00a0<\/span>Xi Regional Conference. Hosted by WCSU. Learn more<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n Saturday, May 1, 2021:\u00a0<\/strong>Graduate student trip to Outer Island in Branford, CT.<\/span><\/p>\r\n Monday, August 23, 2021:<\/strong>\u00a0Pizza lunch for current and incoming graduate students.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n Thursday, March 18, 2021: <\/strong><\/span>Dr. Emile Gluck-Thaler, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, will be sharing his work entitled \u201cGene Clusters and the Evolution of Fungal Metabolic Traits.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n Tuesday, December 8, 2020 @ 7pm (virtual): <\/strong><\/span>Restoring the Norwalk River: Working to mediate over 200 years of negative impacts.\u00a0 MS student Kelly Nealon will present her thesis work.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n Monday, Nov. 30, 2020 @ <\/strong>7pm (virtual): <\/strong><\/span>Third Night of the Fall 2020 Regional Lake Communities Symposium<\/span> Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 @ 4pm (virtual):<\/strong> <\/span>Biology Department Research Seminar Series presents Chad Roy, director of infectious disease aerobiology at the Tulane National Primate Center. Aerobiology and transmission of of COVID-19 virus.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 @ 7 pm (virtual): <\/strong>Second Night of the Fall 2020 Regional Lake Communities Symposium – “Using Data to Assess our Lakes” Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 @ 4pm (virtual):<\/strong> Biology Department Research Seminar Series presents medical anthropologist Ruthanne Marcus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. COVID-19 transmission in homeless populations.<\/span>To learn more visit: www.wcsu.edu\/biology\/seminar\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 @4 pm (virtual):<\/strong> Join the Biology Department’s students, faculty, and staff in\u00a0 <\/span> Monday, Sept. 28, 2020 @7 pm (virtual):<\/strong> First Night of the Fall 2020 Regional Lake Communities Symposium<\/span> Thursday, Sept. 17 @ 4pm (virtual):<\/strong> Biology Department Research Seminar Series presents epidemiologist Kimberly Yousey-Hindes, Yale School of Public Health. COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Connecticut.<\/span><\/p>\r\n Monday, August 24, 2020 @ 1:30pm (virtual):<\/strong> New and Prospective Student Orientation. Come meet fellow graduate students and faculty.\u00a0 Email pinout@wcsu.edu for meeting link and details.<\/span><\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\nPAST EVENTS<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n
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\u201cStrategies beyond grass carp for managing aquatic plant growth”
<\/em>Based on the conversation started in 2019, stakeholders will be able to understand how they can help prioritize economic interests in Connecticut Lakes. Invited lake community representatives: Candlewood Lake Authority, Lake Housatonic, Ball Pond, Lake Zoar, Lake Lillinonah, Lake Waubeeka and others.<\/span><\/p>\r\n
<\/em>Based on the conversation started in 2019, stakeholders will be able to understand how they can help prioritize economic interests in Connecticut Lakes. Invited lake community representatives: Candlewood Lake Authority, Lake Housatonic, Ball Pond, Lake Zoar, Lake Lillinonah, Lake Waubeeka and others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n
Biology Follies – annual<\/em> showcase their performance talents and skills. It\u2019s a fun way to bring the Biology Department together. Think “America’s Got Talent” for the Biology Dept!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n
“Reflecting on Invasive Plants and Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) – continuing and new challenges”
<\/em>Based on the conversation started in 2019, stakeholders will be able to understand how they can help prioritize economic interests in Connecticut Lakes. Invited lake community representatives: Candlewood Lake Authority, Lake Housatonic, Ball Pond, Lake Zoar, Lake Lillinonah, Lake Waubeeka and others.\u00a0 <\/span>To\u00a0 learn more visit: www.wcsu.edu\/biology\/lake-symposium-2020\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n