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Biology Dept Calendar (coming soon)

Clubs Carnival. Visit the tables of the Biology Club, Entomology Club, and Herpetology Club, and sign up. Sunday, Aug 28 from 3:00 - 6:00 PM on the Fairfield Hall lawn at the Midtown Campus. (posted 08-26-16)

First Day of Classes. Monday, Aug 29. (posted 08-26-16)

Thursday Research Seminar. Ornithologist Chad Seewagen, Executive Director of the Great Hollow Reserve and Ecological Research Center. Thursday, Sep 22, 2016 at 4:00 PM in Science Building 125. Open to the public. Reception to follow. (posted 08-26-16)

WestConn Day of Service. Serve our greater community. Biology students, faculty, and staff are invited to help with trail maintenance at the Westside Nature Preserve. Friday, Sep 23 beginning at 8:30 AM. Contact Dr. Wagener for more info. (posted 08-26-16)

Biology Follies. It's showtime again for our Second Annual Biology Follies. Biology students, faculty, and staff are invited to display their talents. Thursday, Sep 29 at 4:00 PM in Science Building 125. Submit your act to Dr. Wong by Sep 22. Open to the public. (posted 08-26-16)

Welcome new faculty & staff. Dr. Kristin Giamanco joins us as our new tenture-track cell biologist. Dr. Devdutta Deb teaches Microbiology on a one-semester appointment. Ms. Pamela Veach expands her duties from purchasing manager to lab coordinator for BIO 100. Our new and returning adjunct faculty: Larry Marsicano, Kathleen Miller, Ashley Manari, Brian Ortman, Barbara Bogart, George Rogers, Akalushi Muthukumarana, Frank Dye, Chris Tait, Howard Russock, Debbie Johnson, Roger Martinez-Alcaz, Paul Nitti, Mike Murphy, Pano Koukopoulos, Susan Maskel, Rayda Krell (posted 08-26-16)

Dr. Frank Dye published an article entitled, "Developmental Cell Biology" in Reviews in Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine 2:118–143 (2016). (posted 02-15-16)

Dr. Neeta Connally and other authors published a paper entitled, "Testing practices and volume of non-Lyme tickborne diseases in the United States" in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 7:193-198 (2016). (posted 01-23-16)

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Entomology Club is welcoming new members. For details, contact its advisor, Dr. Mitch Wagener.

Herpetology Club is welcoming new members. For more information, check out the club webpage or contact the advisor, Dr. Dora Pinou.

Biology Club is welcoming new members. For details, check out the club webpage or contact its advisor, Dr. Ed Wong.