Darwin Festival Schedule, 2013

Darwin FestivalSM 2013 Salem State University  Department of Biology Schedule of Events February 11-15, 2013 DUE TO THE BLIZZARD OF 2013, MONDAY'S EVENTS ARE CANCELED.
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	MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013
8:00 a.m.	VIDEO: “Darwin’s Secret Notebooks” - National Geographic.	Slater Lecture Hall
9:00 a.m.	“HOW RACE BECOMES BIOLOGY: GENES, ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH” - Clarence Gravlee, Department of Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainesville.  Co-sponsored by the Campus Center.	Veterans Hall
10:00 a.m.	VIDEO: “To the Ends of the Earth” - Frozen Planet.	Slater Lecture Hall
11:00 a.m.	“GENES INFLUENCE BEHAVIOR, BUT IT’S NOT SO SIMPLE” - Steven Hyman, Director, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute, Cambridge MA. Sponsored by the Salem State Chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.	Veterans Hall
12:30 p.m.	VIDEO: “What Makes Us Human?” - NOVA scienceNOW.	Slater Lecture Hall
1:30 p.m.	“A SUSTAINABLE WORKFORCE = A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY” - Adrian Dahlin, Rising Green, Holyoke MA. Sponsored by the Department of Chemistry & Physics and the Charles Albert Read Trust.	Veterans Hall
2:30 p.m.	VIDEO: “Silence of the Bees” (110 min) - Nature.	Slater Lecture Hall

	TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2013 - Charles Darwin’s Birthday
8:00 a.m.	VIDEO: “Revealing the Origins of Life” – NOVA scienceNOW - Where Did We Come From?	Slater Lecture Hall
9:30 a.m.	“SEX DIFFERENCES IN CHIMPANZEE BEHAVIOR” - Zarin Machanda, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge MA. The Keville-DePalma Founders Lecture	Veterans Hall
11:00 a.m.	VIDEO: “Cracking Your Genetic Code” - NOVA.	Slater Lecture Hall
12:30 p.m.	“THE GEOMETRIC CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVOLUTION OF ALGAL CELL WALLS: THE ROAD TO LAND PLANTS AND COMPLEX MULTICELLULAR LIFE” - Larry Lewis, Department of Biology, Salem State University, Salem MA. Sponsored by the Biological Society.	Veterans Hall
2:00 p.m.	VIDEO: “Mind Over Money” - NOVA.	Slater Lecture Hall
3:15 p.m.	VIDEO: “Incredible Journey of the Butterflies” - NOVA.	Slater Lecture Hall

	WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013 Charles Albert Read Science Lectures
8:00 a.m.	VIDEO: “Ultimate Mars Challenge” - NOVA.	Slater Lecture Hall
9:00 a.m.	“THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF NITROGEN” - Robinson W. Fulweiler, Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston MA. Sponsored by the Charles Albert Read Trust.	Veterans Hall
10:00 a.m.	VIDEO: “What Females Want” - Nature.	Slater Lecture Hall
11:00 a.m.	“EFFECT OF WINTER CLIMATE CHANGE ON NORTHERN HARDWOOD FORESTS” - Pamela Templer, Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston MA. Sponsored by the Charles Albert Read Trust.	Veterans Hall
12:30 p.m.	VIDEO: “The Last Frontier” - Frozen Planet.	Slater Lecture Hall
1:30 p.m.	“TINY FOSSILS TELL TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC” - Nicholas Venti, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Sponsored by the Department of Geological Sciences and the Charles Albert Read Trust	Veterans Hall
2:30 p.m.	VIDEO:  “Blue Gold: World Water Wars”  (90 min) - PBS	Slater Lecture Hall

	THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013 Charles Albert Read Science Lectures
8:00 a.m.	VIDEO: “Ice Age Death Trap” - NOVA.	Slater Lecture Hall
9:30 a.m.	“THE BENEFIT OF BUDDIES: AN INSECT PERSPECTIVE ON COOPERATION AND SOCIAL LIVING” - Lynn Fletcher, Department of Biology, Salem State University, Salem MA. Sponsored by the Charles Albert Read Trust.	Veterans Hall
11:00 a.m.	“DOWN TO THE LAST DROP: CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER RESOURCES IN THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST” - Christopher Williams, Department of Geography, Clark University, Worcester MA.  Sponsored by the Department of Geography and the Charles Albert Read Trust.	Veterans Hall
12:30 p.m.	VIDEO: “Can I Eat That?” - NOVA scienceNOW.	Slater Lecture Hall
2:00 p.m.	VIDEO: “And What Males Will Do” - Nature.	Slater Lecture Hall
3:15 p.m.	VIDEO: “A Sense of Wonder” - Bullfrog Films.	Slater Lecture Hall

	FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013 - Biology Alumni Day
8:00 a.m.	VIDEO: “Animal Odd Couples” - Nature.	Slater Lecture Hall
9:00 a.m.	VIDEO: “Lice and Human Evolution” - NOVA scienceNOW - Where Did We Come From?	Slater Lecture Hall
10:00 a.m.	VIDEO: “On Thin Ice” - Frozen Planet.	Slater Lecture Hall
11:00 a.m.	“ACOUSTICS: BEYOND WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE” - Seth Horowitz, President, The Engine Institute, Warwick, RI.	Veterans Hall
12:30 p.m.	“HOW SLOW CAN LIFE GO? LESSONS FROM THE SUBSEAFLOOR” - Steven D'Hondt, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston.	Veterans Hall
1:30 p.m.	VIDEO: “Hurricane Katrina: The Storm That Drowned a City” - NOVA.	Slater Lecture Hall
2:30 p.m.	“INTERNAL PARASITES OF NORTH ATLANTIC SHARKS” - Mae Taylor SSU ‘07, Visiting Lecturer, Biology Department, Salem State University.	Veterans Hall

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If you require interpretative services, please contact the Office for Students with Disabilities at TTY (978)-542-7146 orosd@salemstate.edu. To help us best meet your needs, please notify us of your requirements at least 2 weeks in advance. All videos are close-captioned. Veterans Hall is located on the 2nd floor of the Ellison Campus Center. Dr. Schuyler G. Slater Lecture Hall (MH 444) is located on the 4th floor of the Frederick A. Meier Arts & Sciences Hall. The Festival is open to the public. All events are free. The location for all events is Salem State University's North Campus, 352 Lafayette St., Salem, Massachusetts, 01970. For directions, go to www.salemstate.edu or contact the Biology Department (978-542-6236). Major funding for the DARWIN FESTIVALSM has been provided by the Salem State University Administration, the Charles Albert Read Trust Fund, the Student Government Association through the Biological Society, the Keville-DePalma Darwin Festival Endowment Fund, contributions from Hayden McNeil Publishers, McGraw Hill, Pearson Higher Education,Simbiotic Software, WH Freeman, and other individual contributions. Darwin FestivalSM Committee: Susan M. Case (Coordinator), Juditha C. A. Burchsted, Ryan Fisher, Lynn Fletcher, Gary Heisermann, Paul Kelly, Sheila Schreiner, T. Nelson Scottgale, Alan M. Young. and Amanda Viecelli (President, Biological Society). Founded by Philip A. DePalma and Virginia F. Keville

Cape Ann Wild Bird Rescue Rehabber in Jeopardy of Eviction

Dear Colleagues:

Some of you know that a friend of mine, Jodi Swensen, is a licensed bird rehabber. Unfortunately, she has run into a major problem, so I was hoping I could reach out to our community of biologists to help in a small way.  It turns out that Jodi's landlord has fallen behind in his mortgage payments, and Jodi may soon find herself being evicted. The house is already listed by the bank for a short sale. 

Jodi's rehabbing activities occupy almost every room in her house, as well as a large part of the outside areas. The likelihood of her finding another affordable place to rent that would allow a rehabbing operation is slim at best. Jodi is hoping to appeal to Bank of America as well as local politicians to see if some kind of accommodation might be possible — even to the extent of her taking over the mortgage at reduced payments. 

Granted, this is a long shot, but she is still hoping. To this end, she has prepared a petition on SignOn to be delivered to several recipients. If you could be so kind, I know she would appreciate your signature on the petition. The site is here:

http://signon.org/sign/help-save-the-cape-ann.fb23?source=c.fb&r_by=6824786

Here is a web page for her rehab operation:

http://www.CAWildBirdRescue.org

There are links at her web page to news stories about her activities. 

Please sign the petition, if you are so inclined, and maybe even spread the word.

Thanks!

David W. Tapley 

Happy Holidays from the Biology Department!

2012 BioSociety Holiday Party!

2012 BioSociety Holiday Party!

Monday December 10^th at 11am in MH405

Come along to enjoy good food, company and numerous gifts!!

'Networking Cafe' on Monday, November 5

NETWORKING CAFE:
Meet Deb Sumner
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Community Time: 11 am – noon in room CC 236

What’s a Biology Major Doing in Business?

Meet, Deb Sumner, Salem State University alumna, with a bachelor of science in biology, a minor in chemistry and a concentration in medical technology. Currently, Ms. Sumner is the President of Quality Systems and Compliance, Inc. (QSC), which was established in 2000 and incorporated in 2004. She offers her clients various consulting services for in the clinical diagnostic market as well as regulatory consulting for medical device manufacturers. Although all students are welcome, Ms. Sumner’s talk will be particularly relevant for students in business and biology. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Ms. Sumner’s interesting
career path and learn about how she became successful.

Please come, eat cookies with your colleagues and meet some interesting people! We look forward to
seeing you there.

NETWORKING CAFE CO-SPONSORED BY THE CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY WITH THE BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT.

For more information, contact Gina Vega, Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Activity
at ext. 7417.

Halloween, 2012, 12:30-3:20 Cell Bio lab!

Dr. Tracy Ware and her Cell BIO lab students were busy isolating mitochondria from cauliflower and stopped midway to pose.

Photo credits: Nick Rudolph and Kelly Carter

Photos from Seniors BBQ 2012

Greg Bingham, Lynn Fletcher, Sue Case

Amy Sprenkle and Midge Hoover on ‘clean-up’ patrol

 

Group Shot

‘Burgers are ready’!

Anne Tyburc and Tracy Ware

Students having lunch

Operation Wallacea Internships - Dr. Tim Coles at Salem State University (10/1/2012)

Two videos below of Project Director and founder of Operation Wallacea, Dr. Tim Coles to our students.

Part 1 of 2 



Part 2 of 2

New Coronavirus

Email from Gwen Scottgale: 

Thought this "Bio in the news" might be of interest in a lot of different courses and is international in context.
I have the text from the Washington Times below the Washington Post's link:

Link to Washington Post article with more details: (maybe a bat virus, speedy sequencing, etc.)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/scientists-scramble-to-understand-a-new-virus-similar-to-the-one-that-caused-sars/2012/09/27/00af9842-08bb-11e2-a10c-fa5a255a9258_story.html

Community Preservation Act

If you live in Salem, you might be interested in this social event to raise awareness and funds to support the Community Preservation Act.  (Note: the CPA will result in a property tax rise (on average) of $9 per property per year; the state matches CPA funds from taxes.)

The CPA has done wonders for public space redevelopment in many other communities around MA and even neighboring Salem. Why Salem has not had the CPA in place yet is a mystery to me.

Our own Lucy Corchado worked very hard in a 4 day period to get the 1500 signatures required to put the CPA on the November ballot.

FOR MORE INFORMATION on the CPA, GO TO

www.facebook.com/SalemCPA or

www.supportsalem.com

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JOIN YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO SUPPORT

THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT IN SALEM

FUNDRAISER FOR THE 2012 CAMPAIGN

TO SUPPORT QUESTION 4

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

94 WASHINGTON SQUARE EAST

SALEM, MA 01970

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012

6pm - 8pm

potluck (bring a snack to share)    - cash bar

FOR MORE INFORMATION on the CPA, GO TO

www.facebook.com/SalemCPA or

www.supportsalem.com

Dr. T. Ware

Professor

Department of Biology

Salem State University

Praying Mantis Sexual Cannibalism and Reprodution

Just a glimpse at some of the exciting topics covered in Entomology and Behavioral Ecology! Lynn Fletcher


Praying Mantis Research - SUNY Fredonia Sexual Cannibalism and Reproduction from phil hastings on Vimeo.

Alumnus Amanda Kennedy and Operation Wallacea

Dr. Tracy Ware reported that Amanda Kennedy just got a job at the Broad Institute in Boston in the lab!

Amanda was a Cell/Molecular Biology student at SSU.  When she went to Egypt with Operation Wallacea, she worked on a DNA extraction/genome conservation project.  This Summer, Operation Wallacea asked her to go to Honduras to do the same thing and train others. 

Amanda agreed to give a talk at SSU about her experiences in the near future. 

Amanda Kennedy

ASM EDUCATION FELLOWSHIPS

Are Your Students Seeking Funding to Attend a National Meeting and Enhance Presentation Skills?    Applications Are Available Today

DEADLINE: December 1, 2012        Students will: Present their research at a national meeting, Submit a research abstract to ASM for presentation at the 2013 ASM General Meeting, and Attend the Presentation Institute before the ASM General Meeting to enhance their chances of furthering their graduate/professional training Agree to participate in an undergraduate research program at a U.S. based institution.        Benefits: Participate in the ASM Fellows Presentation Institute prior to presenting research at the ASM General Meeting Receive up to $1500 in travel support to the ASM Presentation Institute and ASM General Meeting (if abstract is accepted) Receive Two Year ASM student membership Recognition in ASM publications

ASM Undergraduate Research Capstone  Online Application—APPLY NOW Questions or concerns? Email: fellowships@asmusa.org Sincerely, Patricia Baynham, Ph.D. Chairperson ASM Undergraduate Research Capstone

American Society for Microbiology  1752 N Street NW   Washington, DC 20036

The Alfred L. Borgatti Biology Scholarship

The Alfred L. Borgatti Biology Scholarship

2010 awarded amount of $775.00

This award is endowed with a donation from the family of Alfred L. Borgatti.  Dr. Borgatti, a long time member of the Biology faculty, was an ardent supporter of student scholarship in the Natural Sciences.  Each year, a Biology major will be awarded fund s to support student scholarship. 

This fund was established for the purpose of supporting the scholarship of undergraduate majors in Biology and promoting student interest to continuing a career in Biology.  This award is restricted to covering the costs of student research projects and/or participation in professional organizations. The Award will be announced at the end of the Spring semester so that the Award can be used during the next year.  The Award can be used in a single semester or spread out over two semesters.  The annual award will be awarded according to the following principles and guidelines.  

The Alfred L. Borgatti Biology Award shall be used for:

Ø  Conference expenses

Ø  Research Costs

From the pool of students who meet the minimal academic qualifications (listed below), the award will go to the student who has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to the study of Biology.  The application should include information that shows strong interest in their major subjects.  In the event of equally qualified applicants, the student with the greatest demonstrated financial need shall receive the award.  This does not preclude splitting the award between two very deserving students.  To be considered, a student must meet the minimal academic qualifications:

Ø  At least a sophomore standing (45 credits), with at least 20 credits of major courses completed at Salem State College (as defined on the biology flow sheets).

Ø  If a transfer student, then at least 15 credits of major courses completed at Salem State College (as defined on the biology flow sheets).

Ø  Candidates must be a matriculated Biology major.

Ø  Minimum overall GPA of 2.5 as well as a GPA of 2.5 or better in major courses and required Chemistry & Physics support courses.

Please see the application form for specific details required.

The Alfred L. Borgatti Biology Scholarship

Application Form

Due date:  April 16, 2010 in  MH 404

Name __________________________________________  E-mail ___________________

Phone ___________________

Address  __________________________________________

            __________________________________________

Class year  __________          Major  ___________   Concentration ______________

Overall GPA _______                        Total number of credits _________

GPA in major ______ Total number of major credits at SSC ______

Major credits elsewhere (for each college)  _____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

Indicate in the space below how you will use the Alfred L. Borgatti Biology Scholarship.

Attachments.

1.      Unofficial SSC transcript with major courses noted in yellow hi-liter.

2.      Unofficial transcripts for all courses that were transferred in from all other colleges.  Then use yellow hi-liter to distinguish the major courses.

3.      Please give a brief statement that describes your interest in Biology and the Alfred L. Borgatti Biology Scholarship.  You may include how you became interested in Biology, your present interests in Biology, and/or your future plans after you leave SSC .

4.      Reference letter (One letter of support).

5.      Research projects (Optional) – portfolios, reports; if currently involved, then progress reports.

Maney Goes Diving

Ted Maney, Matt Fregeau and Becky Vitale @ Juniper Point Beach (8/31/2012).