Informal Reading and Discussion Groups
(listing updated 29 October 09)
These meetings and discussions are open to anyone. To have your name added to a group's e-mail distribution list, e-mail the contact person listed for that group.
Ecology Discussion Group (BSC 5932-42): Mondays, 1:00 9.m., 4009 KIN. Participants read and discuss papers on ecology. Website. Contact person: Brian Inouye.
Advanced Graduate Seminar in Population Genetics (ISC 5939): Mondays, 3:00 p.m., 150-T DSL. Contact person: Peter Beerli.
Integrative Reviews in Animal Behavior (Behavior Lunch): Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m., 4077 KIN. Contact person: Emily H. DuVal.
Chemical Senses Training Group (BSC 5900r): Tuesdays, 12:00 noon, at a restaurant. Contact person: Debra A. Fadool.
Rushton Lecture Series Reading Group: Tuesdays, 2:00 p.m., 4009 KIN. Contact person: Debra A. Fadool or Paul Q. Trombley.
Sensory Systems Reading Group (BSC 5952): Wednesdays, 12:00 noon, 3009 KIN. Informal data and discussion of recently published journal articles are covered by alternating group leaders. Topics are focused on, but not limited to, the chemical senses and visual sytems using biophysical and genetics approaches. The weekly discussion leaders are posted along with the pdf files of the journals to be presented on the BSC 5952 web page. Contact person: Debra A. Fadool or James M. Fadool.
Plant-Insect Interactions Discussion Group: Wednesdays, 1:00 p.m., 4009 KIN. Contact person: Nora Underwood.
Evolutionary Genetics Discussion Group (H group): Wednesdays, 4:00 p.m., 4077 KIN. We get volunteers who choose a paper of interest to them, then initiate discussion of that paper. We don't expect a presentation, just discussion. All interested students and faculty are welcome. Contact person: David Houle
History and Philosophy of Science Brown Bag Lunches: Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., 005 DIF. Contact person: Fritz Davis.
Electron Microscopy Journal Club: Thursdays, 2:00 p.m., 333 BIO. Contact person: Bruce Baumann.
Marine Biology Discussion Group: Fridays, 9:30 a.m., 2021 KIN. Contact person: Kevin Craig.
Macroevolution Reading Group (BSC 5932): Fridays, 10:00 a.m., 4077 KIN. The topic is anything macroevolutionary. Each week one volunteer chooses a paper, makes a five-minute presentation about it, and leads the discussion. Students formally registered for the course are required to lead one or two discussions; others may do so if they wish. Contact person: Scott J. Steppan.
