CALS Events

Science Reporting in Interesting Times: A View from the Fishbowl

Virtual Speaker: Dan Vergano, Senior Editor, Scientific American

12:05-12:55 p.m.

1420 Microbial Sciences

Microbes and Climate Warming: Impacts, Feedbacks, and Modeling

Jizhong (Joe) Zhou -- University of Oklahoma | Host -- Jade Wang

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences

Environmental, Sustainability, and Natural Resources Connector

Student-Employer Networking

5-7 p.m.

Atrium, Discovery Building

RNA MaxiGroup: Lori Passmore

Specificity and regulation in mRNA poly(A) tail biogenesis

5:30 p.m.

2131 DeLuca Biochemistry Building

Food Supply Networks and AI: A Four-Webinar Series

Webinar 1: “Digitalization of agrifood supply chains, and the impact on social sustainability and fair value redistribution” with Dr. Marco Formentini, University of Trento

9-12 a.m.

Online

Biochemistry Colloquium: Traci Hall

Distinct recognition mechanisms by RNA regulatory protein partners

3 p.m.

1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Building

Dire Wolves, Dodos, and Dinosaurs: Media Messages and Public Perceptions of De-Extinction

Virtual Speaker: Paul Brewer – Professor, Department of Communication, University of Delaware

12:05-12:55 p.m.

1420 Microbial Sciences

Healthcare Connector

Student-Employer Networking Event

5-7 p.m.

Atrium, Discovery Building

Swarming motility and the control of flagellar number in Bacillus subtilis

Dan Kearns -- Indiana University | Host -- Briana Burton

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences

CALS Site Visit to Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals

From Research to Real-World Impact: Careers in Biotech

1:30-4:30 p.m.

Biochemistry Colloquium: Joel McManus

Getting Started on a Big Job: How RNA Structures and Sequences Control Production of Humanity’s Largest Protein

3 p.m.

1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Building

Animal Healthcare and Nutrition Meetup

Student-Employer Networking Event

1:30-4:30 p.m.

Atrium, Center for Dairy Research

RNA MaxiGroup: Omar Abdel-Wahab

Understanding and Targeting Aberrant RNA Splicing in Cancer

5:30 p.m.

2131 DeLuca Biochemistry Building

Seeing Risk: Visual Science Communication and Ice Safety in a Changing Climate

Speaker: Nan Li – Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences Communication, UW-Madison

12:05-12:55 p.m.

1420 Microbial Sciences

Going Where The Wild Things Are: Ocean microbes, their interactions & ecosystem consequences

Alexandra Worden -- University of Chicago, Marine Biological Laboratory | Host -- Katrina Forest

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences

Making the Cut: Grape Pruning

10 a.m.-12 p.m.

8502 Mineral Point Rd, Verona, WI 53593

Biochemistry Colloquium: Shiv Grewal

Stress Controls Epigenetic Inheritance of Repressive Chromatin

3 p.m.

1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Building

Speaker: Amy Becker – Professor, Department of Communication and Media, Loyola University – Maryland

Political Comedy and Entertainment: Saving or Stifling Our Democracy?

12:05-12:55 p.m.

1420 Microbial Sciences

Control and production of a pin-point bacterial adhesive by the model pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Clay Fuqua -- Indiana University | Host -- David Hershey

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences

Climate Journalism in an Era of AI Slop

Speaker: Jill Hopke – Associate Professor, Department of Journalism, DePaul University

12:05-12:55 p.m.

1420 Microbial Sciences