Check out the NatureRx at UConn web site for how to find natural areas close to campus (https://naturerx.initiative.uconn.edu)
Upcoming Seminars
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Teale Seminar: Michelle Nijhuis (Journalist)4:00pm
9/30
Teale Seminar: Michelle Nijhuis (Journalist)
Thursday, September 30th, 2021
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Storrs Campus Online
Title: "The history and future of conservation"
See https://cese.uconn.edu/the-edwin-way-teale-lecture-series/ -
EEB Seminar: Austin Gray (Virginia Tech)3:30pm
10/7
EEB Seminar: Austin Gray (Virginia Tech)
Thursday, October 7th, 2021
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus line (contact Sarah Knutie
Title: "Investigating the effects of emerging contaminants from marine to freshwater systems" -
EEB Seminar: Matt Kasson (West Virginia University)3:30pm
10/14
EEB Seminar: Matt Kasson (West Virginia University)
Thursday, October 14th, 2021
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus Online (contact Sarah Knutie
Title: "Deciphering the role fungi play in their interactions with cicadas and millipedes" -
Teale Seminar: Jane O'Sullivan (University Of Queensland)4:00pm
10/21
Teale Seminar: Jane O'Sullivan (University Of Queensland)
Thursday, October 21st, 2021
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Storrs Campus Online
Title: "Ending population growth: a race against ecological limits" -
EEB Seminar: Santiago Ramírez (University Of California, Davis)3:30pm
10/28
EEB Seminar: Santiago Ramírez (University Of California, Davis)
Thursday, October 28th, 2021
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus Online (contact Sarah Knutie
Title: "The evolution of chemical communication and reproductive isolation in orchid bees" -
EEB Seminar: Sally Aitken (University Of British Columbia)3:30pm
11/4
EEB Seminar: Sally Aitken (University Of British Columbia)
Thursday, November 4th, 2021
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus Online (contact Sarah Knutie
Title: TBD
EEB-related Events
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Sep
30
Developing A Research Plan Statement For The NSF GRFP10:00am
Developing A Research Plan Statement For The NSF GRFP
Thursday, September 30th, 2021
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Other WebEx
This particular session will cover how to develop and refine an effective research plan statement, one of the most important parts of your application. Attendees who have already worked with a faculty mentor to define the basics of their project idea will be positioned to get the most out of this session. You do not need to have attended the previous NSF GRFP application development sessions to benefit from this one.
For the most up to date information on ONSF upcoming events, please visit https://www.onsf.uconn.edu/.
About NSF - GRFP
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program is a prestigious award that supports research-oriented students in a wide range of STEM and social science fields during their first three years of graduate school. The award includes a $34,000 stipend plus a $12,000 Cost of Education Allowance.
Eligibility
To be eligible, applicants must be either rising seniors or 1st year or 2nd year graduate students, plan on a PhD/research-oriented career, and be US Citizens or Permanent Residents. Eligible fields of study are: Chemistry, Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Engineering, Geosciences, Life Sciences, Materials Research, Mathematical Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Psychology, Social Sciences, STEM Education and Learning Research.
Join from the meeting link
https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m86594c4b05e6aad661dde2aa30f6b19a
Join by meeting number
Meeting number (access code): 2622 672 9248
Meeting password: iKJYMGmp267 -
Oct
5
MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Rachel Roper3:30pm
MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Rachel Roper
Tuesday, October 5th, 2021
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus BPB 130
Dr. Rachel Roper
Professor, Microbiology & Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Host: Carol Teschke
Title of Talk:
1.Bias in STEMM and what you can do to improve equity and diversity
Summary: Current data on gender and racial/ethnic bias will be presented with proven interventions to improve equity and diversity, with actual examples of the often unrecognized situations where bias seeps in and how it can be ameliorated.
Abstract: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31315903/
2.Poxvirus virulence genes, immunoregulation and improved vaccines
Summary: Poxvirus virulence genes may act to block antigen presentation and immune responses, and removal of these genes improves safety and efficacy of anti viral vaccines and viral anti cancer vaccines.
Abstract: https://jvi.asm.org/content/84/1/418.long
Dr. Roper is an NSF and ¬¬NIH-funded tenured Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at East Carolina University (ECU) in the Brody School of Medicine. She received her B.S. from Texas A & M University, and her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry where she received the M.A. Hare Research Excellence Award. She received her post-doctoral training at the NIH Lab of Viral Disease and was awarded an NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence. Dr. Roper was part of the team that first sequenced and analyzed the SARS Coronavirus genome and oversaw SARS vaccine development and testing. She is an inventor on the patent, as well as patents on poxviruses. She is a member of the National Academy of Inventors, an ECU Woman of Distinction, and recipient of the School of Medicine Women’s Advocacy Award and Faculty Senate Extraordinary Service Award.
Dr. Roper became interested in faculty gender issues in her roles Chairing: School of Medicine Women’s Faculty Committee, Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Women, School of Medicine Promotion & Tenure Committee, Department Personnel Committee, and Faculty Welfare Committees. She was a Principal Investigator on the ECU National Science Foundation grant to advance Women in Science, Engineering, Technology, and Math.
To learn more about Dr. Roper and her research, visit https://microbiology-immunology.ecu.edu/rachel-l-roper/ -
Oct
12
MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Sheila Teves3:30pm
MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Sheila Teves
Tuesday, October 12th, 2021
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus BPB 130
Dr. Sheila Teves
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of British Columbia
Host: Leighton Core
To learn more about Dr. Teves, visit https://teveslab.wordpress.com/
