http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:00:34 MST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 360 geology@usu.edu (Jean Daddow) Keith Putirka from California State University, Fresno, will present "Late Cenozoic U.S. Cordilleran Volcanism: Insights from the Central Sierra Nevada and Cordilleran Space-Time-Composition Patterns." Public is invited. Sat, 30 Dec 1899 15:30:00 MST sharon.pappas@usu.edu (Sharon Pappas) Gerald Smith, professor of biomechanics in USU's HPER Department, presents "Locomotion Mechanics: Springs, Pendula and Leg Models." Dr. Smith's presentation is preceded at 3 p.m. by refreshments. Sat, 30 Dec 1899 15:30:00 MST joanie.hevel@usu.edu (Joan Hevel) http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6815 Seminar title ~ Host Signaling Response to Adhesion of "Bifidobacterium infantis" Research Professor ~ Bart Weimer Sat, 30 Dec 1899 09:00:00 MST http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6815 lance.seefeldt@usu.edu (Lance Seefeldt) http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6542 Akif Tezcan UC San Diego Sat, 30 Dec 1899 16:00:00 MST http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6542 Learn about varied graduate school programs at USU's 8th annual Graduate School Fair. Sat, 30 Dec 1899 10:00:00 MST theresa.pitts-singer@ars.usda.gov (Theresa Pitts-Singer) http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6745 Seminar title ~ Learning Ability and Factors Influencing Nest Establishment of Solitary Bees Sat, 30 Dec 1899 10:00:00 MST http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6745 sharon.pappas@usu.edu (Sharon Pappas) Professor T-C Shen presents, "Nanotechnology in Nature." Biological systems are built on cells and cells of different properties can be joined seamlessly. They are truly nano-electrical-mechanical systems that we can only dream of. In this talk, Shen will discuss a few of these nanosystems which, with many more sophisticated systems, make anthropods the most successful phylum in the animal kingdom. Sat, 30 Dec 1899 15:30:00 MST josephli@biology.usu.edu (Joseph Li) http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6978 Seminar Title ~ Biological Energy Metabolism: N2 Fixation and Biofuels Research Sat, 30 Dec 1899 16:00:00 MST http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6978 brad.davidson@usu.edu (Brad Davidson) http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6543 John Lawson, Phoenix PharmaLabs, will be traveling out of the country Nov. 11. His seminar will be rescheduled in 2010. MST http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6543 stephanie.white@usu.edu (Stephanie White) http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6548 Featured speaker is Peter Kareiva of The Nature Conservancy in Seattle. His talk is followed by a reception. Dr. Kareiva speaks again on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 3 p.m. in ENGR 101. Sat, 30 Dec 1899 18:00:00 MST http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6548 stephanie.white@usu.edu (Stephanie White) http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6553 Featured speaker is Peter Kareiva of The Nature Conservancy in Seattle. His talk is preceded by refreshments at 2:30 p.m. Sat, 30 Dec 1899 15:00:00 MST http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6553 blairlarsen@msn.com (Blair Larsen) http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6983 The public is invited to an Open House to celebrate the many community contributions of USU Geology Department lecturer Sue Morgan and to wish her well on her next adventure: she is moving to Alaska. Light refreshments will be provided. Sue Morgan came to Logan in 1983 and has been educating and giving back to the community ever since. Countless people have been in her classes at Utah State University, learning about Geology and having fun in the process. In recent years, Sue is perhaps best known as Cache Valley's only successful Iditarod competitor - she completed the grueling 1100 mile solo sled-dog race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska in March 2008. This December, Sue returns to Alaska permanently, to begin the next chapter of her adventurous life. Sat, 30 Dec 1899 18:00:00 MST http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6983 geology@usu.edu (Jean Daddow) Suzette Payne from the Idaho National Laboratory will present "Crustal Rotation, Strain Rates, and Deformation in the Snake River Plain and Northern Basin and Range Province: What GPS Data Reveal." Public is invited Sat, 30 Dec 1899 15:30:00 MST sharon.pappas@usu.edu (Sharon Pappas) Emma Smith, a physics teacher at Box Elder High School and graduate student in secondary education at USU, presents "Physics for All." Her talk is preceded at 3 p.m. by refreshments. In 1997, Physics became the start of disciplinary science study for incoming sophomores at Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah. The decision to reverse the traditional sequencing of the sciences (Biology followed by Chemistry and then Physics) stemmed from a department's desire to make science more accessible to students through the realization the design of physics ultimately leading to biology represented the natural progression of the sciences. The culture of the Physics classroom was now vastly different with upwards of three hundred students now enrolling annually in Physics. In response to a greater number of students with learning disabilities undertaking a Physics course, Emma Smith developed a curriculum enhancement package "ADDventures in Physics" with an award from the American Institute of Physics to address this concern. In 2001, Box Elder High School was one of the fifty-eight schools studied in Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman's Project ARISE (American Renaissance in Science Education) which advocates for more coherent high school science programs through the implementation of a Physics for All approach. Emma Smith will share experiences of the past twelve years which shaped her to be a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient and Utah’s 2006 Outstanding Physics Teacher of the Year. Student perspectives and insights will be shared in addition to pitfalls contrasted with the benefits Physics for All. Sat, 30 Dec 1899 15:30:00 MST michelle.baker@usu.edu (Michelle Baker) http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6979 Seminar Title ~ Is Life-History Buffering or Lability Adaptive in Stochastic Environments? Sat, 30 Dec 1899 16:00:00 MST http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6979 scott.ensign@usu.edu (Scott Ensign) http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6545 Scott Strobel Hansen Symposium Seminar Sat, 30 Dec 1899 16:00:00 MST http://www.usu.edu/science/htm/calendar/eventID=6545 twhunsaker@gmail.com (Tanner Hunsaker) Anyone involved with the dental club or anyone interested in the dental profession is welcome. We will discuss a 4-year plan to help students prepare to get accepted to dental school, which classes to take and when, shadowing, leadership, service etc: The basic things a dental student should try to accomplish in the 4 years leading up to dental school. There will also be a presentation about one of the many dental schools in the U.S. and Canada. Come have some food and learn more about dentistry. Meeting will last approx. 45-60 minutes. Merril Cazier Library, room 112 Sat, 30 Dec 1899 13:00:00 MST james.coburn@usu.edu (James Coburn) Observe a variety of innovative, mind-stretching experiments covering a spectrum of topics ranging from pressure, buoyancy, sound, electricity and magnetism to light and superconductivity. All ages are welcome and the event is free. Sat, 30 Dec 1899 19:00:00 MST sharon.pappas@usu.edu (Sharon Pappas) Physics faculty members James Coburn and Shane Larson present "Under the Dome: Taking an Inside Look at the Rebirth of Astronomy at USU." Refreshments at 3 p.m. precede the talk. During the summer of 2009, a new observatory was constructed on the roof of USU's SER building. Soon to be outfitted with a 20" reflecting telescope, the new USU Observatory (USUO) will replace the aging facility near Romney Stadium. This new facility will have a diverse mission to serve students taking astronomy courses, reach out to the public in order to raise awareness of science and physics through astronomical programs, and provide a diverse suite of research opportunities in astronomy and astrophysics. In this talk, we'll spend some time reviewing the history of astronomy at USU, take a look at teh development and construction of the USUO, and finally look at several vignettes of projects that are planning for the observatory once the primary telescope arrives. Sat, 30 Dec 1899 15:30:00 MST MST MST