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Week 1 |
4:30 |
Triad Day - work syllabus quiz that closes
on
Sept. 6. This counts as one attendance and will
not be opened
after Sept. 6. |
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Week 2 |
4:00 |
Division Meeting for Faculty. |
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4:30 |
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Week 3 |
4:00 |
Extra.
Poster
session
for
students
who
conducted
research
at
summer
positions.
Attend
and
write
a
summary
of
two
posters
to
earn
an
extra attendance credit.
Summary is due Sept. 13, 2010. |
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4:30 |
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Week 4 |
4:00 |
Guest speaker: Dr. David Butcher, WCU. Phytoremediation of Lead and Arsenic at Barber Orchard, NC. |
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4:30 |
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Week 5 |
David Habib - Testing
for
the
presence
of β-8 integrin and albuminuria in mice with β-8
integrin targeted gene deletion.
Mentor: Dr. Vicki
Collins |
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4:30 |
Steve LeGrand - Decrease in Habituation Time of the Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pudica) Implies Information Storage and Transfer. Mentor: Dr. Jeff Holmes |
| Tues,
Sept.
21,
2010 |
7:00 |
Sigma
Xi
Meeting
at
Brevard
College.
Dr.
Jennifer
Frick-Ruppert,
Brevard
College
- Blue
Ghosts and Mountain
Nature:
Natural History of the
Southern
Appalachians. This presentation will
focus on the biology
of the Blue Ghost Firefly. Collins will leave Spidel promptly at 5:00 pm. Let Collins know today if you wish to attend. Student needs to provide own funds for dinner ($8.00 guest rate). |
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Week 6 |
4:00 |
Amy Wagner - Rana sylvatica froglet fitness when reared in the non-lethal presence of a predator. Mentor: Dr. Lou Weber and Dr. Amy Boyd (temp). |
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4:30 |
Arielle Bareket -
Toxic Alkaloids in Comfrey (Symphytum
officinale). Mentor: Dr. Dean
Kahl |
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Week 7 |
4:00 |
Brailey Simplican - Role
of
Soil
Moisture,
Shading,
Slope
Aspect,
and
Elevation
in
Ground
Spider
Niche
in
Hardwood
Forests.
Mentor:
Dr.
Amy
Boyd |
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4:30 |
Sam Perron - Comparing
Tree
Growth
in
a Mixed Hardwood Forest. Mentor:
Dr. Dave
Ellum |
| Wed,
Oct.
6,
2010 |
7:00
pm |
Special
Event:
Bill
McKibben - Sustainable Community
Speaker.
Attend and submit half-page summary to D. Collins for
one attendance
make-up credit. Deadline Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. |
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Week 8 |
4:00 |
Jo Werba - Leaf
Litter
and
Forest
Type
Effect
on
the
Growth
and
Survival
of
Partridgeberry
(Mitchella repens).
Mentor:
Dr.
Dave
Ellum |
| 4:30 |
Katelyn Deaton - The
impact of environmental factors on dust
bathing frequency in captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana).
Mentor:
Dr.
Robert
Eckstein |
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Fall Break |
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Week 9 |
4:00 |
David Brand - Disturbance, growth and
non-native
invasibility of river cane (Arundinaria
gigantea). Mentors: Dr.
Louise Weber and Dr.
Amy Boyd. |
| 4:30 |
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| Thursday,
Oct.
28 |
Date
Lottery
for
fall
2011
Seminars |
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| Thursday,
Oct.
28 |
7:30
pm |
Sigma
Xi
at
WWC.
Speaker:
Dr.
John
Brock
of
WWC: Climate Change
on the Third Planet from the Sun: A Closer Look.
Attend
and earn attendance credit for NSS. Summary to D.
Collins -
deadline: Monday Nov. 1. |
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Week 10 |
4:00 |
Fern MacDougal - Using Landscape Features to Predict the Growth of the Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) in the Banhead National Forest, AL. Mentor: Dr. David Ellum. |
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4:30 |
Jesse Rickard - Changes
in
soil
carbon
and
soil
carbon
processes
as
a
result
of
management
on
Christmas
Tree
hill. Mentor: Dr. Dave Ellum. |
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Week 11 |
4:00 |
Octavia Sola - Human
Activity
and
Shorebird
Behavior
on
Onslow
Beach,
Camp
Lejeune -
Mentor: Dr. Michael Torres |
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4:30 |
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| Tues
Nov
9,
2010 |
7:00 |
Sigma
Xi
at
UNC-A.
Dr.
David
Gillette
of
UNC-A
Environmental
Studies
Department
will
speak
about The
Importance of Habitat Connectivity to Stream Fishes.
Karpen
Humanities Building, UNC-Asheville. Collins will leave WWC at 5:30 pm for dinner in UNC-A cafeteria. Students wanting rides may contact Don Collins by Monday, Nov. 8. |
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Week 12 |
4:00 |
Taija Ventrella - Antioxidants in
Blueberry, Pomegranate, and
Açaí Juices.
Mentor: Dr. Victoria Collins |
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4:30 |
Maya Rios - Changes in Lifespan of SOD-2 Caenorhabditis elegans due to Antioxidant Exposure. Mentor: Dr. Vicki Collins |
| Friday,
Nov.
19 |
Thesis
draft
due
to
mentors. |
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Week 13 |
4:00 |
Allyson Gardner - Impacts of Daily Weather Variation on Domestic Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) Milk Production. Mentor: Dr. Robert Eckstein |
| 4:30 |
Rebecca Loeb - Painted Turtle (Chrysemys Picta) Microhabitat Preferences in a Wetland in Eastern Massachusetts. Mentor: Dr. Lou Weber and Dr. Dave Ellum (temp) | |
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Week 14 |
4:00 |
Lauren Sherman - Foraging
Behavior
of
Pileated
Woodpeckers
(Dryocopus
pileatus)
on
Suicide
Ridge.
Mentors:
Dr.
Lou Weber and Dr. Michael Torres |
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4:30 |
Division Meeting - all science faculty. |
| Friday
Dec
4 |
4:30 |
Final
archival
thesis
due
to
Spidel
205
-
4:30
pm. |
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Week 15 |
4:00 |
Hannah Klein - A
Method
for
Field
Analysis of Kudzu (Pueraria
lobata) Floral Volatiles.
Mentor: Dr. Dean C. Kahl. |
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4:30 |
Jake Naughton - Response
of
Larval
Wood
Frogs
(Rana sylvatica)
to
the Herbicide Metabolite AMPA (Aminomethylphosphonic
Acid).
Mentor:
Dr.
Mark
Brenner |
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Week 16 |
4:00 |
Laurel Thwing - Rhizome
propagation
of
Galax
(Galax urcelota)
using waste product from commercial harvest
operations.
Mentors:
Dr. David Ellum and Dr. Amy Boyd |
| 4:30 |
Graham Sivak - Spatial Heterogeneity of Light and Woody Seedling Regeneration in a Temperate Hardwood Forest. Mentors: Dr. Jeff Holmes and Dr. David Ellum |