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Kerri Spuller on science through the lens of geomorphology

Kerri Spuller on science through the lens of geomorphology

May 5, 2021

Kerri Spuller graduated with her MS in Geosciences from Boise State University, with a focus in geomorphology and landscape change. For her research, she used geochronology and geochemistry to understand how drylands have been influenced by climate change over glacial-interglacial cycles. Currently, Kerri works as a geotechnical consultant in northern Nevada.

In this talk, she focuses on the multidisciplinary approach that many geomorphologists take when performing field research.

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Beth Fitzpatrick on Greater Sage Grouse behavior

Beth Fitzpatrick on Greater Sage Grouse behavior

Apr 28, 2021

Beth Fitzpatrick is a wildlife ecologist with an interest on population ecology. Growing up, a love of the outdoors and nature was instilled in her which led her to pursue a career in ecology. She is interested in species-habitat/landscape relationships in areas of development. She is currently finishing up her PhD research at the University of Wyoming in the Program in Ecology that investigates the influence of energy development on landscape connectivity and distribution of Greater Sage-Grouse for prioritizing efforts of restoration in Northern Wyoming.

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Jordan Gass on skin secretions in frogs

Jordan Gass on skin secretions in frogs

Apr 22, 2021

Jordan Gass was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico and I completed her undergraduate degree at New Mexico State University where she double majored in Biology and Microbiology. While in college, she discovered a passion for disease ecology and decided to pursue a master’s degree at the University of Nevada, Reno where she is studying the host-pathogen interactions of amphibians with a pathogenic fungus. She titles this talk: AMPing up their defenses: investigating the role of the innate immune system of the Panamanian Golden frog. Thank you to Garden to Glass and the Queen of Hearts Women’s Fund for sponsoring this lesson!

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Inga Conti-Jerpe on Coral Reefs

Inga Conti-Jerpe on Coral Reefs

Apr 14, 2021

Inga Conti-Jerpe is a coral reef ecologist with a primary research interest in how corals obtain nutrients and food to survive and reproduce. Inga has a PhD from the University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong, China, where she used stable isotope analysis as a tool to investigate variation in coral nutrition across species. Inga is passionate about science education and outreach and loves helping others investigate and understand the natural world. Inga is also an avid SCUBA diver; she got her certification at the age of 14 and has logged hundreds of dives both for research and fun!

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Rachel Hendricks on the impacts of tobacco

Rachel Hendricks on the impacts of tobacco

Apr 7, 2021

Rachel Hendricks will be graduating from Davidson College in North Carolina in May of 2021. She studies biology and data science and will be working at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as a National Institutes of Health (NIH) fellow following graduation. Rachel has spent the last two years as a student researcher for Dr. Karen Bernd exploring the toxicity and use patterns of waterpipe tobacco smoke (hookah) and other alternative tobacco products, and will share that work in this talk.

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