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− | Undergraduate Seminar at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Spring, | + | Undergraduate Seminar at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Spring, 2014<br> |
1 credit<br> | 1 credit<br> | ||
Thursday 2:30-5pm<br> | Thursday 2:30-5pm<br> | ||
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− | + | Instructor: [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/William_Ryerson Bill Ryerson] | |
− | We will meet all the distinguished scientists on this semester's [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebwww/seminars.php# | + | We will meet all the distinguished scientists on this semester's [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebwww/seminars.php#415 list of speakers.] |
Student will be responsible for participating in each meeting. We will read at least one research article written by a different visiting scholar every week. After a half hour of discussion, we will meet the person behind the science and then hear them give an hour-long research seminar. This course is for undergraduate students interested in broadening their understanding of modern ecology and evolutionary biology by engaging in active discussion. Read this [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Image:Guidesforpaperandiscussion.pdf guide]to writing response papers and preparing for discussion. | Student will be responsible for participating in each meeting. We will read at least one research article written by a different visiting scholar every week. After a half hour of discussion, we will meet the person behind the science and then hear them give an hour-long research seminar. This course is for undergraduate students interested in broadening their understanding of modern ecology and evolutionary biology by engaging in active discussion. Read this [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Image:Guidesforpaperandiscussion.pdf guide]to writing response papers and preparing for discussion. | ||
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'''Leading 1 discussion= 10 points''' Pick research article for the discussion, summarize and focus discussion with peers. | '''Leading 1 discussion= 10 points''' Pick research article for the discussion, summarize and focus discussion with peers. | ||
− | *Email ''' | + | *Email '''Bill (william.ryerson@uconn.edu)''' with article choice ''@ least'' 1 week before you lead seminar discussion. |
Read this [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Image:Guidesforpaperandiscussion.pdf guide]to writing response papers and preparing for discussion. | Read this [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Image:Guidesforpaperandiscussion.pdf guide]to writing response papers and preparing for discussion. | ||
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− | ==<span style="color:#008000">'''Spring | + | ==<span style="color:#008000">'''Spring 2014 Seminars'''</span>== |
''(Thursday @ 4:00PM in [http://admissions.uconn.edu/virtualtour/search/ BPB 130] unless otherwise noted)'' | ''(Thursday @ 4:00PM in [http://admissions.uconn.edu/virtualtour/search/ BPB 130] unless otherwise noted)'' | ||
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+ | '''February 13, 2014''' - ''Teale Lecture*''<br> | ||
+ | [http://environment.yale.edu/profile/leiserowitz/ Anthony Leiserowitz] (Yale University) ''Climate Change in the American Mind''<br> | ||
+ | '''March 27, 2014''' - ''Teale Lecture*'' <br> | ||
+ | [http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/people/Faculty/steven_gaines.htm Steven D. Gaines] (UC - Santa Barbara) ''What role will the oceans play in meeting the global demand for food?''<br> | ||
+ | '''April 10, 2014''' - ''Teale Lecture*''<br> | ||
+ | [http://www.noaa.gov/lubchenco.html Jane Lubchenco] (NOAA) ''Climate, Weather, Oceans and Biodiversity: Science in Policy and Politics''<br> | ||
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− | | | + | |30 January || Jonathan Wilson || TBD || |
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− | | | + | |13 February <br> '''(Teale Lecture Series*)'''|| Anthony Leiserowitz || TBD || |
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− | | | + | |6 March || Jill Wergrzyn || TBD || |
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− | | | + | |13 March || Beth Brainder || TBD || |
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− | | | + | |27 March <br> '''(Teale Lecture Series*)''' ||Steven Gaines || TBD || |
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− | | | + | |3 April || Mark Moffett || TBD || |
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− | | | + | |10 April <br> '''(Teale Lecture Series*)''' || Jane Lubchenco || TBD ||| |
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− | | | + | |17 April || Norm Wickett || TBD || |
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− | | | + | |24 April || Bruce Patterson || TBD || |
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− | | | + | |1 May || Tracy Heath|| |
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− | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Seminars in the | + | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Seminars in the Teale Lecture Series are held in the Konover Auditorium of the Dodd Center (near the Homer Babbidge Library).<br> |
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[[Category:EEB Seminars]] | [[Category:EEB Seminars]] |
Revision as of 22:51, 12 January 2014
EEB 3894 Overview
Undergraduate Seminar at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Spring, 2014
1 credit
Thursday 2:30-5pm
Room: TBD
Instructor: Bill Ryerson
We will meet all the distinguished scientists on this semester's list of speakers. Student will be responsible for participating in each meeting. We will read at least one research article written by a different visiting scholar every week. After a half hour of discussion, we will meet the person behind the science and then hear them give an hour-long research seminar. This course is for undergraduate students interested in broadening their understanding of modern ecology and evolutionary biology by engaging in active discussion. Read this guideto writing response papers and preparing for discussion.
Grades will be calculated out of 140 points (10 points/week)
Attendance= 4 points/week Attend discussion and seminar every week.
Participation= 4 points/week Ask questions, volunteer comments and engage in constructive discussion with peers and speaker.
1 page response paper= 2 points/week Typed, double-spaced response to the research article.
Leading 1 discussion= 10 points Pick research article for the discussion, summarize and focus discussion with peers.
- Email Bill (william.ryerson@uconn.edu) with article choice @ least 1 week before you lead seminar discussion.
Read this guideto writing response papers and preparing for discussion.
Spring 2014 Seminars
(Thursday @ 4:00PM in BPB 130 unless otherwise noted)
February 13, 2014 - Teale Lecture*
Anthony Leiserowitz (Yale University) Climate Change in the American Mind
March 27, 2014 - Teale Lecture*
Steven D. Gaines (UC - Santa Barbara) What role will the oceans play in meeting the global demand for food?
April 10, 2014 - Teale Lecture*
Jane Lubchenco (NOAA) Climate, Weather, Oceans and Biodiversity: Science in Policy and Politics
EEB 3894 Semester Schedule
Trouble accessing the discussion article when off campus? First sign into the UConn VPN and then try the link.
Date | Seminar Speaker | Presenter | Discussion Article |
23 January | Bill | None - Discuss Syllabus, Website, Class Goals, How to read and interpret scientific literature | |
30 January | Jonathan Wilson | TBD | |
6 February | Cathy Pringle | TBD | |
13 February (Teale Lecture Series*) |
Anthony Leiserowitz | TBD | |
20 February | TBD | ||
27 February | TBD | ||
6 March | Jill Wergrzyn | TBD | |
13 March | Beth Brainder | TBD | |
20 March | SPRING BREAK! | ||
27 March (Teale Lecture Series*) |
Steven Gaines | TBD | |
3 April | Mark Moffett | TBD | |
10 April (Teale Lecture Series*) |
Jane Lubchenco | TBD | |
17 April | Norm Wickett | TBD | |
24 April | Bruce Patterson | TBD | |
1 May | Tracy Heath |
* Seminars in the Teale Lecture Series are held in the Konover Auditorium of the Dodd Center (near the Homer Babbidge Library).