BIOLOGY BULLETIN
February 11, 2008
 
UPCOMING EVENTS

Spring 2008 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar Series

Monday 4-5pm, in the Gold Auditorium, BioScience Center

Biol 797
 
Date:  February 11, 2008

Speaker:  Dr. Marshal Hedin, Biology, SDSU

Seminar Title: "Uncovering Old Cryptic Species in a Dynamic Californian Landscape"


GRADUATE STUDENT SEMINAR
 
“Characterizing Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptors in Drosophila”

Steve Attle

Harris Lab
( http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/%7Egharris/index.htm)

 Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Time: 3:15 p.m.
Place: BioScience Center, Gold Auditorium

Thesis Proposal
 
Anny Peralta Garcia
 
“Phylogeography of the Ornate Tree Lizard Urosaurus ornatus, a multilocus approach.”
 
Thesis Committee
Tod W. Reeder (Biology)
Kevin J. Burns (Biology)
Eric G. Frost (Geology)
Drandord D. Hollingsworth (SDNHM)
 
Tuesday February 19th, 2007 
11:00 am
BioScience Center, Gold Auditorium
 
 
 
SDSU Molecular Biology Institute
Invitrogen-MBI Seminar Series

Dr. David Shin
Postdoctoral Research Associate
The Scripps Research Institute
Department of Molecular Biology

“Bridging structure-function gaps with combined structural methods and
thermophilic systems from Pyrococcus furiosus and Alvinella pompejana”

DATE:  Thursday, February 14, 2008
 
TIME:  3:30 p.m.
 
LOCATION:  Gold Auditorium, BioScience Center

HOST:  Dr. Sandy Bernstein
 
 
 Come celebrate the completion of the Clark Lab! 



Where:  North Life Sciences, Room 224

When:  Friday, February 15th at 3:00 pm

Door prize:  free rattlesnake to the first 12 people to arrive!

See you there!
Ecology Journal Club

Please join us for the second 2008 meeting of the Ecology Journal Club (EJC)
at 5:00 p.m. this Friday (February 15) at the Coastal and Marine Institute. We will be discussing:

Hughes, A. Randall, Jarrett E. Byrnes, David L. Kimbro, and John J. Stachowicz.  2007. Reciprocal relationships and potential feedbacks between biodiversity and disturbance.  Ecology Letters 10: 849-864.

Meetings are BYOB, all manner of food and beverage is welcome.  The Coastal and Marine Institute does have kitchen facilities if you need refrigeration or a microwave.
ANNOUNCEMENTS

RESEARCH ETHICS SEMINAR SERIES

Graduate & Research Affairs is pleased to announce the continuation of our Research Ethics Seminar Series, which focuses on important issues of research ethics and responsible research practices. This series is part of SDSU’s program in the area of research ethics and responsible conduct of research (RCR). The purpose of this seminar series is to provide opportunities for the SDSU research community (faculty and students) to explore ethical issues that arise when conducting research and discuss approaches to address these challenges.
 
The Research Ethics Seminar Series for the Spring 2008 semester features a panel of 2 faculty members and a post-doctoral fellow. They are Dr. Stuart Henry, Professor and Director, School of Public Affairs; Dr. Deboleena Roy, Assistant Professor, Women’s Studies; and Dr. Samantha Orchard, Post-Doctoral Scholar, Biology. The panel will address issues of responsible approaches to the design, implementation and dissemination of research. Discussions in the past have covered a range of issues in research ethics, including what research ethics means, and what our responsibilities are as scientists to the public. For this semester’s series, there will be a participatory approach intended to more actively engage the audience in the discussions.

The spring 2008 semester schedule is
Wednesday, February 13, 12-1 pm
Wednesday, March 12, 12-1 pm
Wednesday, April 9, 12-1 pm
 
All sessions will take place in the Alan and Debbie Gold Auditorium in the BioSciences Center.

 
The upcoming February presentation concerns plagiarism:
What is Plagiarism? How Serious Is It, Really?

Is the definition of plagiarism really clear? Is it different in different cultures? Is there some idea that some kinds of plagiarism are worse than others? And whose responsibility is to make sure the definition of plagiarism and the practices necessary to avoid it are clearly understood? How can we effectively talk with each other – students and faculty – about what plagiarism is and why it threatens scientific integrity?
 
The panelists for this presentation will each present a case involving accusations and/or findings of plagiarism. The audience will then break into small groups to talk further about the issues brought up in the cases. For the conclusion of the presentation, the panelists will reconvene to address what the audience identified as the most pertinent issues.

 
Please send your BioBulletin items to Patti Swinford at swinford@sciences.sdsu.edu
by Friday at 4:00 p.m.