Biology, Great Lakes, and GLES Programs Present Seminar Series

The Biology Department, the Great Lakes Center, and the graduate Great Lakes Ecosystem Science (GLES) programs are collaborating to present a weekly seminar this semester. Each seminar will be held in the Bulger Communication Center, Room W, from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m.

“We invite everyone from the campus community to attend,” said Kelly Frothingham, coordinator of the GLES programs and chair of the Geography and Planning Department. “This semester, the series presents topics that reflect the ongoing work in each department.”

An introduction to the series was held on August 28 and Michael Voorhees, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Buffalo Office), presented on the Scajaquada Creek Shoreline Buffer and Wetland Restoration Project on September 11.

GLC-Biology Seminar Schedule 

Monday, September 18
Stephen Vermette, professor, Geography and Planning Department
Defining WNY’s Climate Zones and Exploring Local Climate Trends

Monday, September 25
To be announced.

Monday, October 2           
Mark Rowe, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Upwelling and downwelling dynamics influence spatial patterns of hypoxia and nearshore hypoxia events in the central basin of Lake Erie.

Monday, October 16
John Grabowski, senior ecological planner with Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper
Restoration of the Buffalo River

Monday, October 23
To be announced.

Monday, October 30
Martin Stapanian, research ecologist at U.S. Geological Survey
Land cover types as predictors of wetland vegetation quality

Monday, November 6
Ed Rutherford, research fishery biologist, NOAA – Great Lakes
Disentangling Dreissena mussels effects on larval fish growth, survival, condition, and potential recruitment in Great Lakes ecosystems

Monday, November 13    
Naomi McKay, assistant professor, Psychology Department
Give me that candy bar! The physiological and psychological effects of eating comfort food

Monday, November 20
Mark Dumont, professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics Department, University of Rochester
Protein coupled receptors: How extracellular signals trigger intracellular responses

Monday, November 27    
Shermali Gunawardena, associate professor, Biological Sciences Department, University at Buffalo
Microtubule highways for axonal transport