BioNotes

September 14 through September 18, 2020

Monday, September 14 – Monday, September 14, 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm, Zoom—BIO/NEURO POSTDOC WORKSHOP , "TBA," Dr. Andrew Miklos, Health Science Policy Analyst, National Institute of General Medical Sciences; formerly AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at NIH. Host: Dr. Kathryn M. Jones, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Zoom link distributed to grad student and postdoctoral scholar email lists; for link without list subscription, contact the host at kmjones@bio.fsu.edu.

Tuesday, September 15 – Tuesday, September 15, 2:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Zoom—PIE WORKSHOP, "Low stakes online evaluation," Dr. Kevin Dixon, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Host: Program for Instructional Excellence (PIE), Florida State University. This workshop will cover issues related to student feedback and evaluation, particularly in online and STEM classes (but instructional staff from all areas are welcome): types of evaluation and their relationship to both learning goals and student perceptions; how to give meaningful feedback while avoiding student discouragement; simple Canvas functionality valuable in online instruction. Participants will design and share evaluation material relevant to their teaching.
To receive zoom link, register at: https://fla.st/34rPiLt

Thursday, September 17 – Thursday, September 17, 4:00 am – 4:00 am, Zoom—BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM , "Hungry hungry schistos: the resource ecology of epidemics and control ," Dr. David Civitello, Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Host: Dr. Michael Cortez, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Links to talks will be sent via departmental email lists. For link without subscription to the mailing list, please contact the host.

Thursday, September 17 – Thursday, September 17, 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Courtyard outside 1024 KIN/ Zoom—TRIBETA BIOLOGICAL HONOR SOCIETY , "General Body Meeting ." Hosts: Lauren Bannett and Dr. Debra A. Fadool. Freshmen and sophomores meet at 7:00pm, juniors and seniors meet at 7:45pm, followed by Zoom meeting by invitation.

Friday, September 18 – Friday, September 18, 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Zoom—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Community ecology of human schistosome control," Dr. David Civitello, Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Host: Dr. Michael Cortez, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University. Links to talks will be sent via departmental EE email lists. For link without subscription to the mailing list, please contact Michael Cortez (mcortez@fsu.edu).

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