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- In memory of Kathleen Craddock Burks, whose untimely death was announced in the 2007 history page, her colleagues at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection spearheaded a drive to raise money for a memorial. As a result, a grouping of native plants marked with a memorial plaque was dedicated on 13 June 2008. The planting is located on the south side of Biology Unit I, near the herbarium, and will continue to grow in beauty over the years.
- In November of 2008, Strozier Library Special Collections displayed a collection of "Diatomscapes," electron micrographs of the complex and beautiful silica shells constructed by marine diatoms, by long-time departmental associate and courtesy scholar/scientist A. K. S. K. Prasad.
- 11-13 November 2008, The Seventh Mote International Symposium in Fisheries Ecology,
"The Spatial Dimensions of Fisheries: Putting It All in Place," took place in Sarasota, Florida. The symposium was organized by members of the department, and the proceedings were edited here and published as a special issue of Bulletin of Marine Science.
This page is part of the Departmental History Project of the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University. Can you help us fill in the blanks? If you were once a student here, or a member of our faculty or staff, we'd love to hear from you. Send an e-mail to thistle@bio.fsu.edu, a fax to (850) 645-8447, or snail-mail to Dr. Anne B. Thistle, Editor, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4295. And thanks!