Dr. Kevin Feldheim, The Field Museum of Chicago: "Shark pop-gen and mating systems" Parthenogenesis, or virgin birth, is a recently described phenomenon in the elasmobranchs (sharks, skates, and rays). This […]
Dr. Chaofan Chen, University of Maine School of Computing and Information Science: "Interpretable Case-based Deep Learning for DNA Classification" The use of deep neural networks has become increasingly popular, especially for computer vision and natural language processing tasks. In the genomics domain, deep learning has also received increasing attention, and has been used for classifying […]
Webinar: March 1 1 Cat 1 SAF CFE eligible Field Tour: March 3, 9–1 p.m. 4 Cat 1 SAF CFE eligible Webinar and Field Tour Registration Register once for webinar series; field tours limited to 25 guests Panelists John Daigle, Tyler Everett, Emily Francis, Andy Shultz, and Mike Parisio will focus on species preservation goals […]
Webinar: March 1 1 Cat 1 SAF CFE eligible Field Tour: March 3, 9–1 p.m. 4 Cat 1 SAF CFE eligible Webinar and Field Tour Registration Register once for webinar series; field tours limited to 25 guests Panelists John Daigle, Tyler Everett, Emily Francis, Andy Shultz, and Mike Parisio will focus on species preservation goals […]
Dr. Brian McGill, University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology: "The futures of ecology" A poll of the graduate students who invited me revealed that they most wanted to hear me talk about succeeding as a graduate student, future trends in ecology, and my research on trends in biodiversity. Thus I will address the […]
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk, “USGS Water Science Centers: Serving our Communities with Science,” on Monday, March 6 at 3 p.m. Speaker John Bumgarner is the director of the U.S. Geological Survey’s New England Water Science Center (WSC). He joined the New […]
Dr. Lauren Azevedo-Schmidt, UMaine School of Biology and Ecology, and Climate Change Institute Abiotic and biotic processes influence plant and insect herbivore species, a pattern that has been occurring across millions of years. By bridging the gap between modern and paleoecological studies we can more accurately root our understanding of community dynamics against the backdrop […]
The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks. Speaker: Angel Veza, Senior Manager of Capital, Innovation, and Engagement, ReFED Wasted food is a solvable challenge that […]
Dr. Min Wu, Yale School of Medicine Mast cell is specialized in sensing and rapid responding to foreign antigen. Our lab discovered that many signaling, and actin cytoskeletal proteins formed oscillatory waves on the surface of mast cell. These observations suggest that the cortex of mast cell is close to the onset of a dynamical […]
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