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OMSI and the College of Science are excited to continue offering opportunities for members of the OSU community to build and hone their science communication skills. This spring, a workshop series will provide opportunities for faculty, staff, and undergraduate students to build and hone their science communication skills. Build your skills and confidence talking about your science research with the public, friends and family through this special training offered by OMSI Science Educators. In the series of three Introduction to Science Communication workshops (2/18, 2/25, 3/4), participants will engage in learning situations while using reflection tools to help build their understanding of informal learning. Participants will be able to build upon the framework to approach communicating science with the public in various informal settings. Registration closes two days before the first workshop (2/16).
Navigating the grant life cycle process can be overwhelming! Come learn some of the basics for success as well as to hear about tips and tricks to make your application package all that more competitive. The sessions will be led by college-level support personnel working collectively to help facilitate our faculty. Each month we will host short sessions focusing on different grant-related topics. All trainings will be held remotely this year so be sure to RSVP to receive the meeting link prior to each session. For questions or tosuggest additional session topics, please contact Liz Etherington in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Ants, Plants, and Bacteria: Symbiosis as a Driver of Evolution. Corrie Moreau, PhD: To fully understand the macroevolutionary factors that have promoted the diversification and persistence of biological diversity varied tools and disciplines must be integrated. By combining data from several fields including molecular phylogenetics/phylogenomics, comparative genomics, biogeographic range reconstruction, stable isotope analyses, microbial community sequencing, and metagenomics to study the evolutionary history of the insects, we are beginning to understand the drivers of speciation and the interconnectedness of life. Comparative phylogenetic analysis reveals the interconnectedness of ants and plants and that ants diversified after the rise of the angiosperms. Comparative genomics has permitted the exploration of the role of symbiosis on genome evolution and behavioral gene evolution demonstrating that Red Queen dynamics are at play in obligate mutualisms. While studies combining the trophic ecology of the ants and next-generation sequencing of gut-associated bacteria of ants highlight the importance of this microbiome association in the evolution of herbivory. Microbial contributions to ants are not limited to diet enrichment and we find evidence for their role in cuticle formation. These multiple lines of evidence are illuminating a more complete picture of ant evolution and providing novel insights into the role that symbiosis plays to promote biological diversity.
Navigating the grant life cycle process can be overwhelming! Come learn some of the basics for success as well as to hear about tips and tricks to make your application package all that more competitive. The sessions will be led by college-level support personnel working collectively to help facilitate our faculty. Each month we will host short sessions focusing on different grant-related topics. All trainings will be held remotely this year so be sure to RSVP to receive the meeting link prior to each session. For questions or tosuggest additional session topics, please contact Liz Etherington in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Jef Boeke, PhD. Director of Sol and Judith Bergstein, Institute of System Genetics, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University. Sponsored by the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) (no abstract listed).
OMSI and the College of Science are excited to continue offering opportunities for members of the OSU community (faculty, staff and undergraduates) to build and hone their science communication skills. Special Offering – Science Communication Topics: Three workshops will provide avenues to narrow the lessons learned from the core workshops towards a specific outcome. Topic workshops will include activities and resources from cross-departmental OMSI staff. Controversial Subjects: Don't avoid tackling controversial issues anymore! In this workshop we'll learn and practice strategies for writing and talking about controversial topics in a productive and hopeful way. Subjects include: framing, the power of metaphor, explanatory chains and solutions.
GoMCon combines the annual Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA) All Hands Meeting, the annual Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystems Science (GoMOSES) Conference, and the triannual State of the Gulf Summit. The virtual GoMCon preview emphasizes the intersection of scientific research and the management of Gulf Coast human and natural systems, the focus of the 2022 in-person conference. The preview is an introduction to the main event, the in-person conference in 2022. It is a great way to make sure researchers, coastal resource managers, and interested stakeholders have an opportunity to collaborate on managing this precious natural resource we call the Gulf of Mexico. The event is free.
OMSI and the College of Science are excited to continue offering opportunities for members of the OSU community (COS faculty, staff and undergraduates) to build and hone their science communication skills. Special Offering – Science Communication Topics: Three workshops will provide avenues to narrow the lessons learned from the core workshops towards a specific outcome. Topic workshops will include activities and resources from cross-departmental OMSI staff. Virtual Science Demonstrations: Over the past year, many of us have communicated in a virtual format much more than ever before. In this workshop we will emphasize and practice facilitation strategies unique to the virtual format that still allow for making meaningful connections.
OMSI and the College of Science are excited to continue offering opportunities for members of the OSU community (COS faculty, staff and undergraduates) to build and hone their science communication skills. Special Offering – Science Communication Topics: Three workshops will provide avenues to narrow the lessons learned from the core workshops towards a specific outcome. Topic workshops will include activities and resources from cross-departmental OMSI staff. Science in Social Media: Social media platforms, as science communication tools, present unique opportunities and challenges. Do I know my audience? How do I communicate accurate science while being concise? This workshop will put your communication skills in context for a quick paced and high volume learning environment.
From Seeds of Inspiration to a Harvest of DiscoveryBeronda Montgomery, PhD, MSU Foundation Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, Sponsored by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) (no abstract listed).
Navigating the grant life cycle process can be overwhelming! Come learn some of the basics for success as well as to hear about tips and tricks to make your application package all that more competitive. The sessions will be led by college-level support personnel working collectively to help facilitate our faculty. Each month we will host short sessions focusing on different grant-related topics. All trainings will be held remotely this year so be sure to RSVP to receive the meeting link prior to each session. For questions or tosuggest additional session topics, please contact Liz Etherington in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Navigating the grant life cycle process can be overwhelming! Come learn some of the basics for success as well as to hear about tips and tricks to make your application package all that more competitive. The sessions will be led by college-level support personnel working collectively to help facilitate our faculty. Each month we will host short sessions focusing on different grant-related topics. All trainings will be held remotely this year so be sure to RSVP to receive the meeting link prior to each session. For questions or tosuggest additional session topics, please contact Liz Etherington in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Navigating the grant life cycle process can be overwhelming! Come learn some of the basics for success as well as to hear about tips and tricks to make your application package all that more competitive. The sessions will be led by college-level support personnel working collectively to help facilitate our faculty. Each month we will host short sessions focusing on different grant-related topics. All trainings will be held remotely this year so be sure to RSVP to receive the meeting link prior to each session. For questions or tosuggest additional session topics, please contact Liz Etherington in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Navigating the grant life cycle process can be overwhelming! Come learn some of the basics for success as well as to hear about tips and tricks to make your application package all that more competitive. The sessions will be led by college-level support personnel working collectively to help facilitate our faculty. Each month we will host short sessions focusing on different grant-related topics. All trainings will be held remotely this year so be sure to RSVP to receive the meeting link prior to each session. For questions or tosuggest additional session topics, please contact Liz Etherington in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
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