Alyssa Hohorst Ph.D. Student Drs. Benjamin Greenwood’s Lab When: Nov. 14, 2023 at 9:00a Where: SI 4127 "Nigrostriatal dopamine subcircuits underlying estrous cycle-modulation of fear extinction and relapse" My dissertation research investigates the mechanisms underlying female estrous cycle modulated fear extinction and relapse in order to develop novel therapeutic strategies...

Alex Moss Ph.D Student Greene & Swallow labs When: Nov. 13, 2023 at 10:00am Where: SI 4127 "The Rise of the Greedy Ant, Tetramorium immigrans (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" Invasive species represent an evolutionary quandary: how are introduced organisms able to outcompete native species when in theory they ought to be more...

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CLAS MixTape, Nov. 9th Into the Anthropocene: Is it "The End of the World as We Know It?" Thursday, November 9 11:00 - 12:15 LSC Terrace Room Join us to learn how CLAS members are researching, teaching, and making creative works that address our warming world. Trevor Carter Trevor Carter...

Congratulations Dr. Allison Pierce for successfully defending your thesis! Dr. Allison Pierce Ph.D. Thesis Defense Ph.D. Candidate, CU Denver Dept. of Integrative Biology Dr. Michael Wunder’s Lab When: Nov. 3rd, at Noon Where: Denver Campus, Science Building, Room 2001 Life history trade-offs of seasonal migration: A theoretical foundation for understanding...

HackR/Student Seminars will be held every Monday throughout the semester starting 9/21/23, 5:00p-6:00p. For more information please contact Fayelynn Scheideman .

Department of Integrative Biology Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam Audrey Spencer Ph.D Student Drs. Ackerfield & Bruederle’s lab, Denver Botanic Gardens When: Oct. 24, 2023 at 11:00a Where: SI 4127 Systematics and Biogeography of the Eastern Asian-North American Disjunct Genus, Physocarpus (Rosaceae) My dissertation research uses Physocarpus , a genus of shrubs...

Congratulations to Dr. Sindewald on successfully defending her dissertation! Laurel started an ORISE Postdoctoral Fellowship on September 1st, working with Karin Riley (USFS - Missoula Fire Sciences Lab) and Shawn Urbanski (Rocky Mountain Research Station in Fort Collins). They are using stochastic models that simulate large fires, fuel consumption, and...

Alyssa Brostowitz, MS student in Dr. Carlos Infante's lab, has accepted an offer for a position as a Scientific Writer for Inotivin in Westminster following her graduation this Spring Semester. Alyssa successfully defended her thesis in April this Spring Semester. Congratulations Alyssa!

Summer Merrell, an undergraduate researcher in the Tomback Lab, presented a talk at the 46th Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles on April 22, "Dining with the wolves: rewards and risks to magpies and ravens." Summer and her advisor, Diana Tomback, have been...