November 2018 November 8—The Department of Biology will hold a special seminar in memory of Shirlanna Alexis on Thursday, November 8, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in 113 Ingersoll Hall Extension. Soledad Sosa from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will present a lecture entitled “Illuminating how tumor cell dormancy works: relevance to metastasis,” which will be followed by a reception in 230 Ingersoll Hall Extension. October 2018 October 18—The Department of Biology will host Dr. Rob DeSalle from the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics at the American Museum of Natural History for a seminar on “Troublesome Science: Genomics and Race.” DeSalle’s seminar will take place on Thursday, October 18, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in 113 Ingersoll Hall Extension. October 2—The Department of Biology recently celebrated the many years of service to the department by Trudy Trotta, who was instrumental in ensuring the efficient operation of our office. Many thanks, Trudy! September 2018 September 27—Schreibman Lecture in Organismal Biology (113 Ingersoll Hall Extension, 12:30–1:30 p.m). David Crews, Ashbel Smith Professor of Zoology and Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, will discuss his research in the 2018 Schreibman Lecture, “We have soiled our nest: Now what?” The lecture will be followed by a reception. August 2018 August 10—The Brooklyn Urban Ecology and Environment summer undergraduate research program recently concluded a successful first season, with student participants from Arkansas, Louisiana, Maine, North Carolina, New York, and Washington involved in research projects and outreach across the city. More information on the program, along with application materials, can be found here.
