Happenings
Biology Department Club Meetings & Activities
Fall 2008
- September 10 10:00 HSB407 Captain McIntosh will be recruiting anyone interested in utilizing the armed services to support their academic goals in graduate school
- September 15 10:00 HSB207 Health Career Planning with Dr. Ragsdale for those interested in MD, OD and Dentistry
- September 17 10:00 HSB207 Health Career Planning with Dr. Ragsdale for those interested in PT, OT, PA and NP
- September 18 Practice PCAT at David Lipscomb University
- September 19 10:00 HSB408 Theta Epsilon Tau meeting
- September 26 2:00 p.m. Free PCAT Practice Test hosted by the Belmont School of Pharmacy
- October 1 10:00 HSB408 Faculty from Belmont's School of Pharmacy will speak about applying to Pharmacy school and working as a PharmD
- October 8 Samford School of Pharmacy recruitment
- October 15 10:00 HSB207 New England College of Optometry-- Dr. Denial will speak about a career in Optometry
- October 17 10:00 HSB408 Theta Epsilon Tau meeting
- November 21 10:00 HSB408 Theta Epsilon Tau meeting
Dr. Kelly Tiller, Director of External Operations, Office of Bioenergy Programs,
The University of Tennessee
will present a talk on the Tennessee Biofuels Initiative
October 10th 10:00 a.m. LCVA 117
Science Undergraduate Research Symposium (SURS)
December 4, 2008
4:00 p.m. Beaman A&B
Keynote Address: Dr. Sandra Rosenthal, Chemistry Professor, Vanderbilt University and
Director, Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
will present: White Light Emitting Nanocrystals and the Coming Revolution in Energy Efficient Solid State Lighting
Vaughn Science Lecture
January 20, 2009
7:00 p.m. Beaman A&B
Keynote Address: Dr. Louis Gross, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Mathematics,
The University of Tennessee and
Director of the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis
will present: Mathematics and Ecology: Bears, Panthers, and Equations
Brain Awareness Week
March 13-19-2008
sponsored by the School of Sciences
March 10 10:00 HSB408 The Addicted Brain - Dr. Peter R. Martin will be discussing structural and functional changes that occur with addictive behavior
March 12 10:00 HSB306 The Structure of the Brain - Dr. Lori McGrew and Dr. Nick Ragsdale will be leading a discussion and demonstration of the structure of the brain
March 14 10:00 HSB207 You, The Brain, and Learning - Dr. Ford Ebner will be discussing changes that occur in the brain when we learn
March 17 10:00 HSB207 Epilepsy - Dr. Gregory Mathews will be discussing the pathophysiology of epileptic seizures as well as current treatment strategies
EARTH WEEK 2008
April 21-25, 2008
Sponsored by Our Natural Environment (O.N.E.) Club and the School of Sciences
