Seminars

FRIDAY, NOV. 7

Animal Science and Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station: Welfare adutis for animal industries, John Barnett, University of Melbourne. Human-animal relationships and animal welfare. Paul Hemsworth, University of Melbourne, 11 a.m., 1240 Anthony.

Social Science: Observation and experimentation in urban neighborhoods: from Chicago to Moshi. Felton James Earls, Harvard Medical School, noon, 428 Law College.

International Development: HIV/AIDS pandemic in Malawi: what farmers face and how they cope with HIV/AIDS. Edward Mazhangara, noon, 201 International Center.

Provost’s Initiative for Diversity and Social Science: U.S. Hispanic and Mexican (origin) female in-migration, 1990-2000. Juan José Bustamante, noon, Multicultural Center, MSU Union.

Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation: Pathology of nasal mucosa in laboratory rodents chronically exposed to carbon black particles: species comparison. Priya Santhanam, noon, Vaupel Room, McPhail Center.

Genomics Technology Support Facility: Spanscript: fast method for deriving non-redundant cDNA microarray probes from any eukaryotic organism. Michael Kane, Nucleico LLS, 1 p.m., 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

Economics: Optimal tax treatment of private contributions for public goods with and without warm glow preferences. Peter Diamond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2 p.m., Koo Room, Marshall.

Fisheries and Wildlife: Confirmation of resident cougars in Michigan by sign surveys and DNA analyses. Pat Rusz, Michigan Wildlife Conservancy, 3:30 p.m., 1 Natural Resources.

Economics: Real-time price discovery in stock, bond and foreign exchange markets. Clara Vega, University of Rochester, 4 p.m., Koo Room, Marshall.

MONDAY, NOV. 10

Food Safety and Toxicology: Jose B. Cibelli, 3:30 p.m., 162 Food Safety and Toxicology.

Plant Biology and Plant Research: Giants in the mist: California’s coast redwood at the land-sea interface. Todd E. Dawson, University of California-Berkeley, 4:10 p.m., 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

TUESDAY, NOV. 11

Mechanical Engineering: Problems in topology optimization. A. Diaz, 10:30 a.m., 3400 Engineering.

Fisheries and Wildlife: Assessment of threats facing conservation of southern river otter (Lontra provocax). Gonzalo Medina, Universidad Austral de Chile, 3 p.m., 338 Natural Resources.

Economics: What’s happened to inequality in South Africa since the end of apartheid? Murray Leibbrandt, University of Michigan and University of Cape Town, 3:30 p.m., Koo Room, Marshall.

Asian Studies: Multicultural Japan: beyond the myth of mono-racial state. Michael Weiner, San Diego State University, 4 p.m., 303-305 International Center.

Statistics and Probability: Multivariate nonparametric tests. Ronald H. Randles, University of Florida, 4:05 p.m., A405 Wells.

Forest Science: Mechanisms underlying forest dynamics. Mike Walters, 4:10 p.m., 223 Natural Resources.

Microbiology and Molecular Genetics: Probiotics and intestinal microbial ecology in the mouse. Jem Versalovic, Baylor College of Medicine, 4:10 p.m., 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12

Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior: Daphniid diversity in lakes big and small. Alan J. Tessier, 3:30 p.m., 247 Plant Biology.

THURSDAY, NOV. 13

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science: Nanoengineered substrata: some interesting examples. Sai Kumar, Eastern Michigan University, 9:10 a.m., 2250 Engineering.

Ethics and Humanities: Medical practitioners in Zimbabwe diagnosing AIDS without testing or counseling of patients. Kathy McCarty, noon, E4 E. Fee.

African Studies: Rebuilding Africa’s scientific capacity in food and agriculture. Carl Eicher, noon, 201 International Center.

Biochemistry: Chlorobium tepidum: genomics-enabled biochemical genetics in an anoxygenic, photoautotrophic green sulfur bacterium. Donald A. Bryant, Pennsylvania State University, noon, 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

Identity Theft: Identity theft networks: organizational structures and how the networks originate, evolve and are maintained. Judith Collins, noon, 555 Baker.

Chemistry: Sage advice about isoprenoid biosynthesis. Dale Poulter, University of Utah, 4 p.m., 136 Chemistry.

Geological Sciences: Seismic calibration in eastern Russia. Kevin Mackey, 4 p.m., 204 Natural Science.

FRIDAY, NOV. 14

Physics and Astronomy: Folding@home: using worldwide grid computing to tackle fundamental barriers in biomolecular simulation. Vijay Pande, Stanford University, 11:30 a.m., 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

International Development: Human rights and press freedom in central Asia. Eric Freedman, noon, 201 International Center.

Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation: Clinical aspect of actinomycetes related diseases in fish. Al Eissa, noon, Vaupel Room, McPhail Center.

Philosophy, Animal Science and Environmental Science and Policy: Staying good while playing God: ethical limits to animal biotechnology. Peter Sandoe, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, 3 p.m., 105 S. Kedzie.

Geography: Current trends in migration and immigration to the south region of the United States. Karen Johnson-Webb, Bowling Green State University, 3 p.m., 304 Natural Science.

Economics: Should stabilization be a macroeconomic priority? Klaus Waelde, University of Dresden and Indiana University, 3:30 p.m., Koo Room, Marshall.

MONDAY, NOV. 17

Genetics: Nuclear transfer cloning from somatic cells. Jose Cibelli, noon, 1425 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

Food Safety and Toxicology: Overview of new MSU Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources. H. Christopher Peterson, 3:30 p.m., 162 Food Safety and Toxicology.

Plant Research and Plant Biology: Signal transduction into and out of the cyanobacterial circadian clock. Susan Golden, Texas A&M University, 4:10 p.m., 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

TUESDAY, NOV. 18

Mechanical Engineering: Bio-mechanics and crash safety. R. Hubbard, 10:30 a.m., 3400 Engineering.

Asian Studies: Lost authority and autonomy: Indonesian minorities in Poso, Sulawesi. Lorraine Aragon, University of North Carolina, 4 p.m., 303-305 International Center.

Statistics and Probability: Strategies to identify genetic variants that predispose to complex human diseases with applications to type 2 diabetes. Michael Boehnke, University of Michigan, 4:05 p.m., A405 Wells.

Forest Science: Effects of Native American agricultural management on forest composition. Dennis Albert, Michigan Natural Features Inventory, 4:10 p.m., 223 Natural Resources.

Ethics and Humanities: Medicine as war: consequences and alternatives. Karen Ritchie, noon, C102 E. Fee.

Microbiology and Molecular Genetics: How do chloroplasts import proteins from the cytosol and how did they acquire this ability? Ken Keegstra, 4:10 p.m., 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19

Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior and Entomology: Disappearing streams and forests of the central Appalachians: saga of mountaintop mining. J. Bruce Wallace, University of Georgia, 3:30 p.m., 247 Plant Biology.

Sustainable Campus: Envisioning sustainable business. Thomas Gladwin, University of Michigan, 4 p.m., 223 Natural Resources.

THURSDAY, NOV. 20

African Studies: Freedom of speech, the media and democracy in Africa. Folu Ogundimu, noon, 201 International Center.

Biochemistry: Metabolomics and computational biochemistry. Pedro Mendes, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, noon, 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

Neuroscience: Androgen receptor dysfunction in Kennedy’s disease. Andrew Lieberman, University of Michigan, 12:15 p.m., 110 Radiology.

Chemistry: Thomas A. Zawodzinski, Case Western Reserve University, 4 p.m., 136 Chemistry.

Geological Sciences: Transport and fate of 17 b-estradiol in waters of Karst aquifers. Eric Peterson, Illinois State University, 4 p.m., 204 Natural Science.

Statistics and Probability: Asymptotic theory for estimating change-points in time series models. Shiqing Ling, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 4:05 p.m., A405 Wells.

Epidemiology: Determinants of lung cancer stage, treatment and survival. Martin Tammemagi, Josephine Ford Cancer Center, 4:30 p.m., A131 E. Fee.

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