Dr. Angeline Dukes Speaks for Special Black History Month Seminar Series
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The Department of Psychology held a special edition of their graduate seminar series in celebration of Black History Month. On February 8, 2023, Dr. Angeline Dukes, Founder of Black In Neuro, gave a talk entitled: “Academia in the 21st Century: How I Leveraged Social Media to Build Community and Create my Dream Job.”
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| Congratulations to the Spring 2023 College of Sciences Scholarship Recipients!
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The College of Sciences is fortunate to receive support from friends and alumni to help our students pursue their studies. Our faculty, staff and students greatly appreciate their generosity. Congratulations to the Spring 2023 scholarship recipients and good luck this semester!
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Undergrad Tolmas Scholars Start Research Positions
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Twenty-seven undergraduate students started research positions this semester, working with faculty mentors throughout the College of Sciences. As Tolmas Scholars, these students will gain hands-on experience working on research projects, advance their laboratory skills and have the opportunity to present their work at InnovateUNO.
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Meet Irene Kitson, a UNO volleyball player and biology major. Hear about her experience as a student-athlete and why she chose UNO.
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Dr. Kelly Boyle, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, runs the Laboratory of Fish Morphology and Behavior at UNO where he studies the role of sound on the evolution and ecology of teleost fishes. His research seeks to better understand how and why fish produce sounds for acoustic communication.
Dr. Boyle recently published “Diel patterns of depth use and swimming activity of post-release greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) in the northern Gulf of Mexico” in Environmental Biology of Fishes (December 2022).
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Two graduate students in the Department of Biological Sciences traveled to Austin, Texas to present their research at the January 2023 conference of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. Bennett Price gave a talk titled “Red drum calling behavior interactions with vessel noise at Panama City Beach, FL, U.S.A”. Adam Quade presented a poster titled “Fluctuations in floodplain hydrology and connectivity elicit topological shifts in fish schools”.
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| Bennett Price, Ph.D. student
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Adam Quade, Ph.D. student in the Department of Biological Sciences, also attended the Southern Division American Fisheries Society meeting in Norfolk, Virginia February 1-5, 2023. Adam’s poster "Spatiotemporal Variability in abundance and biomass of Mississippi River floodplain-associated fish species" won Best Poster Runner Up.
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Undergraduate student Gabby Sheets is a premedical student at UNO, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Biology and Sociology. In her role as a research assistant and technician in Dr. Fern Tsien’s laboratory in the Department of Genetics at LSUHSC-NO, Gabby and her colleagues at LSUHSC-NO, UNO and the LCMC Children’s Hospital are studying the etiopathology of hearing loss that can occur as a side effect of cancer treatments in children. Her mentor at UNO is Dr. Elliott Beaton in the Department of Psychology. Gabby recently presented this work at the Southern Regional Meeting, February 2-4, 2023 in New Orleans.
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| WHEN: Saturday, March 25
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
WHERE: The Cove at UNO
2000 Lakeshore Drive
CRAWFISH (non-seafood & vegetarian options available) • Live DJ • Crawfish Peeling Contest • Kids Zone • UNO Arts Village • Sponsor and alumni group tents • and much more!
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Washington, DC-Area Alumni: Meet Us @ City Tap House
WHEN: Tuesday, April 18 | 5:30 - 8 p.m.
WHERE: City Tap House, Dupont Circle
1250 Connecticut Ave, NW
Stop by after work and catch up with UNO President John Nicklow! We'll have light appetizers, drinks and lots of fun with your fellow UNO alumni. No cost to attend.
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New York City-Area Alumni: Meet Us @ Butter
WHEN: Thursday, April 20 | 5:30 - 8 p.m.
WHERE: Butter Restaurant, Midtown
70 W. 45th Street, NYC
Stop by after work and catch up with UNO President John Nicklow! We'll have light appetizers, drinks and lots of fun with your fellow UNO alumni. No cost to attend.
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