Above: A Woodrat (Neotoma bryanti) from the Zoology Department. Inigo Montoya is a female Bryant's woodrat which is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
Photo by Chyanne Smith
Conservation Tip of the Week Buy pumpkins from local farms or farmers' markets. After carving your pumpkin don't throw away all the goodies from inside. Toast the seeds for tasty treats, and make pumpkin pie or muffins with the fruit - or compost it.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
No Class Friday, October 18, 2019, for Fall Break
SEMINARS
What I did on my first Sabbatical - Dr. Chung
Friday, October 25 | 1:30 - 2:30 pm | Tracy Hall, Room 234
Pre-Grad Seminar - Dr.Brasso and Dr. Sandquist
Monday, October 28 | 1:30 - 2:30 pm | Tracy Hall, Room 234
Zoology Students Abroad - Alternative Summer Breaks
Friday, November 1 | 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Tracy Hall, Room 102
See the Zoology Department for the complete Seminar Schedule
WE.B.SCI Blog
Check out this WE.B.SCI Blog. It provides information, stimulates discussion, and highlights science events that are happening in northern Utah. Read the blog here:https://www.weber.edu/cos/blog.html
STUFF ZOOLOGY STUDENTS DO
The Zoology Club and Weber State University's Chapter of The Wildlife Society are actively seeking members! If you are interested in joining, please email the club and ask to be put on their mailing list for updated club information: Zoology Club: wsuzoologyclub@gmail.com The Wildlife Society: wsu.tws@gmail.com
WSU's The Wildlife Society will be participating in the Fall Planting Day at Ogden Nature Center on October 26th at noon. If you would like to join us please reach out to our vice president Heather O'Donnell: heatherodonnell@mail.weber.edu
GRADUATE PROGRAMS & RESEARCH OPPORTUNITES
UC Davis is accepting applications to a graduate Research Traineeship (NRT) program Sustainable Oceans: From Policy to Science to Decisions. If you would like to learn more about this program, please visit https://sustainableoceans.ucdavis.edu.
Auburn University is accepting applications to participate in NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program focused on Warm-water Aquatic Ecology. For more information visit http://wilsonlab.com/reu/.
The University of Iowa is offering ten NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) opportunities during the summer of 2020. The REU program website and application form can be found here: https://biology.uiowa.edu/reu.
Para La Tierra is searching for talented and hardworking research interns to join our team in Paraguay for 3 to 6 months. For more information please visit: www.paralatierra.org.
The Frank Lab at the Louis Calder Center of Fordham University invites applications for funded M.S./Ph.D. student positions to conduct research on host/pathogen interactions with respect to White-nose Syndrome in bats. For more information please visit https://www.fordham.edu/info/21461/research_opportunities_for_undergraduates.
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Research and Community Programs in the Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya. For more information visit http://biologistswithoutborders.org/.
The Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute is now accepting applications for its Internship Program 2020. For more information and details, please visit https://www.thebdri.com/internships.html.
.Regional Alliance of INBRE (IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence) Networks (RAIN) is accepting applications for a 10-week internship at a national laboratory. More information can be found here: https://rainresearch.org/student-opportunities/
CALL FOR PHOTOS
If you would like to share your photos of cool zoology-related stuff for consideration of inclusion in this newsletter, please email zoology@weber.eduand include the subject ID and location of the photo.
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