The Intersection Your September 2020 College of Science Newsletter

#24HRS2GIVE: 'A' Day of Giving is Thursday, October 8

Aggies are invited to participate in the 24-hour 'A' Day of Giving during Homecoming Week 2020. We encourage students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends to join in establishing the College of Science Student Emergency Hardship Fund. We're excited to announce alums Terry & Faye Whitworth generously offer to match your gifts up to $10,000, making the most of each dollar you give! Please note that the "How to Give" tab on the College of Science webpage will go live in October.

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Deans Search in Progress

The search for the next dean of the College of Science is in progress and is being coordinated by the Provost’s Office.

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Above - USU entomologists, faculty member Joe Wilson, left, and alumna Olivia Carril, search for bees in an area under development near Utah's GSENM. Photo by Tony Di Zinno.

USU Entomologist Featured in Grand Staircase-Escalante Bee Documentary

USU Tooele faculty member Joe Wilson and alumna Olivia Carril are featured in "The Bees of Grand Staircase Escalante" premiering Thursday, Sept. 24, via Zoom.

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Undergraduate Research Roundup: September 2020

Visit the Office Research’s webpage for research opportunities available now on campus. Fall Research Symposium Registration now open until November. Register here. Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities Grant (URCO) $1000 scholarship to support original scholarship or creative work. Application accepted October 1 – 15. Scholarship awarded Spring 2021. Visit the URCO Website. The Science Writing Center (SWC) is offering workshops for students working of URCO grant application. Sign up for the workshop on the SWC’s webpage. Travel awards are not available at this time, but virtual conference grants are available on a first-come, first-serve basis here. For questions about the conference grants contact Athena Dupont in the Office of Research.

Above - Clockwise from top left, Aggie scientists Matt Yim, Hannah Domgaard, Maura Hagan and Monica Borghi were among participants in the 2020 Hansen Life Sciences Retreat Sept. 18-19.

We're Resilient: Hansen Life Science Retreat 2020

Using Zoom and Canvas, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry hosts university-wide molecular life sciences research gathering.

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Science Unwrapped Explores 'Brave New World' in 2020-21 Series

During the 2020-21 academic year, the College of Science's public outreach program, Science Unwrapped, explores the excitement and challenges of emerging science. This Friday, Sept. 25, Dr. Nick Flann from the Computer Science Department will present on the topic of the spread of misinformation through social media. The talk will be broadcast at 7 pm on Aggie Cast. A live Q&A session with Dr. Flann will follow. Traditional after-talk activities will be replaced by short videos featuring fun games and crafts for all ages. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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September - October 2020 Calendar

September 23 Chemistry & Biochemistry Seminar: Recents developments in the measurement of reactive mercury concentrations and chemistry by Dr. Mae Sexauer Gustin at 4:00 – 5:00 pm | More Info September 25 Science Unwrapped: Spread of Misinformation through Social Media by Dr. Nick Flann at 7:00 pm on Aggie Cast | More Info September 28 Geosciences Seminar: Serpentinite and creep in the San Andreas Fault System of Northern and Central California at 3:30 pm | More Info September 29 Biology Seminar: Tired of COVID-19? How Does Public Health Teaching and Research Fit into a Biology Department? at 3:30 pm | More Info September 30 Chemistry & Biochemistry Seminar: Air Pollution and Oxidative Potential – Concepts and Methodology by Dr. Pourya Shahpoury at 4 pm | More Info October 5 Geoscience Seminar: To slide or to flow: Studying extremes in different natural systems sheds light on common physical process by Dr. Jenny Suckale at 3:30 pm | More Info October 6 Biology Seminar: Examining the Impact of Neuroimmune Dysregulation on Social Behavior in Male and Female Juvenile Rats by Dr. Terry Dial at 3:30 pm | More Info October 7 Biology Seminar: The Biology of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 by Dr. Bart Tarbet at 4 pm | More Info October 8 ‘A’ Day of Giving | More Info October 13 Biology Seminar: Untangling Drivers of Variation in Plant-Pollinator Diversity by Dr. Laura Burkle at 3:30 pm | More Info October 14 Chemistry & Biochemistry Seminar: The Transfer of H+, H•, H–, and e– from M–H Bonds, and their Applications to Synthesis by Dr. Jack Norton | More Info October 20 Biology Seminar: Brain-Behavior Evolution in Dogs and Foxes by Dr. Erin Hecht at 3:30 | More Info

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