2009 Seminar Series
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The Fall 2009 Center for Grassland Studies Seminar Series will be held in the East Campus Union (except Sep. 21 seminar), 3:00-4:00 PM on the dates below. If you have questions, please call the Center office, 402-472-4101, or e-mail grassland@unl.edu. |
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8-24 |
Martin Massengale, Director, Center for Grassland Studies, UNL, "Introduction and Orientation" (students only) |
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8-31 |
Rob Mitchell, Rangeland Scientist,
USDA Agricultural
Research Service, "Grassland Programs and Activities in Brazil" |
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9-14 |
Justin Evertson, Interim Director,
Nebraska Statewide
Arboretum, "Landscape Grasses" |
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9-21* |
Terry Riley, former Vice
President of Policy for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation
Partnership, "Restoring Great Plains Grassland Landscapes"
[LOCATION: HARDIN HALL AUDITORIUM] |
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9-28 |
John Guretsky, Assistant Professor,
Dept. of
Agronomy and
Horticulture, UNL, "Distribution of Legumes and Plant Diversity in
Pastures Varying in Topography and Grazing Management" |
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10-5 |
Dale Lindgren, Professor, West
Central
Research
& Extension Center, UNL, "Selection of Native and Drought-tolerant
Plants for Ornamental Use" |
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10-12 |
Heidi Hillhouse, Post Doctoral
Research Associate, Dept. of Agronomy and Horticulture, UNL, "Patterns
of Plant Establishment in Tallgrass Prairie Plantings" |
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10-19 |
No seminar (semester break) |
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10-26 |
Dave Stock, owner, Stock Seed Farms,
"Seed Production of Native Grasses" |
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11-2 |
No seminar (professional meetings) |
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11-9 |
Karie Decker,
Coordinator, Invasive Species Project at the Nebraska Cooperative Fish
and Wildlife Research Unit based at UNL, "Nebraska Invasive Species
Project: Monitoring, Mapping, Risk and Management" |
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11-16 |
Mitchell Stamm, Graduate Student,
Dept. of Entomology, UNL, "Differential Responses of Western Chinch
Bugs to Neonicetinyl Insecticides" |
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11-23 |
Anh Hoang, Graduate Student, Dept. of Entomology, UNL, "Role of Peroxidase in the Defense Response of Buffalograss to the Western Chinch Bug" |
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11-30 |
Sabrina Russo, Assistant Professor,
School of Biological Sciences, UNL, “Functional and Demographic
Tradeoffs Among Tree Species” |
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12-7 |
Tala Awada, Associate Professor,
School of Natural Resources, UNL, "Eastern Red Cedar: Ecophysiology and
Ramifications of Its Invasion on Ecosystem Processes in
Nebraska" |
Refreshments will be available prior to each seminar, compliments of the Frank and Margaret Leu Foundation Fund. Video of these seminars and selected seminars from past series will be available for checkout from the Center for Grassland Studies, 306 Biochemistry Hall.
Schedule is subject to change. Updates will be posted as they become available, so please check back.