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Fall 2009 Seminars

last updated 9/29/09

If you have information about any of these seminars that you would like to share, or if you know of other seminars that you think would be interesting, please e-mail me at lfbrown@ucdavis.edu.

Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry
AGC 290-001 - Mondays, 4:10-5:30, 1204 Haring Hall
    Instructor in charge:  Alyson Mitchell (aemitchell@ucdavis.edu)
    Topic:  Seminars from invited speakers and exit seminars
    CRN: 10587

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
BMB 290-001 - Tuesdays, 4:10-5:00, 1342 Storer
    Instructor in charge: Yoshikazu Takada (ytakada@ucdavis.edu)
    Topic: 
    CRN:  15215
BMB 290-002 - TBA
    Instructor in charge: Fairclough (rhfairclough@ucdavis.edu)
    Topic: 
    CRN:  15216

Biological Systems Engineering
EBS 290 - TBA
    Instructor in charge: Zhiliang Fan (jzfan@ucdavis.edu)
    CRN:  18928

Community Development
CRD 290 - Wednesdays, noon-1:00 pm, 3201 Hart Hall
    Instructor in charge:  Benner (ccbenner@ucdavis.edu)
    Topic:  Doing/Debating Development:
        The Many Dimensions of Community Development
    CRN: 17610 (probably -- but check with Cat Huff, chuff@ucdavis.edu, for verification)

Ecology
Ecology Seminar Webpage
In addition to the Ecology and Evolution Seminar Series, (ECL 296, Thursdays, 4:10-5:30 pm in 1003 Giedt, CRN 19930), a selection of ECL 290 student participatory seminars are offered, including:
     - Ecology of plant-soil feedbacks
        (Valerie Eviner, CRN 19866; Organizational meeting Sept 29, 2 pm, 2004 PES
     - Community and landscape connectivity
         (Fraiser Shilling and Steven Greco, Mondays, 12:10-2:00 pm, 141 Olson Hall, CRN 19869)
     - Integrated ecosystem assessment: Agriculture, nitrogen, and climate change in California
         (Kate Scow and Thomas Tomich, Wednesdays, 10-12:00 noon, 140 Robbins, CRN 19929)
     - Stable isotopes in ecology
         (Johan Six, Wednesdays, 10-12:00 noon, 2004 PES, CRN 19925)
     - Environmental stewardship and sustainability in our research labs
         (Johan Six, Wednesdays, 4:10-5:00 pm, Room TBA, CRN 19873)

Entomology
ENT 297N - Wednesdays, 12:10-1:00 pm, 122 Briggs
   (currently linked to old seminar list; should be updated soon)
    Instructor in charge: Neal Willliams (nmwilliams@ucdavis.edu)
    Departmental Seminar
    CRN:  22924

Food Science & Technology
(only for those who are really interested in the science of food)
FST 290 - Wednesdays, 4:10-5:00, Robert Mondavi Institute South Bldg
    Instructor in charge:  Carl Winter (ckwinter@ucdavis.edu)
    Topic:
    CRN: 25363

Genetics
GGG 291 - Wednesdays, 3:10-5:00, 2005 PES
    Instructor:  Quiros (cfquiros@ucdavis.edu)
    Topic:  History of Genetics
    CRN: 26267
GGG 292 - Mondays, 4:10-6:00, 2005 PES
    Instructors:  Jeff Ross-Ibarra (rossibarra@ucdavis.edu)
    Topic:  Plant Breeding and Biodiversity
    CRN: 43917

Geography
GEO 297 - Wednesdays, 4:10-5:30, 146 Olson
    Instructor in charge:  
    Topic:  Making Connections
    CRN:  26071, 2 units

International Agricultural Development
IAD 290 - Mondays, 4:10, 3053 Wickson Hall
    Student organizers:
    Faculty Sponsor:  Richard Plant (replant@ucdavis.edu)
    Topic:  available soon
    CRN: 28381

Landscape Architecture
LDA 190 - Fridays, 12:10-1:00, 1130 Hart Hall (new location)
       (This is a Proseminar, upper division, not graduate level,
         so it won't satisfy the seminar requirement,
         but some quarters there are some very interesting topics covered
         -- or you might just want to attend occasional seminars)

    Instructor in charge:  Wheeler (smwheeler@ucdavis.edu)
    Topic:  A Sustainable Campus
    CRN: 28912

Plant Biology
PBI 290B - Fridays, 12:10-1:00, 1022 Life Sciences Addition
    Instructor in charge:  Simon Chan (srchan@ucdavis.edu)
    Topic: Seminars by UCD faculty and visiting scientists
    CRN: 34621
PBI 291 - Tuesdays, 12:10-1:00, 1022 Life Sciences Addition
    Instructor in charge:  Jasieniuk (mjasien@ucdavis.edu)
    Topic: Exit seminars by Plant Biology graduate students
    CRN: 34638
PBI 293 - Thursdays, 12:10-1:00, 1342 Storer
    Instructor in charge: 
    Topic:  Postharvest Biology
    CRN: 34652

Plant Pathology
PLP 290 - Mondays, 1:10-2:00, 115 Hutchison
    Instructor in charge:  Gilbertson (rlgilbertson@ucdavis.edu)
    Topics in Plant Pathology
    CRN: 37397 (early drop)

Plant Sciences
PLS 290-001 - mostly Wednesdays, noon - 1:00, 3001 PES
    Note: First seminar is on Thursday, Sept 24, still at noon in 3001 PES
    Instructor in charge:  Labavitch (jmlabavitch@ucdavis.edu)
    Topics in Plant Science
    CRN: 38102

Population Biology
PBG 290 - Tuesdays, 4:10-6:00, 1022 Life Sci Building
    Instructor in charge:  Rosenheim (jarosenheim@ucdavis.edu)
    Topic: 
    CRN: 34477

Road Ecology
TTP 289A-007/ECL 290 - Mondays, 12:10-2:00, Olson 141
    Instructors in charge:  Frasier Shilling (fmshilling@ucdavis.edu) and Steve Greco
    Topic:  Improving Community and Landscape Connectivity
    CRN: 44073/28381

Soil Science
SSC 290-039
Tuesdays, 4:10-5:00, 2005 PES
    Instructor in charge:  Kate Scow (kmscow@ucdavis.edu)
    Topics in Soil Science
    CRN: 41248
SSC 290-052 or -057
TBA
    Instructor in charge:  Johan Six (jwsix@ucdavis.edu) and Kate Scow (kmscow@ucdavis.edu)
    Topic:  Engineers Without Borders
    CRN: 41261 or 41266

Viticulture & Enology
VEN 290 - Fridays, 12:10-1:00, RMI Sensory Theater 1000
    Topics in Viticulture & Enology
    CRN: 42222