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I hope everyone had a splendid summer full of research and rejuvenation! With the fall semester approaching, it’s time to organize <b class="">Ecolunch</b>. In BIOS, every MS student has to give at least one EcoLunch, and every PhD student has to give three
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As a special note: <b class="">I encourage talks on works in progress.</b> I understand the temptation to focus on completed projects, but that is what a thesis defense is for. Talks on ideas or new research are useful because they provide an opportunity for
feedback while there is still time for feedback to be helpful. It also is useful for developing and clarifying ideas, and figures can be recycled for theses, papers, and grant proposals. We’re all friends, we’re here to help, and it’s a small group, so don’t
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EcoLunch this fall semester will be in person. To be inclusive, we may have an online component (though sometime always seems to go wrong with this), but<b class=""> the expectation is that graduate students will attend in person</b>. I’ll be taking attendance.</div>
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When you contact me, please pick a specific date. Later slots tend to fill first, so please consider signing up for an early date.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<b class="">PS: Ecolunch: BIOS 7000 “Ecology Colloquium”. Course #: 5774. Sign up for 2 credits if you are giving a talk, and 1 credit if you are not.</b><o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<div class="" style="margin: 0in;"><b class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">PPS: This is *not* limited to BIOS, and I’d love to host seminars from students in Plant Biology, Geology, Philosophy, History, </span><span class="" style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">Mathematics,</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"> and
any other department with ties to OCEES. Don’t be shy!</span></font></b></div>
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<div class="" style="margin: 0in;"><b class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">PPPS: Faculty and others are also welcome to give seminars. Indeed, I strongly encourage talks from </span><span class="" style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">everyone</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">.</span></font></b></div>
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