OU Department of Biology

Oooohhh, shiny new toys courtesy of the 3D peeps at The University of Oklahoma Libraries. Each bone of the skull has been printed a different color. Bones are attached by magnets so you can break it down and reassemble it. Think you can do it? It's not easy!

On Wednesday, the OU Department of Biology continues its Spring 2023 Seminar Series with a talk by Dr. Jim Bednarz, University of North Texas. The talk is entitled “Investigations of cooperative hunting and the social behavior in Harris's Hawks and other raptors - the past, present, and future”. Wednesday, March 29, 2023, from 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm - George Lynn Cross Hall 123.

See details below.

The OU Biology Department's next speaker for General Seminar is going to be Professor Kasic from California State University in Sacramento. She is trained as a biologist and moved into film making later in her career. She has worked on many successful projects and most recently released a movie on an NSF funded project to study a freshwater lake under the Antarctic Ice. Her visit is co-sponsored by the Department of Film and Media Studies (https://www.ou.edu/cas/fms ) and Environmental Studies (https://www.ou.edu/cas/environmentalstudies).
Professor Kasic is a brilliant example for a career outside of academia and her last film project demonstrates an elegant Broader Impact created for NSF.
In addition to giving a General Seminar she will be present for a screening of her film on Thursday March 9th, 7pm in the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation Auditorium, Ga***rd College Room 1140: The Lake at the Bottom of the World (Kathy Kasic, 2022). Here is a link to a preview: https://vimeo.com/790627784
You can find more information about Professor Kasic here: https://kathykasic.com/

The Department of Biology is proud of all our graduating seniors! You've been through so much in your time here and we wish you good fortune in the years to come. We would also like to extend special congratulations to 15 outstanding seniors, whose accomplishments were celebrated today at a reception.

Jaime Ahpeatone
Zac Arnold
Vijay Bhupathiraju
Andrew Bowman
Stephanie Eggers
Zachary Fick
Vanessa Heath
Kaitlyn Hilliard
Charles Hojjat
Benjamin Houston
Bryce Messer
Paola Onate Colobon
Hanna Peeples
Tyler Reich
Elizabeth (“Bethey”) Ruble

Today at 4:30 p.m.! More info available at https://www.ou.edu/cas/biology

Please join us via Zoom on Wednesday for a virtual seminar with Dr. Rosana Zenil-Ferguson of the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

More info available at https://www.ou.edu/cas/biology

The research of our own Dan Becker is highlighted in this article from Carl Zimmer, who delivered a seminar at OU earlier this spring!

Which Animal Viruses Could Infect People? Computers Are Racing to Find Out. Machine learning is known for its ability to spot fraudulent credit charges or recognize faces. Now researchers are siccing the technology on viruses.

This Wednesday, the department hosts Dr. Sen Xu from the University of Texas, Arlington for an in-person seminar on April 27 at 4:30 p.m. in GLCH 123. More info at https://www.ou.edu/cas/biology

Join us this Friday at 3:00 p.m. on Zoom for a special virtual department seminar with our own Dahiana Arcila (OU Biology / Sam Noble Museum of Oklahoma Natural History). More info at https://ou.edu/cas/biology