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Regenerating the Diversity of Life in Soils: Hope for Farming, Ranching and ClimateDr. David Johnson Molecular Biologist New Mexico State University, and Adjunct Faculty, CSU, Chico Dr. David Johnson is a Molecular Biologist conducting research for the Institute for Sustainable…
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Brewing a Successful Sustainability ProgramCheri Chastain Sustainability Manager Sierra Nevada Brewing Company The Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, founded and still headquartered in Chico, is known not only for its award-winning beers, but…
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Diaspore Dispersal by Wasps of the Genus VespulaDr. Dylan Orion Burge University of California Los Angeles Dr. Burge describes how he stumbled on to an odd behavior of Vespula wasps. He collected calycanthus seeds in Northern California and…
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History of CSU Chico (1960-)Joe Crotts CSU, Chico Meriam Library; Head of Library Government Documents and Library Circulation/ Interlibrary Services/ Reserve The intent of Joe Crotts’ paper about the history of…
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The Wonderful World of Lauxanioid Flies, and the Solution to a 100 Year Old MysteryDr. Steve Gaimari Plant Pest Diagnostics Center, California Department of Food and Agriculture Steve Gaimari is very enthusiastic about his specialty – the study of flies – and has a…
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A Mindset for ChangeAnya Fernald CEO, Belcampo and Founder, Food Craft Institute Anya Fernald has combined her expertise in craft food making and business management into a force for change in California and around…
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The California Phenology Project: Linking Plant Phenology to Climate Change through Citizen ScienceDr. Liz Matthews Post-Doctoral Scientist, UC Santa Barbara The subtitle of this presentation is “Linking plant phenology to climate change through Citizen Science.” Phenology is the…
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Selectivity of Membrane Proteins Towards Individual PhospholipidsDr. Arthur Laganowsky Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University Lipids are a large and diverse group of naturally occurring organic molecules that include: fats; waxes; sterols; mono-, di-,…
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Restoring a Diverse Forest Understory Plant Community with Variable-density ThinningDr. Eric Knapp United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) Pacific Southwest Research Station Dr. Knapp explains the importance of the forest understory – that is, the plants on the…
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Divergent Antiherbivore Syndromes in the TarweedsDr. Billy A Krimmel PERT Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Entomology, University of Arizona Dr. Billy Krimmel studies how plants maximize their fitness using resistance techniques by focusing…
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Bring Back the PollinatorsJessa Guisse MS, CSU, Chico The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation The importance of conserving pollinators is underscored by the fact that the value of pollinator-dependent crops in…
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Applied Evolutionary Biology to Address Global ChallengesDr. Scott Carroll Institute for Contemporary Evolution, Davis and Department of Entomology and Nematology, UC Davis This is a time of rapid global change, which means current biological science…
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The Archaeology of Antigua and BarbudaDr. Reg Murphy Dr. Murphy lives and works on the Caribbean island of Antigua, located approximately 300 miles southeast of Puerto Rico. In this presentation he shows artifacts, many of them quite…
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