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Friday, March 25, 2016
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Intercampus Marine Science (IMS) Research Symposium
- Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Stoico/FIRST FED Charitable Foundation Grand Reading Room
- Cost: Free and open to the public.
- Contact: > See Description for contact information
- Description: Join us for a full day of celebration and to learn about the creative and innovative marine science research being conducted by faculty and graduate students from all 5 UMass campuses (Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, and Worcester).
Abbreviated schedule:
9:30 am – Light breakfast
10:00 am - Oral presentations
12:00 pm - Lunch and afternoon tea
5:00 pm - Reception
For questions and/or to RSVP, contact Robert Wildermuth at rwildermuth@umassd.edu. Please RSVP by Friday, March 18.
For directions to campus, visit http://www.umassd.edu/directions/.
To follow the event on Twitter, use hashtag #imsrs2016.
Attendees may park in Lot 13. Directional signage will guide you to the Library from the parking lot. Parking permits are not required.
- Link: http://www.umassd.edu/smast/newsandevents/imssymposium/
- Topical Areas: School for Marine Sciences and Technology
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Dismantling Rape Culture Workshop: Empathy & Compassion
- Location: Woodland Commons
- Contact: Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality
- Description: Join Stephanie Gilmore, sexual violence activist, as she helps students, staff and faculty dismantle rape culture. Attendees can attend one or all of the workshops.
- Topical Areas: University Community
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Peer Health Educator Application Period
- Location: > See description for location
- Contact: LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness
- Description: Interested in joining our award-winning team in 2016?
We recruit in the spring semester for entry into the program the following fall.
Please see below for important dates, deadlines, and information.
* Information Session: Wednesday, March 23, 6:30 p.m., Campus Center, 1st floor, Blue & Gold Welcome Center (next to Campus Store).
If you're considering applying to be a Peer Health Educator for the 2016-2017 academic year, you are strongly encouraged to attend this information session. If you do not attend the session, you will be required to meet 1:1 with a Peer Health Educator or their supervisor.
* Applications Available Online: Thursday, March 24th.
* Application Deadline: Monday, April 4th, 5 p.m.
* Applicant Interviews: Wednesday, April 6th.
PLEASE REVIEW MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS + DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION FROM OUR WEBSITE WWW.UMASSD.EDU/PHE
- Link: http://www.umassd.edu/phe
- Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Livewell
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BMEBT Seminar by Lucy McCully, Biology Ph.D. Student
- Location: Textiles Building 101E
- Contact: BMEBT Seminar Series
- Description: TITLE: SOCIAL MOTILITY: EXPLORING INTERACTIONS AMONG SOIL MICROBES
Abstract:The soil bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf0-1 is a model for soil survival, persistence, and biocontrol. When co-cultured with the soil bacterium Pedobacter sp. V48, a novel social motility phenotype emerges, allowing the co-culture to move on a hard agar surface, an environment where the mono-cultures of both species are immotile. We have taken molecular genetic and experimental evolution approaches to investigate mechanisms underlying the interaction in this model community.
With our collaborators, we have used transposon mutagenesis screens to generate mutants with altered social motility. Among Pf0-1 mutants, there are several with hits in genes related to flagellum assembly and function. Flagella normally function in "swimming" locomotion of P. fluorescens in moist environments, distinct from the social motility requiring the Pedobacter partner. Phenotypes of flagellum gene mutants indicate a role for flagella in social motility, in addition to their role under swimming conditions. We are testing the hypothesis that flagella mediate contact and adhesion between the two strains. Data suggest a requirement for the flagellum filament protein; however, no clear pattern has yet emerged to provide a comprehensive explanation.
Motile co-cultures frequently spawn faster-moving sectors, in which one species has evolved to facilitate faster migration. From these spontaneous mutants we have identified genes involved in social motility, in a complementary approach to the transposon screens. From over 100 sectors emerged from wild-type interactions, 86% of isolates conferring fast social motility were evolved Pedobacter. Whole-genome sequencing has shown that among the emerged Pedobacter strains, many have mutations in a region encoding genes related to polysaccharide biosynthesis; repeated selection of such mutants identifies this locus as important for enhancing social motility. Many of these strains have a mucoid phenotype, indicating probable overproduction of extracellular polysaccharides, suggesting EPS as a key driver of social motility. Evolved Pf0-1 have mostly emerged as a second evolutionary step during co-culture with evolved Pedobacter strains which already confer faster social motility. While interaction of wild-type Pf0-1 and evolved Pedobacter resulted in social motility two times faster than the wild-type co-culture, interaction of evolved strains of both species resulted in a five-fold increase in social motility. These experiments not only reveal genes important for social motility, they will provide insight into the evolution of an apparently cooperative trait in soil bacteria.
These studies are uncovering novel ways by which these two bacteria communicate and behave, providing new insight into how members of complex soil communities interact. Our research may also lead to development of bacterial communities as biocontrol agents, and approaches to enhance the colonization of biotic surfaces in the rhizosphere.
- Topical Areas: University Community, Biology, Bioengineering, College of Engineering
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Together: Junior Design Exhibition
- Location: CVPA: College of Visual and Performing Arts
, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA
- Cost: Free Admission
- Contact: University Art Gallery
- Description: Featuring student work from Digital Media, Graphic Design, Illustration, and Photography
Exhibition Dates: March 9 - April 4 Reception: Thursday, March 10, 4 - 6 pm
With an artists' talk, Connected, The Blending of Boundaries at 5 pm
CVPA, the College of Visual and Performing Arts at UMass Dartmouth, is pleased to present the fourth annual "Together: Junior Design Exhibition" on display through April 4, 2016. The reception on Thursday, March 10, (4-6 pm) will feature the artist talk "Connected, The Blending of Boundaries" at 5 pm. Speakers: Rea Bethel (Art History/Marketing), James Carpenter (Graphic Design), Emily Moreau (Illustration), Frankie Romeo (Digital Media), and Lizzy Santoro (Photography).
The exhibition features recent work from students, including 2D and 3D Animation, Editorial Illustration, Studio Photography, Large Format Photography, Digital Photography, Animated Typography, Information Graphics, Posters, and more.
CVPA Campus Gallery, UMass Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747
Gallery hours: Monday through Thursday 10 am - 4 pm, Friday 10 am - noon
www.umassd.edu/cvpa, gallery@umassd.edu
www.facebook.com/UmassDartmouthGalleries
- Link: http://www.umassd.edu/cvpa
- Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Visual Design, Exhibits, Visual Arts, Fine Arts
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