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UW invited speaker: Dr. Allie Igwe
UW invited speaker: Dr. Allie Igwe
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May 20, 2024Speaker: Dr. Allie Igwe
Institution: Virginia Tech | Department of Biological Sciences
Seminar date: Monday, May 20, 2024 - 12:00 to 13:00
Location: HCK 132
People: Andrea-Durant
Fields of interest:University of Washington-Hitchcock Hall (HCK)Seattle,UO math seminar: “Polynomials, braids and you”UO math seminar: “Polynomials, braids and you”
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May 20, 2024Benson Farb
University of ChicagoProfessor Farb will present two lectures, the first intended for an undergraduate audience.
- Undergraduate lecture : “Polynomials, braids and you”, 4pm, Monday, May 20 in 110 Fenton HallAbstract : Why did we all have to learn the quadratic formula in middle school? Is learning how to find the roots of a polynomial actually useful? Ask Sergei Brin and Larry Page, whose solution of a specific polynomial evolved into a 1.6 trillion dollar company. In this talk I will trace a path through the 5000 year old saga of polynomials, and of how they became a cornerstone of mathematics and physics. I will also describe some of the new ideas mathematicians are using to understand polynomials, including the theory of configuration spaces and braid groups. This talk is intended for any curious person.
University of Oregon-Fenton HallEugene, ORLarissa Robinson-Cooper, Cecily Rosenbaum, & Taylor WaltonLarissa Robinson-Cooper, Cecily Rosenbaum, & Taylor Walton
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May 20, 2024Town Hall Seattle and UW Engage Science present
Larissa Robinson-Cooper, Cecily Rosenbaum, & Taylor Walton
UW Engage 2024
Town Hall Seattle1119 8th Ave.Seattle, WA 98101OSU - Integrating Behavior into Wildlife Conservation Management: A Fearful Perspective (virtual available)OSU - Integrating Behavior into Wildlife Conservation Management: A Fearful Perspective (virtual available)
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May 20, 20242024 Robert M. Storm Distinguished Lecture
Daniel T. Blumstein, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Professor in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA will present Integrating Behavior into Wildlife Conservation Management: A Fearful Perspective
Biomedical scientists realize that fundamental research can be ‘translated’ into clinical success. As behavioral biologists, many of us engage in translational research with a clear wildlife conservation benefit. The field of conservation behavior is explicitly translational in that it translates fundamental advances in behavioral biology to help conserve or manage wildlife populations. I will illustrate how knowledge of antipredator behavior could be used to improve conservation and wildlife management outcomes. My goals are to stimulate others to identify translational benefits in their research and, ultimately, to help humans better coexist with wildlife.
Daniel T. Blumstein is an award-winning Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a Professor in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA. He’s also the President of the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, which is the site of his long-term marmot work. A Fellow of the Animal Behavior Society, he’s studied behavioral ecology and conservation science throughout the world and has published over 500 scientific papers along with both popular and scientific books. He aims to translate much of his work to popular audiences and works to integrate different disciplines and apply academic knowledge to wildlife conservation, medicine, and security and defense.
Reception at 5:30 pm in Guistina Gallery
Lecture at 7:00 pm in Construction & Engineering Hall
Display tables immediately following lecture in Myrtle Tree AlcoveFree | RSVP Required at https://beav.es/Storm-Lecture
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Oregon State University-LaSells Stewart Center, Construction & Engineering Hall -
Meet Seattle's Urban Beavers!
Meet Seattle's Urban Beavers!
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May 21, 2024Where Douglas Classroom at the Center for Urban Horticulture Event interval Single day event Accessibility Contact urbhort@uw.edu Presenter Elyssa Kerr Ticket Link apps.ideal-logic.com… Description Cost: $25
Advance registration required.
As ecosystem engineers, beavers have a big impact on the habitats that they call home. This can often be a boon for fish and wildlife sharing this space, but a headache for people nearby. In Seattle and throughout the Puget Sound region, many beavers find homes in the urban and exurban waterways.Beavers Northwest Executive Director Elyssa Kerr will dive into beaver ecology and benefits as well as the challenges and opportunities for living with beavers in a landscape dominated by human infrastructure.
Join us after the presentation for a 1 mile walk along the Yesler Swamp Boardwalk to look for beavers and beaver sign - binoculars are suggested if you have them!
Link https://apps.ideal-logic.com/uwbg?key=2WSB-TGY2T_K9KH-5PTF_9f03ea1441ba Center for Urban HorticultureBook talk: Shin Yu Pai and Amy Wong HopeBook talk: Shin Yu Pai and Amy Wong Hope
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May 21, 2024Town Hall Seattle and Northwest Center for Creative Aging present
Shin Yu Pai and Amy Wong Hope
Small Doses of Awareness
Town Hall Seattle1119 8th Ave.Seattle, WA 98101 -
Cell Type Taxonomies A-Z: Webinar Series (virtual)
Cell Type Taxonomies A-Z: Webinar Series (virtual)
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May 22, 2024The Cell Type Taxonomies A-Z: Webinar Series features presentations by Allen Institute scientists & staff for a full guide to brain cell types and taxonomies, and how and why to use these resources in your research.
Please register for any of the webinars you are interested in attending!
UW Bayesian alternatives to null hypothesis significance testingUW Bayesian alternatives to null hypothesis significance testing
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May 22, 2024Psychology Edwards Colloquium with Henk Kiers, Ph.D., University of Groningen, and Jorge Tendeiro, Hiroshima University
Campus location Kincaid Hall (KIN) Online Meeting Link washington.zoom.us… Campus room KIN 102/108 Accessibility Contact psylectures@uw.edu Event Types Lectures/Seminars Event sponsors Hosted by the UW Psychology, https://psych.uw.edu/.
Faculty host: Yuichi Shoda, yshoda@uw.edu
Student host: TBDDescription This is a hybrid event.
Bayesian alternatives to null hypothesis significance testing
Henk Kiers, Ph.D., Professor in Statistics and data analysis, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Jorge Tendeiro, Professor in Bayesian statistics and inference, Hiroshima University, JapanNull hypothesis significance testing (NHST) and its p-value are ubiquitous in scientific practice. However, misuse and misinterpretation of these crucial tools is well documented. Various suggestions to fix, or replace, NHST have been offered. In this talk we will discuss some options that fall under the Bayesian inferential framework. We will introduce null hypothesis Bayesian testing (NHBT) and its Bayes factor as the direct Bayesian analogues to NHST and the p-value, respectively. Important differences between the two approaches will be highlighted. Furthermore, we will emphasize that, just as NHST needs to be accompanied by effect size estimates, so does NHBT. We will recall a simple relation between Bayesian estimation of (posterior distributions of) effect sizes and NHBT, and its implications. This will lead to the realization that estimation can be seen as a workhorse for various alternative types of hypothesis testing. Indeed, by combining ideas by Kruschke (2018) and Wellek (2010) with Smiley, Glazier and Shoda’s (2023) framework for statistical inference, it will be shown how all methods in that framework can be dealt with in a Bayesian way.
This lecture is made possible in part by a generous endowment from Professor Allen L. Edwards.
Q&A and light refreshments to follow.
University of Washington-Kincaid Hall (KIN)UW Bayesian alternatives to null hypothesis significance testing
Lava, Mudflows and Ash: Volcanoes in the Pacific NorthwestLava, Mudflows and Ash: Volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest
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May 22, 2024The Cascades Range is home to many volcanoes, but how active and dangerous are they? What are the greatest hazards from volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest, who monitors them, and how?
At this Science on Tap, Jon Major explores volcanic processes associated with volcanic eruptions and their aftermath, provides insights on the greatest threats posed by the Cascades volcanoes, and reveals how our regional volcanoes are monitored and why. The great 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens fundamentally changed how scientists viewed volcanic eruptions. The four decades since have seen significant advancements in our understanding of volcanic histories, processes, hazards, monitoring capabilities, and the role that scientists have in communicating with governmental agencies and the public.
Jon Major is the Scientist-in-Charge at the US Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington. He has worked at volcanoes in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, El Salvador, Chile, and the Philippines. He has been working at Mount St. Helens since 1981, and has been with the Cascades Volcano Observatory since 1983.
Back by popular demand! This is a repeat show from 9/21/22 at Kiggins Theatre in Vancouver.
Alberta Rose Theatre3000 NE Alberta StPortland, ORBook talk: Lawrence Ingrassia with Robert MerryBook talk: Lawrence Ingrassia with Robert Merry
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May 22, 2024Lawrence Ingrassia with Robert Merry
A Lethal Legacy — Genetic Predisposition to Cancer
Date: Wednesday, May 22- Time:
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7:30 pm PDT
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- $5 – $25 Sliding Scale
One instance of grief can be difficult enough to cope with, but for Lawrence Ingrassia, losing multiple family members was not only devastating but perplexing. Typical discussions surrounding inheritance may include heirlooms or estates — not rare tumors in the cheeks of toddlers, as was the case for Ingrassia’s two-year-old nephew. After he lost his mother, two sisters, brother, and nephew to different types of cancer, Ingrassia was unsure whether his family’s generational heartbreak was merely misfortune or if there was some other cause.
In his book A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery, Ingrassia weaves his own family history with a history of cancer research. Part memoir, part medical thriller, Ingrassia’s work begins in the 1960s with Dr. Frederick Pei Li and Dr. Joseph Fraumeni Jr., groundbreaking researchers and physicians who would later uncover links between genetics and cancer.
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OSU - HMSC Research Seminar- Collective behavior in dynamic oceanic ecosystems (virtual available)
OSU - HMSC Research Seminar- Collective behavior in dynamic oceanic ecosystems (virtual available)
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May 23, 2024Speaker: Will Oestreich, Postdoctoral Fellow, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Topic: Collective behavior in dynamic oceanic ecosystems
Animals’ behaviors are strongly influenced by the biophysical dynamics of the ecosystems they inhabit. In recent years, the burgeoning field of collective behavior has aimed to understand how these ecosystem dynamics interact with social information transfer to drive the behavior of individuals, groups, and populations. Oceanic ecosystems provide a valuable opportunity to test, refine, and generalize theory in this field, as the biophysical dynamics of the ocean starkly contrast the systems in which this field has been primarily developed (e.g., free-ranging animals in terrestrial systems and captive animals in controlled laboratory conditions). In my research program, I integrate detailed in situ observations of oceanic predators, prey, and biophysical ecosystem dynamics with computational approaches to understand the role of collective behavior in Earth’s largest habitable space: the pelagic ocean. Here I summarize my recent advances and future plans in understanding collective behavior via a series of vignettes on several oceanic animals’ behaviors and interactions. I share further insights into how this approach can shed light on animals’ capacity for adaptive or maladaptive behavioral response to rapid environmental change in the Anthropocene.
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call +1-971-247-1195 US Meeting ID: 971 3707 8566
Password: 104815
Oregon State University-Hatfield Marine Science CenterOSU - HMSC Research Seminar- Collective behavior in dynamic oceanic ecosystems (virtual available)
UW ESS Colloquium: Stephanie Olson (Purdue University) "Habitability and Biosignatures of Worlds with Extreme Seasons"UW ESS Colloquium: Stephanie Olson (Purdue University) "Habitability and Biosignatures of Worlds with Extreme Seasons"
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May 23, 2024Campus location Johnson Hall (JHN) Campus room JHN 075 Accessibility Contact Summer Caton, sacaton@uw.edu Event Types Lectures/Seminars Description Keywords: astrobiology, exoplanets, habitability
Abstract: We expect that exoplanets in the habitable zone of their host stars will experience a large diversity of seasonal cycles, ranging from negligible to extreme. The consequences of both end-member scenarios for habitability and life are not well understood, but recent work suggests that extreme seasonality could increase biological productivity and amplify biosignature detectability through its impacts on ocean stratification. This talk will explore several dimensions of habitability, from the prospects for an independent origin of life to the likelihood of biospheric progression towards animal-grade complexity. This talk will also discuss how seasonality may affect the relationship between biosignature production and biosignature detectability with future telescopes such as the Habitable Worlds Observatory.
University of Washington-Johnson Hall (JHN)Seattle, WA
Please note: NSWA provides these event details as a courtesy to science-related organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest. Please confirm event details with the sponsoring organization before attending.