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The School of Life Sciences Seminar Series is a weekly opportunity to hear from our own faculty as they share their latest research, ideas, and expertise. Each Friday, two different SOLS faculty members will present a talk highlighting their work and its broader impact in the life sciences.
When: Fridays, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Where: Life Sciences Center E (LSE), Room 104
This Week's Presenters:
Reed Cartwright, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences
How has the United States Department of Agriculture shaped our current food system? What changes are underway that could influence its future? From farming and food safety to nutrition programs and rural development, the USDA’s responsibilities touch nearly every aspect of our food system.
Join us for a discussion about the importance of balanced rehydration in endurance athletes. The dangers of not drinking enough water is dehydration, but what about the dangers of drinking too much water? For endurance athletes, it is important to find that sweet spot between staying hydrated, while not becoming over-hydrated.
Why does this matter? During extreme events:
Join us for Humanities Week as we welcome author and professor Roberta L. Millstein, who will discuss her book, The Land Is Our Community: Aldo Leopold’s Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium.
Astrophotography has produced many iconic images of fantastic skyscapes. Roiling colorful clouds gas and dust suggest cataclysmic events on a massive scale. This program will ask the questions: " Where are these objects in our galaxy?" and "What do they tell us about the forces that shape the space around us?"
Seeing further into space is also seeing back in time. New technology is allowing researchers to peer back to the time of the first stars and galaxies. The James Webb Space telescope gives us the best chance yet to observe our early universe and test our best understanding of the distribution of the cosmic matter we observe today. This program is a journey to the very edge of our known universe.
Researchers are confirming new exoplanet systems every day. How close are we to finding Earth-like planets in a solar system like our own?
Planetary exploration is a large part of SESE's research portfolio. ASU is participating in current and future projects that are on the cutting edge of planetary exploration. Learn about new opportunities on the Moon, material return missions from asteroids and Mars, the deployment of an instrument to gather data from a moon of Jupiter and the exploration of an iron/nickel rich object in the outer part of the asteroid belt.
Ours is not the only planet with a Moons, in fact there are almost 200 moons in the solar system. There are many types and sizes of moons. Let's see what secrets they hold and what moons tell us about solar system dynamics.