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| A) Ecology and the environment; Evolution
(19 Apr) |
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| 1) Nora Sullivan, Pat Maguire, Jim
Mitchell |
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Greenhouse effect/Global
warming |
| 2) Emily Rein and Sarah Gibbons |
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Chloroflourocarbons |
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| 3) Colleen Soraghan and Emily Lapworth |
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Relationship between
humans and chimps |
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| A) Evolution and Behavior (26 Apr) |
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| 1) Sarah Reardon and Jennifer McGrath |
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Adaptations to the
aphotic zone |
| 2) Carly Rodgers and Lindsay White |
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Bioluminescence |
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| 3) Natalie Wood and Steve Russo |
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Charles Darwin |
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| 4) Corey Egan, Meghan Lee and Rebekah
Joseph |
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Dinosaur extinction |
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| 5)###Sarah Kane and Elizabeth Donohue |
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TBA |
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| B) Ecology and the environment (19 Apr) |
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| 1) Brianna Ward, Ryan Mansfield, Kaitlin
McClure |
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Water Pollution |
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| 2) Michelle Baldwin and Ryan Mitchell |
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Air pollution |
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| 3) Christine DiRienzo, Jocelyn Savastano
and Jimmy Douangchith |
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Hormone mimics in the
environment |
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| B) Evolution and Behavior (26 Apr) |
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| 1) Allison Matthews, Lindsay Johnson and
Caroline Powers |
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Animal Intelligence
Levels |
| 2) ###J. Barr and B. Ferriera |
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Water strider mating
behavior |
| 3) ###J. Kruzlic and K. McCarthy |
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Echinoderm
evolution of radial symmetry |
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| C) Ecology and Environment (19 Apr) |
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| 1) Kyle Montgomery and Nicholas Hunt |
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Environmental effects of
Agent Orange |
| 2) Colin Pio, Elizabeth Kimball and Lauren
Rittenberg |
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Pollution and bald eagles |
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| 3) Brittany Balzotti and Gwen Van Wyk |
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Bioprospecting |
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| C) Evolution and Behavior (26 Apr) |
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| 1) Christine McCadden, Catherine Stone,
Lauren Cimeno |
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Bioluminescence |
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| 2) Danielle Comer and Tim Hatton |
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Theories on Dinosaur
Extinction |
| 3) Liz Castronovo, Kristen Jones, Jess
Lewis |
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Mating choice
in people and animals |
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| D) Ecology and the environment (20 Apr) |
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| 1) Steph Bernath and Julianne Patterson |
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Eutrophication |
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| 2) Joe Morris, Nick Vantine and Jill
Carroll |
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Bioprospecting |
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| 3) Mike Curtis and Mike Walsh |
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Landfills |
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| 4) Jennifer Merrow, Lindsay McKenna |
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Endangered species |
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| D) Evolution and Behavior (27 Apr) |
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| 1) Jacki Kinsman, Jenai Cormier, and
Alphonse Kroeten |
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Dinosaur extinction |
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| 2) Bonnie Collier and Kevin Roy |
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Human-induced mass
extinction |
| 3) Kara Charmanski and Melissa Jenkins |
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TBA |
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| 4) Abby Woodman and Kerry Dates |
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Radiocarbon
dating methods |
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| Lab E) Ecology and the environment (20
Apr) |
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| 1) Jess Lindie, Vanessa DiSpena, Maura
Mattoon |
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Habitat Fragmentation |
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| 2) Greg Buckley, Todd Karabatsos, Mike
Delilo |
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Acid Rain |
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| Lab E) Evolution and Behavior (27 Apr) |
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| 1) Erin, Sam Calhoun, and Cassie Soulios |
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Evolution of Mammals |
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| 2) Chris Kusek, Matthew Emmons |
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Communication
in Primates |
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| F) Ecology and the environment (20 Apr) |
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| 1) Neil Cantin, Juia Harper, Alison
Carbonara |
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Bioprospecting |
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| 2) Ashley Grimes, Caitlyn O'Connor, Mary
Dougherty |
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Extremophiles |
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| 3) Meaghan MacKinnon, Emily Rocheleau,
John Blackwell |
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Bioluminesence in fish |
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| 4) Talia Hallett, Meaghan Sunde |
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Conservation of gray
whales |
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| F) Evolution and behavior (27 Apr) |
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| 1) Rick O'Keefe, Wayne DeLano, Matt
Iovanna |
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Behavior of North
American Bears |
| 2) Nick Zotto, Matt Nealon, Greg Sullivan |
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Foraging behavior of
sharks |
| 3) ### M. Ghiloni |
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Fluctuating
asymmetry and mate choice |
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| G) Ecology and the environment (21 Apr) |
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| 1) Milligan and Krasenics |
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Pandas as an endagered
species |
| 2) Mary-Claire Boyle, Anthony Siragusa and
Zach Sullivan |
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Defense mechanisms of
animals |
| 3) Elaina Featherstone and Sarah Winn |
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Air pollution |
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| 4) Pat McInerny and Ed Hamilton |
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Recycling |
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| G) Evolution and behavior (28 Apr) |
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| 1) Jennings, Tom O'Niell and Nate F. |
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Were dinosaurs warm
blooded? |
| 2) Jackie Marquis and Racehl O'Connor |
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Bioluminescence |
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| 3) Fran Moriarty, Matt DeMeo, Sophia
Carbonell |
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Dinosaur Extinction |
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| GG) Ecology and the environment (21 Apr) |
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| 1) Giselle Rivers and Erica Carvalho |
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Greenhouse effect |
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| 2) Brendan Hewett and Andrea Smith |
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CFCs |
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| 3) Meghan McCarthy, Jamie Sweeney,
Danielle Barker |
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Rainforest Conservation |
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| 4) Meaghan Danahey and Steve Bonaventure |
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Coral Reefs |
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| GG) Behavior and Evolution (28 Apr) |
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| 1) Andrea Desilets and Alyssa O'Mara |
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Extinction of Okapis
animals |
| 2) Alexis-Jaye Still and Natalie White |
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Life of Darwin |
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| 3) Michael Iorio and Allison Ahern |
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Paleoclimate |
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| 4) ### E. Ardolino and A. Urquhart |
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Prosimian evolution |
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| I) Ecology and the environment (21 Apr) |
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| 1) Steve MacDonald, Brett Smith and
Lindsay Leiser |
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Pollution of bays and
rivers |
| 2) Alicia Imparato, Susan Malone,
AnneMarie Girard |
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Genetically Modified
Organisms |
| 3) Alyssa Chandler and Rob Flynn |
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Ghost moose |
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| 4) Jeff Fierimonte and Nick Grasso |
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El Nino |
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| I) Ecology, Cont'd; Evolution and behavior
(28 Apr) |
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| 5) Ashley Capachione, Ali Egan, Jenn Cioto |
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Coral reefs |
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| 1) Blanchard and Martin |
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Dinosaur extinction |
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| 2) Keith Whittemore and Tom Kennedy |
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Bioluminescence |
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| 3) ###Sean Mullane and Mike Petty |
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Alteration of
behavior by parasites |
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| II)Ecology and the environment (21 Apr) |
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| 1) Michael Parr and Cara Hanscom |
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Introduced species and
biodiversity |
| 2) ###M. Best and R. Fleming |
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Bombadier beetle chemical
defense |
| 3) Jennie Blouin and Melody Grant |
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Marsupials threatened in
Australia |
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| II) Evolution and behavior (28 Apr) |
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| 1) Gillyen Fogg and Josh Hechter |
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Bioprospecting and
extremophiles |
| 2) Bridget Luddy, Ryan Gagne and J
Mazarella |
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Great white shark feeding
behavior |
| 3) Laura Hubacz and Carlos Goldie |
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Bioluminescence |
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| 4) ###J. Guanci, L. Halloran, and A.
Joseph |
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Snail mating behavior |
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| JJ) Ecology and the environment (22 Apr) |
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| 1) Melissa Martin and Caroline Johnson |
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Bioremediation |
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| 2) Alison LaPorte, Matt Rock, Noelle
Zeytoonian |
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Global warming |
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| 3) Joanna Kierska and Karalyn Kobelski |
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Acid rain |
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| JJ) Evolution and behavior (29 Apr) |
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| 1) Natalee Shea, Devon Valliere, Ryan
Brandreth |
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Dinosaur extinction |
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| 2) Pohorliak and Beebe |
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Hydrothermal vents |
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| 3) Theresa Sorrentino, Michelle Parenteau,
Patricia Gilbert |
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Bioluminescence |
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| 4)###Meaghan Adams, Amanda Decowski and
Nia Lokitis |
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Trilobite evolution |
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| K) Ecology and the environment (22 Apr) |
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| 1) Alex Bullock and Christine Bykowski |
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Bioprospecting |
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| 2) Alena Marajh, Kristi Wellenberger, Amy
Sullivan |
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Greenhouse effect |
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| 3) ###M. Cashin, E. Cullen and C. Hanna |
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Sewage disposal problems |
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| K) Evolution and behavior (29 Apr) |
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| 1) Shelby Allen and Shannon Cook |
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Dinosaur behavior |
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| 2) Siobhan Daley and Caitie Wallace |
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Humans vs neanderthals |
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| L) Ecology and the environment (23 Apr) |
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| 1) Melissa Mignault, Emily Palange and
KeithRaho |
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Car pollution and human
health |
| 2) Adam Schibley and Beth Nelson |
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water pollution |
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| 3) Melissa Biafore, jesse walker, lauren
koloski |
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bioprospecting |
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| 4) Bill Fitzpatrick, Brittany Shaw, Beck
Neilson |
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global warming |
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| L) Ecology, cont'd; Evolution and behavior
(30 Apr) |
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| 5) Matthew Hughes and Michael Phelan |
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El Nino and Marine Life |
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| 1) Tara Neidermeir and Sean Sullivan |
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Do human "races" exist? |
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| 2) Michael DePesa and Tim Holland |
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Shark evolution |
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| M) Ecology and the environment (23 Apr) |
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| 1) Amanda Breen, Alison Poirier, Kerry
O'Niell |
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Endangered species: The
coqui |
| 2) Danielle Schroth and Meaghan Mooney |
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Coral reefs |
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| 3) Tiffany Long and Joane Schepis |
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Hudson River Pollution |
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| M) Evolution and behavior (30 Apr) |
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| 1) Redmond Aylward and Andrew Koenigsamen |
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Neanderthals |
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| 2) ###T. Barnes, E. Burgoyne, C. Pappathan |
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Magnetic field reversals
and mass extinctions |
| 3)### A. Demake and W. McLaughlin |
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The
"Cambrian Explosion" |
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| N) Ecology and the environment (23 Apr) |
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| 1) Lauren Glancy, Jacki Horigan and
Courtney Meninger |
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Parasites in medicine |
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| 2) ### E. Cooke and P. Lamb |
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Earthworms as
detritivores |
| 3) ###T. DeRosa and K. Guyet |
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Solid waste disposal
problems |
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| N) Evolution and behavior (30 Apr) |
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| 1) Chris Russell, Justin French and Tanner
Moran |
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Dinosaur extinction |
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| 2) ###G. Kwasnik and B. Meader |
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Major trends in Arthropod
evolution |
| 3) ###A. Trifiletti and V. Wells |
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Cane toad
mating behavior |
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P. Lamb, B. Meader, A. Trifiletti |
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