VME 294B, Conservation Biology and Veterinary Medicine, is a course offered this quarter that features discussion of current topics in conservation biology as they relate to veterinary medicine. Emphasis is on wildlife. There is a different speaker each week, and course leader Dr. Jonna Mazet invites all interested persons to attend.
The class is held each Thursday, 12:10-1:00 pm in 170 Schalm Lecture Hall.
Upcoming guest speakers and topics are:
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January 23: |
Scott Citino |
"Translocation medicine" |
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January 30: |
Chris Papouchis |
"Puma conservation in California" |
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February 6: |
Phil Miller |
"Conservation modeling" |
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February 13: |
Marguerite Pappaioanou |
"The link between wildlife conservation and human health" |
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February 20: |
Chris Kreuder |
"Conservation science in action" |
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February 27: |
Mary Poss |
"Ecology of viral diseases: Lessons from endemic infections" |
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March 6: |
Natalie Gates |
"Wildlife disease in a National Park Service context" |
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March 13: |
Marcela Uhart |
"Paradigms vs. reality: Challenges for conservation in Latin America" |