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Valuable New Quantitative Resource Available to All FWCB Students and Staff! Check It Out!
An exciting and valuable new resource is available to all FWCB students and staff! A Beginner's Guide to Building a Statistical Model, written by Dr. Alex Bajcz. Check it out!
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2024 Kolshorn Lecture
Save the date! This year's awaited Kolshorn Lecture will be held on Thursday, October 10th, 2024.
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2024 Spring Spotlight Event: Thursday, May 2, 2024
2024 Spring Spotlight - You're Invited!
The Spring Spotlight will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2024 in St. Paul Student Center, Larson Gallery. Light appetizers and refreshments will be served.
Come along and help us to celebrate these exceptional talents and minds!
- Social hour with appetizers & refreshments
- Silent auction
- Student posters
- Student and alumni awards
- Distinguished Faculty lecture
If you are unable to attend in person, please consider a donation for the Conservation Sciences Graduate Program!
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2023 Kolshorn Lecture: Thursday, November 16, 2023
Please join us for the 2023 Kolshorn Lecture featuring Dr. Karen Lips!
Thursday, November 16 in 105 Cargill Building
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Conservation Sciences Seminar Series
The Conservation Sciences Seminar Series is on for the Fall 2023 semester!
Please join us on Fridays at Noon beginning on September 15, 2023.
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Welcome Dr. Kassandra Ford!
We are excited to welcome Dr. Kassandra Ford to the department as an Assistant Professor and Curator of Ichthyology & Mollusks at the Bell Museum. She will join us in early August.
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Welcome Dr. Solomon David!
We are excited to welcome Dr. Solomon David to the department as an Assistant Professor! He will join us in early August.
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NEW Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology BS Curriculum
Attention FWCB majors! As of Spring 2023, the FWCB curriculum will no longer have separate Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation tracks. New students (enrolling this spring or in future years) will pursue a new trackless curriculum to complete their degree.
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2022 Kolshorn Lecture: Thursday, September 22, 2022
Please join us for the 2022 Kolshorn Lecture featuring Stony Brook University's Herrnstein Endowed Chair in Conservation Biology, Dr. Patricia Wright. Thursday, September 22, 2022 -- 105 Cargill Building
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Assistant Professor & Curator of Ichthyology
FWCB is accepting applications for a 9-month tenure-track position as ichthyologist and Curator of Fishes. We welcome applicants working in any area of ichthyology with a focus on organismal biology, fish diversity, or fish conservation.