Biology

Writer and conservationist Adam Welz will read from his new book, The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown, and speak of his reporting about the effects of climate change on wild species and natural ecosystems around the world. A deeply researched exploration of wild species reacting to climate breakdown, The End of Eden offers a radical new kind of environmental journalism that connects humans to nature in a more empathetic way than ever before and galvanizes us to act in defense of the natural world before it’s too late.

First Show: Look, Dream, Begin, is a series of brand new, short plays from around the world interwoven into an inventive, truthful, and life-affirming piece about what it means to dream up a future during climate crisis. Directed by Madison Middleton ’22.5; making their Midd debuts are Max Blumenthal ‘27, Odette Castillo ‘27, Emma Dobson ‘27, Jenny Fede ‘26, Virginia Frau ‘27, Claire Hatch ‘26, Allison Hurd ‘27, Nitya Kaul ‘27, Sean Lovett ‘23.5, Edith Mauch ‘27, Sara McKillip ‘25, and Moriah Thompson ‘25.Cole Newman ‘26 is the Stage Manager, with Jiawen Li ‘27 as Assistant Stage Manager.

First Show: Look, Dream, Begin, is a series of brand new, short plays from around the world interwoven into an inventive, truthful, and life-affirming piece about what it means to dream up a future during climate crisis. Directed by Madison Middleton ’22.5; making their Midd debuts are Max Blumenthal ‘27, Odette Castillo ‘27, Emma Dobson ‘27, Jenny Fede ‘26, Virginia Frau ‘27, Claire Hatch ‘26, Allison Hurd ‘27, Nitya Kaul ‘27, Sean Lovett ‘23.5, Edith Mauch ‘27, Sara McKillip ‘25, and Moriah Thompson ‘25.Cole Newman ‘26 is the Stage Manager, with Jiawen Li ‘27 as Assistant Stage Manager.

First Show: Look, Dream, Begin, is a series of brand new, short plays from around the world interwoven into an inventive, truthful, and life-affirming piece about what it means to dream up a future during climate crisis. Directed by Madison Middleton ’22.5; making their Midd debuts are Max Blumenthal ‘27, Odette Castillo ‘27, Emma Dobson ‘27, Jenny Fede ‘26, Virginia Frau ‘27, Claire Hatch ‘26, Allison Hurd ‘27, Nitya Kaul ‘27, Sean Lovett ‘23.5, Edith Mauch ‘27, Sara McKillip ‘25, and Moriah Thompson ‘25.Cole Newman ‘26 is the Stage Manager, with Jiawen Li ‘27 as Assistant Stage Manager.

First Show: Look, Dream, Begin, is a series of brand new, short plays from around the world interwoven into an inventive, truthful, and life-affirming piece about what it means to dream up a future during climate crisis. Directed by Madison Middleton ’22.5; making their Midd debuts are Max Blumenthal ‘27, Odette Castillo ‘27, Emma Dobson ‘27, Jenny Fede ‘26, Virginia Frau ‘27, Claire Hatch ‘26, Allison Hurd ‘27, Nitya Kaul ‘27, Sean Lovett ‘23.5, Edith Mauch ‘27, Sara McKillip ‘25, and Moriah Thompson ‘25.Cole Newman ‘26 is the Stage Manager, with Jiawen Li ‘27 as Assistant Stage Manager.

Molly Stanley
University of Vermont

Christopher D’Elia, PBK
Louisiana State University
The 1971 Symbios Expedition to Enewetak Atoll: A Major Landmark in Coral Reef Research

Welcoming new students to ask questions and make connections. Stop by and chat with the Student Advisory Council and Faculty of the department.

Kat Milligan-McClellan

University of Connecticut

Adapting an evolution model organism for host-microbe interaction studies: diversity matters

“Discovering the Dark Side of Fireflies: Fishing Around for Pheromones”
Greg Fahrner (Pask)

“Investigating a potential role for SloR in regulating two iron transport systems encoded by the Streptococcus mutans feoAB and sufCDSUB operons”
Taylor Han (Spatafora)

“Characterization of Streptococcus mutans Mutants with Compromised Manganese Transport Systems”
Katie Kraczkowsky (Spatafora)