College of Biological Sciences

Join us for a celebration of women in science April 25 at the St. Paul Student Center!

Join us for a celebration of women in science with an evening of fast-paced “lightning talks” on a range of topics relating to life sciences, hands-on science activities by Market Science and an "interactive Q&A panel on gender equity and experiences in STEM. Space is limited. Please RSVP.

• 5:30 p.m. Doors open. Food and hands-on activities with Market Science, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve and the Wangensteen Historical Library.
• 6:15 p.m. Program starts with a panel discussion in the St. Paul Student Center Northstar Ballroom.

​It's free! Register at z.umn.edu/scispark2018

LIGHTNING TALK PRESENTERS

• ​Denise Young, Executive Director, Bell Museum of Natural History
• Caitlin Barale Potter, Education and Outreach Coordinator, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve
• Trinity Hamilton, Assistant Professor, Plant and Microbial Biology
• Sehoya Cotner, Associate Professor, Biology Teaching and Learning
• Heather Zierhut, Assistant Professor, Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
• Carrie Wilmot, Professor, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
• Sujaya Rao, Professor and Department Head, Entomology

PANELISTS

• Mary Rogers, Assistant Professor, Horticultural Science
• Valery Forbes, Dean, College of Biological Sciences
• Danielle Drabek, Graduate Student, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

The event is co-hosted by the Bell Museum of Natural History and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.