<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"> <div class="WordSection1"> Welcome back, well sort of.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> OCEES hopes that everyone has had a productive summer. Clearly, many have been working diligently keeping research programs on track, applying for grants, and preparing to mentor students in the new context of COVID-19. As with many courses and seminar series, Ecolunch BIOS 7000, will be occurring virtually and synchronously this semester, Wednesday’s at 11:50. We will be setting up a MS Teams course that will be the format throughout the entire semester. We will explore recording the Ecolunch and archiving to our new webpage. In the meantime, here are some updates and events to put on your calendars<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>1) <![endif]>No Ecolunch this week, but next week 2 September we will start the semester with our usual OCEES Faculty meeting as a MS Teams meeting. Please look for an invitation that I hope to send out via this list serve. The meeting will take place at the usual time of 11:50.<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>2) <![endif]>Shawn Kuchta has been working hard during the summer on a major facelift for the OCEES webpage - <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/cas/ocees">https://www.ohio.edu/cas/ocees</a>. Thanks Shawn!! Please take a look and let him know what you think and think about things that we want to add to the web page to discuss at our upcoming meeting.<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>3) <![endif]>Shawn also is hoping to fill out remaining slots for Ecolunch. If you know anyone that missed the opportunity to go to a meeting this summer and give a presentation we would enjoy hearing about their work through Ecolunch. Contact <a href="mailto:kuchta@ohio.edu">kuchta@ohio.edu</a> to explore a time for you or one of your students to give talks.<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>4) <![endif]>Please send any updates or seminars that you would like included in our weekly announcements to <a href="mailto:roosenbu@ohio.edu">roosenbu@ohio.edu</a> or directly to the list serve <a href="mailto:ocees@listserv.ohio.edu">ocees@listserv.ohio.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p> <![if !supportLists]>5) <![endif]>Kudos to Viorel Popescu and Joe Johnson for landing grants this summer that contribute to keeping OCEES going.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Cheers,<o:p></o:p> Willem<o:p></o:p> Willem M Roosenburg<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Director, Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies<o:p></o:p> Department of Biological Sciences<o:p></o:p> 247 Life Sciences Building<o:p></o:p> Ohio University<o:p></o:p> Athens, Ohio 45701<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Office: 740.593.9669<o:p></o:p> Mobile: 740.503.4983<o:p></o:p> FAX: 740.593.0300<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <a href="http://www.ohio.edu/people/roosenbu/">http://malaclemys.weebly.com</a><o:p></o:p> "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." -- Gandalf, Fellowship of the Ring "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without loss of enthusiasm." --Sir Winston Churchill<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>

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