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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone, Happy Finals Week!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Don Miles and I are offering the Graduate Seminar in Conservation Biology (2CR; BIOS 7970) this Spring [see flyer attached]. The seminar will focus on extinction processes and strategies for mitigating biodiversity loss. The class typically
meets once per week for 2 hours, and counts towards the Grad Certificate in Con Bio (<a href="https://www.ohio.edu/cas/biology/graduate/conservation-biology-certificate">https://www.ohio.edu/cas/biology/graduate/conservation-biology-certificate</a>).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Grads, here is some news to chew on while deciding whether to take this seminar:
<a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbaynature.org%2F2020%2F12%2F04%2Fwith-fewer-than-2000-butterflies-counted-western-monarch-takes-an-astonishing-step-closer-to-extinction%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cba1eb33e48354e64216b08d89d1b03c7%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637432087211760613%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=NFZwnlpwn08Wc9%2FO37Vx%2B%2BXu9zWLxnqNfCcVeKGI0so%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://baynature.org/2020/12/04/with-fewer-than-2000-butterflies-counted-western-monarch-takes-an-astonishing-step-closer-to-extinction/" shash="AvmqyDVOUOEr+73D7QVp/flirOVqpKvg/dohyxEbKpGIvsKpZsz2eMW4ec8Y7GvjiGcii70KTGyq6zDWx/Wc3mYcc862XuToB5UqRlbfI9SVR5wknrYzBQOQZkDNDfOWFaLyCqvVuiQLEEytocGJdhJZ6wwBS7d9iR83bvNyabU=">
https://baynature.org/2020/12/04/with-fewer-than-2000-butterflies-counted-western-monarch-takes-an-astonishing-step-closer-to-extinction/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is a timely topic that transcends EcoEvo, and we are welcoming students and perspectives from outside the life sciences field. Please distribute widely.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Viorel and Miles<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Viorel Popescu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Assistant Professor of Conservation Biology<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Ohio University, Biological Sciences<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>107 Irvine Hall, Athens OH 45701<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Twiter: @vioreldpopescu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 740 541 0105<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone, Happy Finals Week!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Don Miles and I are offering the Graduate Seminar in Conservation Biology (2CR; BIOS 7970) this Spring [see flyer attached]. The seminar will focus on extinction processes and strategies for mitigating biodiversity loss. The class typically
meets once per week for 2 hours, and counts towards the Grad Certificate in Con Bio (<a href="https://www.ohio.edu/cas/biology/graduate/conservation-biology-certificate">https://www.ohio.edu/cas/biology/graduate/conservation-biology-certificate</a>).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Grads, here is some news to chew on while deciding whether to take this seminar:
<a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbaynature.org%2F2020%2F12%2F04%2Fwith-fewer-than-2000-butterflies-counted-western-monarch-takes-an-astonishing-step-closer-to-extinction%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cba1eb33e48354e64216b08d89d1b03c7%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637432087211760613%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=NFZwnlpwn08Wc9%2FO37Vx%2B%2BXu9zWLxnqNfCcVeKGI0so%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://baynature.org/2020/12/04/with-fewer-than-2000-butterflies-counted-western-monarch-takes-an-astonishing-step-closer-to-extinction/" shash="AvmqyDVOUOEr+73D7QVp/flirOVqpKvg/dohyxEbKpGIvsKpZsz2eMW4ec8Y7GvjiGcii70KTGyq6zDWx/Wc3mYcc862XuToB5UqRlbfI9SVR5wknrYzBQOQZkDNDfOWFaLyCqvVuiQLEEytocGJdhJZ6wwBS7d9iR83bvNyabU=">
https://baynature.org/2020/12/04/with-fewer-than-2000-butterflies-counted-western-monarch-takes-an-astonishing-step-closer-to-extinction/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is a timely topic that transcends EcoEvo, and we are welcoming students and perspectives from outside the life sciences field. Please distribute widely.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Viorel and Miles<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Viorel Popescu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Assistant Professor of Conservation Biology<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Ohio University, Biological Sciences<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>107 Irvine Hall, Athens OH 45701<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vioreldpopescu.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cba1eb33e48354e64216b08d89d1b03c7%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637432087211760613%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=3OykgFi6WzI2Wzkamnh6G4I6NHT21QodmK6OLOVPpOk%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="http://www.vioreldpopescu.com/" shash="BQ1XvtUFEq95ObZi5otr4eVdET19+YIJdS+kX8WPhBCfdkpwsG747XX/sXk1KyLvJeI4bBuuEfZUmk+tkvVfIWVkcrb7f8uN4dIGVfr3ZsDDui5WGvMr2bRaBih5rJHA3pOyfzzF3ZQnYDyfVThzhNhmLHuq/nbK7IlIv+3m3kw=">www.vioreldpopescu.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Twiter: @vioreldpopescu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 740 541 0105<o:p></o:p></p>
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