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DESCRIPTION:Lawrence Witmer in his lab\n\nOhio University's Science Cafe se
ries presents Lawrence Witmer and his students—featured in the October issu
e of National Geographic—discussing “Random Acts of Anatomy – A Live Guided
Tour of WitmerLab” at 5 p.m. on Monday\, Oct. 5.\n\nIn their Science Café\
, originating directly from the lab\, Witmer and several of his graduate an
d undergraduate students will give a tour of the lab and the various projec
ts\, discussing both their methods and discoveries. Oct. 5 also happens to
T. rex’s birthday! Tyrannosaurus rex was named 115 years ago\, and Witmer w
ill showcase their research on the “tyrant king.”\n\nWatch on YouTube.Watch
on Facebook.For 25 years\, Witmer and his team have been studying the evol
utionary history of life\, focusing on dinosaurs and their modern-day relat
ives\, such as birds\, crocodilians\, and other reptiles. Today\, their sta
te-of-the-art lab\, known widely as WitmerLab at Ohio University\, is home
to a vast collection of dinosaur skulls\, modern-day skeletons\, and freeze
rs loaded with donated natural casualties awaiting anatomical dissection. W
itmer is Professor of Anatomy and Chang Professor of Paleontology in the He
ritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.\n\n“In some fundamental sense\,” Wi
tmer said\, “our mission is to flesh out the past—almost literally!” Combin
ing paleontology\, biology\, and advanced imaging such as CT scanning\, Wit
mer and his team have published extensively on dinosaur anatomy\, physiolog
y\, function and behavior\, exploring how smart dinosaurs were\, how they c
ould survive without overheating\, how they fed\, how sharp were their sens
es\, among other questions.\n\nWitmerLab has a major presence on social med
ia\, including Twitter\, Facebook\, Instagram\, YouTube\, and Sketchfab. Th
ey have hosted two video series\, “Dissecting with Emily” (with a former HT
C undergrad) and their current “Random Acts of Anatomy” series.\n\nWitmerLa
b is an official partner of the U.S. National Park Service’s National Fossi
l Day\, and this Science Café is a sanctioned National Fossil Day event.\n\
nThe series is supported by the Ohio University Research Division and Ohio
University Chapter of Sigma Xi. For more information visit the Science Cafe
website.
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SUMMARY:Science Cafe | Random Acts of Anatomy – A Live Guided Tour of Witme
rLab\, Oct. 5
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