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March 9, 2014Imperiled Bats of Tar CreekWith Dr. Karen McBee and Rachel Eguren, OSU Zoology DepartmentAre toxins knocking these critters off course?The Tar Creek superfund site in Northeast Oklahoma is one of the most toxic areas in the United States. How is the wildlife coping? Dr. McBee and her students shoot night vision video of bats flying obstacle courses to help find out!March 23, 2014Loser Lizards and Motherly WinnersWith Jess Magaña, OSU Zoology DepartmentCan losing a fight make you less of a mother?Mother reptiles have only so much energy. How do their bodies decide how much to invest in their offspring? Can winning or losing a fight make a difference for future babies? Jess Magaña finds out by pitting female against female!April 13, 2014Probing Proteins’ Secret TricksWith Drs. Wouter Hoff and Aihua Xie, OSU Microbiology & Physics DepartmentsInfrared spectroscopy gives us the clues!Proteins that can move protons from here to there enable our sight and power our cells, but how do they do it? Nobody knows! Drs. Hoff and Xie use infrared spectroscopy to peek at the inner workings of these mysterious biological nano-machines!April 27, 2014Battling Bacterial BiofilmsWith Dr. Marianna Patrauchan, OSU Microbiology DepartmentDecoding chemical conversations could save lives!Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common bacterium, usually harmless to humans. But in the lungs of people with Cystic Fibrosis, it forms a deadly biofilm. Why? How? Dr. Patrauchan uses a variety of approaches to help figure it out!Can you help spread the word by printing this flyer and sharing with friends? Thanks!More details are here: click the schedule tab.