Red Hot Research is intended to bring together scholars from all disciplines, to reveal overlaps and connections across areas of interesting and methodological approaches. The format of these sessions is inspired by Pecha Kucha, which features short, slide-based talks that introduce audiences to a topic. Each installment features researchers, speaking for six minutes each. Audience members are encouraged to connect with the speakers (and each other) during breaks. We hope that through these sessions, the University will have a venue for cross-disciplinary partnering and exploration. 

Presenters:

Brian Atkinson, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology/Biodiversity Institute, Fossils, plants, Antarctica, rainforests, migration

Emily Beck, Molecular Biosciences, Antarctic icefish, Alaskan threespine stickleback fish, aging and mitochondrial diseases

Lauren Norman, Anthropology, Paleoecology Human-animal relationships Ancient interactions Inuit/Iñupiat archaeology

Dennis O’Rourke, Anthropology, population history, migration, ancient DNA,  paleoenvironmental reconstruction

Jocelyn Colella, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology/Biodiversity Institute, mammals, genomics, Canada, change through time, repeated evolution