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How the athletic tail wags the academic dog at the new “Fresno State”

Posted on April 14, 2012 by aranyak

As of yesterday, I no longer work for California State University, Fresno. I got my tenure at that institution almost two years ago and have been an Associate Professor in the Biology Department ever since. I still have my lab … Continue reading →

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From Silent Spring to Silent Night: A Tale of Toads and Men

Posted on May 4, 2011 by aranyak

As the semester winds down here at Fresno State, the Tri Beta Biology Club has a couple more special treats for us. For this week’s Biology Colloquium, we bring you a real role model in Dr. Tyrone Hayes, an African American field biologist … Continue reading →

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The Rap Guide to Evolution returns to Fresno State! March 4th! Be there!!

Posted on February 25, 2011 by aranyak

Tri-Beta is thrilled to welcome Baba Brinkman and his acclaimed peer-reviewed hip-hop show “The Rap Guide to Evolution” back to the Fresno State campus once again. A regular performer at Fresno’s Rogue Festival, Baba first came to the valley with his Rap Canterbury Tales,  catching the attention … Continue reading →

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Wouldn’t it be cool to have a real Community Garden @Fresno_State?

Posted on November 15, 2010 by aranyak

Here’s your chance to help make it happen: participate in this survey which is being circulated via email today – and let your friends know too! Begin forwarded message: From: Jennifer Sobieralski <jsobieralski@CSUFRESNO.EDU> Date: November 12, 2010 3:35:55 PM PST … Continue reading →

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Race to Nowhere | Changing lives one film at a time

Posted on October 26, 2010 by aranyak

via youtube.com This seems to be the season for documentaries on the education system in the US, what ails it, and how we might fix it. You’ve probably heard of “Waiting for Superman“, the blockbuster of the fall in this … Continue reading →

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Call of Life – trailer

Posted on October 20, 2010 by aranyak

via youtube.com As I noted here earlier this film will be shown on our campus this Friday, Oct 22, 2010, at 5:30 PM in McLane 121.

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“Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction” – Film showing at Fresno State this Friday

Posted on October 18, 2010 by aranyak

This Friday, Oct 22, our campus’s Cineculture series is bringing us a film is about the mega-extinction event we are now living through – and they’ve roped me in to facilitate the discussion afterwards, along with the filmmaker. If you … Continue reading →

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Andrew Jones’s presentation on Socio-ecological Systems

Posted on September 25, 2010 by aranyak

http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=socio-ecologicalsystems-100925022248-phpapp01&stripped_title=socio-ecological-systems via slideshare.net Those are the slides Andrew used for his talk in the Biology Colloquium on Friday. I have recorded audio of his talk as well, and will try to add it here ove the next few days.

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Think college has become too expensive in California? Think again.

Posted on August 29, 2010 by aranyak

Here’s an infographic to set you straight! It turns out that California is near the low end (7th) when it comes to how much debt the average student accumulates by the time they get out of college. More than half … Continue reading →

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Overlooking the familiar in cataloging biodiversity

Posted on August 23, 2010 by aranyak

via myrmecos.net Familiarity, they say, breeds contempt. Or, even if we aren’t actually contemptuous of the familiar, we often simply ignore it. It is not surprising, then—although it should be—that Tapinoma sessile, the odorous house ant of North America, the … Continue reading →

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