Seminars 2017-2018
We have an extensive video archive of our noon seminars going back to Winter quarter 2008. The first noon seminar recorded was a talk given by Dan Drake on Monday January 07, 2008 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). He talked about "Extension Farm Advisors: Lone Rangers or Part of a Team?" Dan Drake was a Farm Advisor and CE Associate at Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, USA. Dan is now retired and travels extensively.
The menu at the left provides the links to these videos. In Fall of 2011, we switched to the Adobe Connect system to improve the quality of recorded seminars.
How to Watch Adobe Connect Video
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Summer 2018
Thursday, August 9, 2018
Marcela Vilarino gave a talk about 'Gene Editing, Stem Cells and Chimeras in Sheep Embryos' during the Noon Seminar on Thursday, Aug 09, 2018 from 12:10 to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Marcela Vilarino is a graduate student (PhD program) in the Animal Biology Graduate Group at Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, USA. Exit Seminar. [Video] The video is password protected.
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Ketwee Saksrithai gave a talk about 'Effects of Probiotics on Egg Quality, Serum Biochemistry, and Sulfur Compounds from Manure of Laying Hens' during the Noon Seminar on Tuesday, Jul 24, 2018 from 12:10 to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Ketwee Saksrithai is a graduate student (PhD program) in the Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry Graduate Group at Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, USA. Exit Seminar. [Video]
Wednesday July 18, 2018
Sadia Naseem gave a talk about 'Control of Ammonia in Laying Hen Houses by Lactobacillus Species in the diet' during the Noon Seminar on Wednesday, Jul 18, 2018 from 12:10 to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Sadia Naseem is a graduate student (PhD program) in the Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry Graduate Group at Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, USA. Exit Seminar. [Video]
Spring 2018
Monday June 4, 2018
Ingrid Youngworth gave a talk about 'Genetic analyses of chicken developmental mutations' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Jun 04, 2018 from 12:10 to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Ingrid Youngworth is a graduate student in the Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group at Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, USA. Exit Seminar. [Video]
Monday, May 21, 2018
Roberto Sainz gave a talk about 'Why are some cattle more efficient than others at converting feed into meat?' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, May 21, 2018 from 12:10 to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Roberto Sainz is a professor at Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, USA. [Video]
Monday May 7, 2018
Joel Ledford gave a talk about 'Data-Driven Teaching as a Cycle: Tips, Tools, and Tricks Toward Building a Reflective Teaching Practice' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, May 07, 2018 from 12:10 to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Joel Ledford is a lecturer at Department of Plant Biology, University California, Davis, USA. [Video]
Monday, April 23, 2018
Jeremy James gave a talk about 'Climate and land use change impacts on California rangelands: Current and future research opportunities at SFREC' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Apr 23, 2018 from 12:10 to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Jeremy James is Manager of ANR Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center (SFREC), Browns Valley, California, USA. [Video]
Monday, April 16, 2018
Edward Rice will give a talk about 'Estrogen signaling and temperature-dependent sex determination in the American alligator' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Apr 16, 2018 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Edward Rice a Ph.D. candidate with the Paleogenomics Lab at the Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of California Santa Cruz, USA. [Video]
Monday, Apr 09, 2018
Juan Medrano gave a talk about 'Cow genome, milk microbes and the genome of California coffee' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Apr 09, 2018 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Juan Medrano a professor of Animal Genetics at Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, USA. [Video] The video is password protected.
Monday, April 2, 2018
Ned Place gave a talk about 'Anti-Müllerian Hormone in Lab, Domestic and Exotic Species – Basic and Practical Applications for Mammalian Reproductive Biology during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Apr 02, 2018 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Ned Place is an Associate Professor and Director of Diagnostic Endocrinology Laboratory at Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. [Video] The video is password protected.
Winter 2018
Friday, March 16, 2018
Brittany Davis gave a talk about 'The Susceptibility of Juvenile Fishes to Environmental Change: Linking Physiological Responses to Behavioral Outcomes' during the Noon Seminars on Friday, Mar 16, 2018 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Brittany Davis is a graduate student in the Animal Biology Graduate Group at UCD Department of Animal Science and Department of Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology, USA. Exit Seminar. [Video] The video is password protected.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Holland Dougherty gave a talk about 'Mechanistic Modeling & Life Cycle Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Beef Cattle & Sheep Production' during the Noon Seminars on Wednesday, Mar 14, 2018 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Holland Dougherty is a graduate student in the Animal Biology Graduate Group at UCD Department of Animal Science, USA. Exit Seminar. [Video] The video is password protected.
Monday, March 12, 2018
Emily Latch gave a talk about "Conservation genetics for a changing world: Case studies in mammals" during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Mar 12, 2018 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Emily Latch is an Associate Professor at Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. [Link]
Monday, March 5, 2018
Andrea Schreier gave a talk about "Determining causes, costs, and benefits of triploidization to improve sturgeon caviar production" during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Mar 05, 2018 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Andrea Schreier is an Assistant Adjunct Professor at Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, USA. [Video] The video is password protected.
Monday February 12, 2018
Grazyne Tresoldi gave a talk about 'Mitigating heat stress to improve dairy cattle welfare' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Feb 12, 2018 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Grazyne Tresoldi is a graduate student in the Animal Biology Graduate Group at UCD Department of Animal Science, USA. Exit Seminar. [Video]
Monday February 5, 2018
Kimberly Rodrigues gave a talk about 'The History and Future of UC ANR Hopland Research and Extension Center' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Feb 05, 2018 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Kimberly Rodrigues is director of Hopland Research & Extension Center, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, USA. [Video]
Monday January 29, 2018
Allen Pettey gave a talk about 'Use of Formative Assessment Tools in Small and Large Enrollment Classes to Improve Student Learning' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Jan 29, 2018 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Allen Pettey is a Lecturer and Director of Animal Science Curriculum Development/Assessment at Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, California USA. [Video]
Friday, January 19, 2018
David MacHugh gave a talk about 'Population Genomics of Extinct and Modern Cattle Populations' during the Noon Seminars on Friday, Jan 19, 2018 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). David MacHugh is a Professor at School of Agriculture & Food Science, University College of Dublin, Ireland. [Video]
Monday, January 1, 2018
Maria Angelica Miglino gave a talk about 'Advancing Our Understanding of Sertoli Cell Proliferation: Insights from Selected Animals Models' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Jan 08, 2018 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Maria Angelica Miglino is a Professor at the Department of Surgery Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. [Video]
Fall 2017
Monday, December 4, 2017
Guan Zhu gave a talk about 'Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis: Decoding the parasite genome for drug targets and drug discovery' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Dec 04, 2017 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Guan Zhu is a Professor at the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedcal Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. [Video]
Monday, November 27, 2017
Bruna Alves gave a talk about 'Nutrition and Reproduction in Cattle: Windows of Opportunity for Metabolic Programming of Puberty' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Nov 27, 2017 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Bruna Alves is an Assistant Professor of reproductive physiology, neuroendocrinology and nutritional metabolism at the Department of Agriculture, Nutrition and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nevada Reno, USA. [Video] The video is password protected.
Monday, November 20, 2017
Michael Miller gave a talk about 'The evolutionary basis of premature migration in Pacific salmon highlights the utility of genomics for informing conservation and restoration' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Nov 20, 2017 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Michael Miller is an Assistant Professor of Population/Quantitative Genetics/Genomics at Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, California USA. [Video]
Monday November 13, 2017
Lee Allen Pettey gave a talk about 'Straightening the Curve: Fundamental, Research-based Approaches to Improve Student Learning in Science' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Nov 13, 2017 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Lee Allen Pettey is a Lecturer (PSOE) and Director of Animal Science Curriculum Development/Assessment at Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, California USA. [Video]
Monday November 6, 2017
Johnna Swartz gave a talk about ' Brain development as a mediator of environmental influences on risk for depression and anxiety in adolescence and young adulthood' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Nov 06, 2017 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Johnna Swartz is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Human Development, University of California Davis, California USA. [Video] The video is password protected.
Monday October 30, 2017
Vessela Ensberg gave a talk about 'Magically Managed: Research Data and Collaboration in the Digital Age' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Oct 30, 2017 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Vessela Ensberg is Associate Director of Data Management at UC Davis Library, USA. [Video]
Monday October 23, 2017
Clayton Neumeier gave a talk about 'Assessment and Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Beef Feedlot Cattle' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Oct 23, 2017 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Clayton Neumeier a graduate student in the Animal Biology Graduate Group at UCD Department of Animal Science, USA. Exit Seminar. [Video] The video is password protected.
Monday October 16, 2017
Ruth Gustafson gave a talk about 'Seek, Find and Deliver: Locating the Wealth of Animal Science Resources at the UC Davis Library' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Oct 16, 2017 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Ruth Gustafson is a BioAg/EnviSci Reference Librarian at UC Davis Library, USA. [Video]
Monday October 9, 2017
Dawit Tesfaye gave a talk about 'Molecular Determinants of Early Embryo Development in Cattle' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Oct 09, 2017 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Dawit Tesfaye is a researcher at Department of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, University of Bonn, Germany. [Video]
Monday Septermber 18, 2017
Erica Scott gave a talk about 'Molecular Pathways Underlying Cerebellar Abiotrophy in Arabian Horses' during the Noon Seminars on Monday, Sep 18, 2017 from 12:10 pm to 1:00 pm, in Weir Room (2154 Meyer Hall). Erica Scott is a graduate student in the Animal Biology Graduate Group at UCD Department of Animal Science, USA. Exit Seminar. [Video]