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SUMMARY:My Field for Dummies Webinar - "eDNA
DESCRIPTION:Come learn about eDNA in bat research! The webinar\, titled “Environmental DNA (eDNA) applications for detecting bat species” will be given by Dr. Daniel Sanchez\, a Research Associate at Northern Arizona University\, via Zoom on 4 September 2024 at 9 AM Eastern US Time\, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise\, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.
URL:https://www.gbatnet.org/events/my-field-for-dummies-webinar-edna/
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SUMMARY:My Field for Dummies - Field Hygiene
DESCRIPTION:Come learn about field hygiene in bat research! The webinar\, titled “A beginner’s guide to field hygiene” will be given by Dr. Luis Viquez-R\, a postdoc at Bucknell University\, via Zoom on 2 October 2024 at 9 AM Eastern US Time\, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise\, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.
URL:https://www.gbatnet.org/events/my-field-for-dummies-field-hygiene/
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SUMMARY:My Field for Dummies - Conservation Endocrinology
DESCRIPTION:Come learn about conservation endocrinology in bat research! The webinar\, titled “Conservation Endocrinology – A Focus on Stress Physiology in Bats” will be given by Dr. Lydia Nixon\, a Visiting Assistant Professor at North Dakota State University\, via Zoom on 13 November 2024 at 9 AM Eastern US Time\, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise\, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.
URL:https://www.gbatnet.org/events/my-field-for-dummies-conservation-endocrinology/
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SUMMARY:My Field for Dummies - Field Sequencing
DESCRIPTION:Come join GBatNet Student Representative Lexi Frank\, a PhD student at the University of Minnesota\, for a workshop-style demonstration on how to use DNA in the field for bat species identification! In her talk titled “Bat ID on the Fly: How to use DNA to Identify Species in the Field\,” she will walk us through a field sequencing protocol where we ‘catch’ an unidentified bat\, ‘collect’ a DNA sample\, sequence and analyze the data to find out what species it is together. The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 08 January 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time\, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise\, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.
URL:https://www.gbatnet.org/events/my-field-for-dummies-field-sequencing/
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SUMMARY:My Field for Dummies - STEM Education
DESCRIPTION:Come join Dr. Anica Miller-Rushing\, a STEM Education Research Associate at Associated Universities Inc\, for her talk entitled “Informal science education research techniques to consider for more effective science education outreach efforts”. The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 05 February 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time\, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise\, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.
URL:https://www.gbatnet.org/events/my-field-for-dummies-stem-education/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250305T090000
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SUMMARY:My Field for Dummies - Biogeography and Bats
DESCRIPTION:Come join GBatNet Student Representative Pedro Monico\, Brazilian evolutionary biologist and a PhD candidate at Rutgers\, in New Jersey\, USA\, for his presentation on how we use biogeography to study bats. The presentation will explore how living organisms (especially bats!) are distributed across the planet\, the factors that shape their distributions\, and the available tools to help us understand the intricate connections between life and the environmentThe talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 05 March 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time\, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise\, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.
URL:https://www.gbatnet.org/events/my-field-for-dummies-biogeography/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:My Field for Dummies - Museums and Bat Research
DESCRIPTION:Come join University of New Mexicos PhD Candidate and American Society of Mammalogist Fellow (’23)\, Connor Burgin\, for his talk titled “Why and how are museums are used in bat research?” The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 09 April 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time\, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise\, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.
URL:https://www.gbatnet.org/events/my-field-for-dummies-museums/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:My Field for Dummies - Bat Boxes
DESCRIPTION:Come join Dr. Reed Crawford from the University of Illinois | Urbana-Champaign for his talk “A global review of bat box research”! Dr. Crawford completed his PhD this year in the Human-Wildlife Interactions Lab. His research focused on the thermoregulatory strategies used by endangered Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) in both artificial and natural roosts. The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 07 May 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time\, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise\, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.
URL:https://www.gbatnet.org/events/my-field-for-dummies-bat-boxes/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:My Field for Dummies - Bat Diets
DESCRIPTION:Come join PhD student and GBatNet representative Andrea Bernal Rivera for this months talk “Buffet for bats: A feast of dietary diversity”! Andrea is a PhD student at University of Washington in Seattle where her research focuses on the interplay of physiology and ecology related to bat evolution. Andrea is also an associate researcher at the Calima Foundation for biodiversity research and conservation in the tropics. The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 04 June 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time\, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise\, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.
URL:https://www.gbatnet.org/events/my-field-for-dummies-bat-diets/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:My Field for Dummies - Social Lives of Bats
DESCRIPTION:Come join Dr. Gerald Carter\, Associate Professor at Princeton University\, Freeman Hrabowski Scholar at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute\, and a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Dr. Carter loves thinking and learning about the evolution and ecology of cooperation\, communication\, and cognition in both humans and nonhuman animals. He is particularly interested in the evolution of helping in friendship-like relationships. The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 02 July 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time\, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise\, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.
URL:https://www.gbatnet.org/events/my-field-for-dummies-social-lives-of-bats/
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SUMMARY:My Field for Dummies - Hybridization
DESCRIPTION:Come join PhD Student and GBatNet Student Representative Cheyenne Graham for her talk “Love across species lines: A crash course in hybridization”. Cheyenne is a Ph.D. student in Dr. Kelly Speer’s lab at the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology\, University of Michigan. For her research she studies the relationship between hybridization and the immune system of bats\, alongside investigating its interaction with endoparasite infection. The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 03 September 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time\, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise\, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.
URL:https://www.gbatnet.org/events/my-field-for-dummies-hybridization/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:My Field for Dummies - Bat Photography
DESCRIPTION:Come join Dr. José Martinez-Fonseca for his talk “Bats in Focus: Wildlife Through Research and Photography! Dr. Martinez-Fonseca is a Nicaraguan researcher who is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Northern Arizona University. While he currently is researching landscape analysis to better understand the relationship between bat species and forest cover\, he is also using photography to bring bats into the limelight! The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 01 October 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time\, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise\, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.
URL:https://www.gbatnet.org/events/my-field-for-dummies-bat-photography/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:My Field for Dummies - Bat Niches
DESCRIPTION:Come join Dr. Phillip J. Oelbaum for his talk entitled “Niche Interests: Understanding Ecological Niches of Bats”! Dr. Oelbaum is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at York University in Toronto\, Canada. His research uses isotopes to study trophic positions of bats in a community context with a focus on tropical species\, what they eat\, and how they interact with each other and their environment. The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 05 November 2025 at 9 AM Eastern US Time\, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise\, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.
URL:https://www.gbatnet.org/events/my-field-for-dummies-bat-niches/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260204T090000
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SUMMARY:Sights\, Scents\, and Sounds: The Sensory World of Bats
DESCRIPTION:Come join researcher and author Dr. Alyson Brokaw for her talk entitled “Sights\, Scents\, and Sounds: The Sensory World of Bats”! Dr. Brokaw is a professor at Cedar Crest College in Pennsylvania where her research focuses on the intersection between behavioral ecology and sensory biology; how bats and other mammals use sensory information during foraging\, decision-making and navigation. Dr. Brokaw is also passionate about science communication and outreach and published her book “The Weird and Wonderful World of Bats” in 2025. The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 04 February 2026 at 9 AM Eastern US Time\, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise\, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.
URL:https://www.gbatnet.org/events/the-sensory-world-of-bats/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Forest Management and Bats
DESCRIPTION:Come join researcher and PhD Candidate Katie Fitzgerald for her talk entitles “Bats and Forest Management”! Katie is currently working with Dr. Joy O’Keefe in the Human-Wildlife Interactions Lab\, focused on research that facilitates the coexistence of wildlife and humans in human-altered landscapes. Katie’s Ph.D. research focuses on monitoring the health of Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) to determine whether forest management practices affect populations. Katie has also worked with bats in southern Mexico\, Borneo\, and Madagascar and California Condors in the desert Southwest.The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 04 March 2026 at 9 AM Eastern US Time\, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise\, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.
URL:https://www.gbatnet.org/events/forest-management-and-bats/
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SUMMARY:Urban Bats: Studying Bats in Urban Environments
DESCRIPTION:Come join researcher\, GBatNet representative\, and PhD Candidate Robin Rowland from the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland\, Australia. Robin’s research investigates how bats respond behaviorally and physiologically to urbanisation and anthropogenic structures in Australian cities. Come hear her speak on topics of urban bat ecology and research!The talk will be available FREE via Zoom on 01 April 2026 at 9 AM Eastern US Time\, and will be made available for viewing afterwards on the GBatNet YouTube channel. The talk is appropriate for all levels of expertise\, including those who are new to the field and want to learn more about how they may plug into this type of research.
URL:https://www.gbatnet.org/events/urban-bats/
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