Campus and community briefs
Biology professor to speak
Mark E. Hay, professor of environmental biology at the Georgia Institute of Technology, will be visiting Utah State University this week as part of the Ecology Center Seminar Series.
He will present two seminars: Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m., “Why small herbivores prefer toxic seaweeds: Can marine systems provide insight into terrestrial patterns?” and Thursday, from 3 to 4 p.m., “Plant-Herbivore interactions in the sea: Spatial variance, evolutionary responses, and ecological cascades.”
Hay’s research is aimed at understanding how consumer-prey interactions, competition, and physical stresses interact to determine community structure and ecosystem function in marine and freshwater systems. Seminars will be held at USU in the Natural Resources Building, Room 105.
To set up an appointment with Hay, contact Stephanie White (797-2555 or swhite@cc.usu.edu) or visit the Ecology Center Web page (www.usu.edu/ecology/eco-cntr.htm) for more information.
FIRST SCIENTIST-ASTRONAUT TO WALK ON THE MOON
Utah State University students and faculty will blast into history as they listen to Harrison Schmitt, the first scientist-astronaut to walk on the moon, Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in Room 103 of Utah State’s new engineering building.
“Dr. Schmitt is a modern-day pioneer in the space program, a gifted scientist and successful entrepreneur,” said Kermit L. Hall, president of USU. “To have a scientist of his caliber on our campus is a credit to the extraordinary research and work of our university’s internationally recognized Space Dynamics Laboratory and its staff. We welcome the opportunity to have him rub shoulders with our students and faculty.”
Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot and trained geologist, will give a presentation titled A Trip to the Moon and Beyond. Schmitt spent 22 hours on the moon with fellow astronaut Gene Cernan. The Apollo 17 mission was the last time the United States visited the moon.
The mission began on Dec. 6, 1972, and concluded on Dec. 19, 1972. Several records were set during Schmitt’s mission, including the longest manned lunar landing flight (301 hours, 51 minutes), the longest lunar surface extravehicular activities (22 hours, 4 minutes), the largest lunar sample return (an estimated 115 kg. 249 lbs.), and the longest time in lunar orbit (147 hours, 48 minutes).
The scientist-astronaut will also speak to Space Dynamics Laboratory employees on The Legacy of Apollo that same day at 1 p.m.
Pageant seeks applicants
The Liberty Utah Pageant System is seeking applicants for it’s Make A Wish Pageant.
The pageant is scheduled for Nov. 8 and will be held in the Ogden Weaver Community Partnership Building at 3159 Grant Avenue in Ogden, Utah.
Registration will be at 8 a.m. on Nov. 8. Pre-registration is availble by Oct. 24, for early-bird fees.
The Liberty Utah Pageant System is a multi-cultural, family-oriented pageant system. Applications are being accepted for babies, boys, girls, adults, plus-size and special needs entrants. Both married and unmarried women and men are welcome to compete, as are single moms.
Liberty Utah Pageant System believes that each person is unique and beautiful, and that every competitor deserves to be treated as such.
The pageant is looking for more than just facial beauty. It is looking for that special “something,” in a person. The pageant judging criteria is based on “overall appeal” which is a combination of beauty, clothing, who you are as a person and how you present yourself on stage.
A portion of registration proceeds will be going to a local charity. For more information and a pageant packet, contact pageant state director Vicki Stanger at 208-461-2239.