Understanding Biodiversity of Today and Tomorrow Through Fossils

Des Moines, IA US
March 2, 2018

 

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There is no cost to attend and registration is not required.

Hosted by the Anatomy Department. Open to all interested DMU faculty, staff, and students. Light refreshments will be served.
 

 

Target Audience

Des Moines University faculty, staff, and students.

Purpose

Dr. Tomiya studies evolution and extinction of mammals at various scales of time (hundreds to millions of years) and space (local to continental) to better understand the trajectory of mammalian diversity and place the modern extinction crisis in a historical context. In his presentation, Dr. Tomiya will discuss the scale of the modern biodiversity crisis in comparison to past extinction events and how paleontological data can inform modern conservation efforts. He will also discuss the interface between paleontology and global health. 

Objectives

  • Discuss the scale of modern biodiversity crisis in comparison to past extinction events.
  • Recognize how paleontological data can inform modern conservation efforts.
  • Identify the interface between paleontology and global health.

Speaker

Susumu Tomiya, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, Des Moines University

  • PhD - University of California, Berkeley
  • BA - Johns Hopkins University
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 CE Contact Hour(s)
Course opens: 
03/02/2018
Course expires: 
03/02/2018
Event starts: 
03/02/2018 - 12:00pm CST
Event ends: 
03/02/2018 - 1:00pm CST
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