Media coverage of the big data revolution has lots of people talking about statistics. Leading the discussion is NC State's Marie Davidian, who speaks softly but reaches a big audience.
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Media coverage of the big data revolution has lots of people talking about statistics. Leading the discussion is NC State's Marie Davidian, who speaks softly but reaches a big audience.
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Dr. David Tarpy, apiculture specialist in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences at NC State University, comments Colony Collapse Disorder, which threatens bee-pollinated crops, the controversy surrounding the role of pesticides in the phenomenon, and his pollinator research program.
CALS Research, NCSU's insight:
NC Honeybee Research Consortium http://www.ncsu.edu/project/honey_bee_res/
Dr. Tarpy's web site http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/entomology/tarpy
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Oct. 25, 2012 | Thursday, 6:30pm
Among the 15-minute talks are these, from CALS researchers: Delete the scoop?
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Biologist, Dr. Rob Dunn of the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (CALS) at NC State University blogs on lessons humans might draw from animals: "One of my racquetball buddies, Dave Tarpy [CALS honey bee specialist] ... studies honeybees decisions. Tarpy was a postdoctoral researcher with Tom Seeley and so has learned Seeley’s democracy-documenting ways, but Tarpy is more interested in queens than Seeley is. How do these solitary leaders become who they are? What allows some queens to succeed over others when there is a power vacuum in the hive?" Delete the scoop?
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Sponsor: Chatham County Center of NC Cooperative Extension
Time: 7:00-9:00pm, Wed. Nov. 7, 2012
Where: Agriculture Building Auditorium, Pittsboro, NC
Presenters: NCDA Apiary Inspector Nancy Ruppert & Agent Debbie Roos
Cost: $10.00, includes CD of resources
Registration: Advance Registration Required by Nov. 5 Click URL above for downloadable registration form. Download registration form & mail with check.
More info: 919-542-8202 or email Debbie Roos
Agenda: What Do Honey Bees Need & Why? (carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water, etc.)
URL: www.growingsmallfarms.org
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