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Participate in an organized conversation about various topics that surround sustainability. Drinks will be provided, bring your own food. All are welcome! Topic: Climate Anxiety Sticker(s) Available: Sustainable Lunch Series

Crow's Nest, MacLean Campus Center

Transgender Day of Remembrance, observed on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, is dedicated to honoring the memory of transgender individuals whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. The Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality invites you to participate in the Transgender Day of Remembrance by joining us in reading a name and brief narrative about a transgender individual whose life was taken in 2024. This reading will take place on Wednesday, November 20th from 12pm-1pm in the Campus Center Commuter Cafeteria. If you would like to participate, please email us at cwgs@umassd.edu. The first twenty-four volunteers will be selected to participate.

MacLean Campus Center, Commuter Caf (1st Floor)

Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences "Exploring the conundrum of nitrogen fixation in coastal marine sediments (and beyond)" Robinson W. 'Wally' Fulweiler Professor, Boston University Wednesday, November 20, 2024 12:30pm-1:30pm SMAST E 101-102 and via Zoom Abstract: Nitrogen fixation is an essential process in the global nitrogen cycling providing biologically usable nitrogen to the biosphere. While much work has focused on quantifying the rates and importance of nitrogen in terrestrial and ocean environments, nitrogen fixation in marine sediments is largely unconstrained. There are a variety of reasons for this e.g., it is logistically challenging and expensive to measure, some widely used methodologies introduce significant error, and the paradigm has long been that nitrogen fixation is simply not an important process in these environments. Research over the last two decades however demonstrate that nitrogen fixation frequently occurs in sediments from fresh to euhaline habitats. Further, nitrogen fixation rates can be on par with and even exceed rates of sediment denitrification. Despite mounting evidence these data are often met with skepticism- why would microbes, seemingly bathed in ammonium, conduct this energetically expensive process? In contrast to this viewpoint, I urge us to think more broadly about the how and why of nitrogen fixation in sediments. I will focus on what we currently know about nitrogen fixation in coastal environments and present possible reasons for its occurrence in unexpected locations. Additionally, I will highlight results of an ongoing research coordination effort focused on synthesizing rates of nitrogen fixation across aquatic landscapes (from inland waters to continental shelves). Finally, I will provide an updated global estimate of aquatic nitrogen fixation and discuss the role of benthic nitrogen fixation in the ocean nitrogen budget. Join the Zoom Note: Meeting passcode required, email contact below to receive https://umassd.zoom.us/j/97440069270 To request the Zoom passcode, or for any other questions, please email Callie Rumbut at c.rumbut@umassd.edu

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Will Ferrell and his friend Harper Steele, who came out as transgender, embark on a cross-country journey to reconnect and explore her identity.

Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality

Interested in studying abroad? Do you have a quick question about the opportunities that are available or the overall process? Stop by the International Programs Office (IPO)! Students will be seen on a first come, first served basis.

International Programs Office LARTS 016

Financial Aid Services wants to remind all students to file their FAFSA! Join Financial Aid Services for FAFSA Help Labs in LARTS 203 on Wednesdays and Fridays from 3-4pm for help filing your FAFSA and learning more about financial aid. Contact Mark Yanni myanni@umassd.edu

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