The
Biology
Graduate Student Organization
at USF
Some helpful links:
USF Links
USF
Biology Department website
Graduate and Professional Student
Organization at USF
USF Graduate
Seminar Series schedule
GPSC
forum for BGSO
Forums for GPSC
CAS Research
and Scholarship Info
Other Academic Links
2006-2007 Conferences
***If you are presenting at a conference, you can apply for CAS
funding - up to $250.00 and also GPSO
funding - up to $400
***If you are not presenting, but attending a conference, you
can apply for BGSO funding. This year we have a budget of $630. Let Robbin
know what meeting you are attending, the cost, etc.
| Some Conference Names | Student Cost | Abstract Deadline | Date | Location |
| Estuarine Research Federation (ERF) |
TBA | TBA | Nov 4-8 2007 | Providence, RI |
| Ocean Sciences Meeting (joint meeting of ASLO, ERF, TOS & AGU) | Feb 20 - 24, 2006 | Honolulu, HI | ||
| Florida Native Plant Society |
?????? | ?????? | Aug 19-22 ,2007 | Gainsville, FL |
| Florida Academy of Sciences | $30 | 12/16/05 | 3/10/06 | Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL |
| Ecological Society of America | Aug 3 - 8, 2008 | Milwaukee, WI | ||
| The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology | $70 mem/ $106 non mem | Jan 2 - 6, 2008 | San Antonio, TX | |
| American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists | $230 student mem | July 23 - 28, 2008 | Montreal, Canada | |
| American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) | Aug 16-18, 2007 | Montreal, Canada | ||
| Southeastern Estuarine Research Society (SEERS) | $55 mem/ $70 non | Sept 19 | Oct 19-21, 2006 | Savannah, Georgia |
| Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference | ? | ? | 2007 | ? |
| Evolution 2006 (joint meeting of SSE, SSB & ASN) | $265 | over | June 23-27, 2006 | Stony Brook, NY |
| Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) | $150 | June 30, 2006 | Sept. 18-20, 2006 | Peking Univ, China |
| The Association of Southeastern Biologists' annual meeting | $135 | April 18-21, 2007 (April 16-19 for, 2008) | Columbia, SC (Spartanburg, SC in 2008) | |
| Florida Ecology and Evolutionary Symposium (FEES) | $90 | March 14, 2008 | April 4-6, 2007 | Archbold Biological Station in Lake Placid, Florida |
| Benthic Ecology Meeting (BEM) | ? | ? | ? | ? |
How to make a great poster
by Dina F. Mandoli University of Washington Department of Botany
http://www.aspb.org/education/poster.cfm
Designing Effective Posters
by Jeff Radel, Ph.D., Department Occupational Therapy Education,
University of Kansas Medical Center
http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/Poster_Presentations/PstrStart.html
The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to
click on it daily to meet their quota of getting free food donated
every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less than a minute
to go to their site and click on the purple box "fund food for
animals" for free. This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate
sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food
to abandoned/neglected animals in exchange for advertising. Here's
the web site! Please pass it along to people you know.
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com
Tampa Entertainment Links
Best of the Web: Tampa - A nice site with tons of information on Tampa (local news, entertainment, weather, transportation, etc.
The Tampa Historic
Theatre - a restored theater in downtown Tampa playing independent
films, silent films, and just generally unusual movies.
Salvador
Dali Museum - Museum founded by personal friends of Salvador
Dali. Large collection of all his types of works, and a really
neat gift shop too. Also, they have special events in or around
the museum. Admission is free to USF students,
but the special events may have a charge.
Skipper's Smokehouse -
Skippers celebrates over 25 years of music, food, and drink. This is
the place our department goes on Friday afternoons to unwind and catch
a band or two. Always some interesting group playing in their outdoor
stage area, and sometimes special events too!
Historic Ybor City - Ybor is a city
right next to down town Tampa. On Fridays and Saturdays they close off
7th ave, and the clubs and bars lining the streets get jumping. a really
great place to people watch. If you get there before 10pm, parking is
cheaper, and most clubs do not have a cover charge.
City of Tarpon Springs - The
largest Greek community outside of Greece is located in Tarpon Springs.
The old sponge docks contain many shops and information about the city's
heritage. The Greek food is second to none, and in large portions!
Fort Desoto Park -
An entire island converted into a park at the entrance of Tampa Bay.
Enjoy the fine beaches, fishing, nature trails, camping, boating, exploring
the old fort, and much more. It has a rich history and many events throughout
the year. Rated as the number 1 beach in America last year!!
Lettuce
Lake Park - Located off Fletcher, this lovely little park offers
3,500ft of boardwalk that is perfect for rollerblading, jogging, or walking
your dog. There are also nature trails and an observation tower overlooking
the Hillsborough River. Get there by heading east on Fletcher from campus
and turn left at the park entrance.
Flatwoods
Park - Flatwoods park is a bit larger and offers a 7-mile paved loop
to bike, jog, or rollerblade around. They have water stations set up
along the way, so you don't even need to bring water with you! The park
also has some off-road trails that can be a bit bumpy, but very beautiful.
I've always seen many animals whenever I go there - deer, armadillos,
gators, ibis, etc. There are 2 entrances, one north on Bruce B. Downs
and the other off Morris Bridge Road (go east on Fletcher and it turns
into Morris Bridge Rd. From campus, it is about 12 miles away).
Tampa Food Links
Mr.
Dunderbak's - Located in the University Mall (ok, that's a little
strange), Mr. Dunderbak's has about 200 different types of beer available
from all over the world, some of the best sandwiches known to man,
and a fine European meat and cheese deli if you want to take some home!
Why it is located in a mall, I have no idea.
Skipper's Smokehouse -
Skippers celebrates over 25 years of music, food, and drink. This
is the place our department goes on Friday afternoons to unwind
and catch a band or two. A lot of seafood specials and almost everything
is deep fried. Located on the corner of Skipper Road and Nebraska,
in Tampa.
Trang Viet
Cuisine - No website, but I added a review page if you want
some opinions. A favorite of many in the biology department who
crave good Asian food. Trang's boasts a ginormous vegetarian
menu and many of the vegetables are actually picked fresh from
the owner's gardens. Located at 1524 E Fowler Ave, in Tampa.
Angithi Indian Cuisine - No website, but it is close to campus
and has some good authentic Indian food. Located at 2047 E Fowler Ave,
in Tampa.
Tijuana Flats - a sassy, saucy
place to get your burrito fix. It's the perfect place to go grab a quick
lunch in between teaching/research/slacking off. They have about 100
different kinds of hot sauce if you like to live dangerously. Located
right next to campus at 2782B E. Fowler Ave, in Tampa.
Jerk Hut - The coolest little Jamaican
restaurant with the best jerk chicken ever! Only 2 locations and both
are in Tampa! 1406 E Fowler Ave, in Tampa is the one close to campus
and 207 E Twiggs St, in downtown Tampa is the main one. On Fridays, the
downtown location has live reggae!
La Cocina Latin Cafe - La Cocina has some great Cuban food. Sometimes
they also have live music to entertain you. Located at 2716 E Fowler
Ave, in Tampa.
Louie Pappas
- Awesome Greek food! The prices aren't bad and they have a nice selection of
food. Located at 14913 Bruce B. Downs (just north of Fletcher)
McAllister's
Deli - located off 30th St / Bruce B. Downs (go south from Fowler
Ave), McAllister's has ginormous potatoes and iced teas. They have a
pretty good selection of sandwiches and the vegetarian chili isn't bad
either!
Moe's Southwest Grill -
Yummy burritos, good music, and queso that can't be beat. And don't forget
the signature, "Welcome to Moe's"!! Located north on Bruce
B. Downs right next to a Coldstone Creamery....
Maggie Moo's -
Ok, it's not really lunch or dinner, but Maggie Moo's has some pretty
freakin' delightful ice cream. They have a variety of different flavors
and "mix-ins" that will make you dance. Ok, maybe I'm the only
one that dances, but it's good! Located north of campus off Bruce B.
Downs right before you get to interstate 275.
Panera - Good sandwiches and great bread! Located right next to campus
( west side).
Other places to go nearby:
West of campus down Fowler there are a bunch of
places: Chilis, Panera, Jason's Deli, Pho Quyen, Bennigans, TGI Friday's,
KFC, and Steak and Shake, Tia's Tex Mex, Jimmy John's, and Sonics
East of campus down Fowler you can find Pita Republic
(good veggie selection), Applebees, Boston Market, Burger King, McDonalds,
Wendy's, Taco Bell, Chik-fil-A, CDB Italian Restaurant, Carrabba's Italian
Grill, and Arby's
North of campus up Bruce B. Downs you can find
Olive Garden, Macaroni Grill, Stonewood Tavern & Grill, Red
Lobster, Circle's New Tampa Bistro, Ciccio and Toni's Pastaria
If you know of a fun webpage that you want to share with others, let me know!! It can be a stress-relieving game, such as this lovely gem or it could be something useful.