NRS 50th Anniversary Event 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2015
UC Davis Conference Center

1:00-1:30
Welcome
Ralph J. Hexter, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
John Wingfield, UC Davis NRS Director
Peggy Fiedler, UC-wide NRS Director

1:30-2:15
UC President’s Research Catalyst Initiative:
California’s reserve-based climate change institute
Barry Sinervo, Professor, UC Santa Cruz, and Director of ISEECI

2:15-2:45
The future of wildflowers in a warmer, drier California
Susan Harrison, Professor, UC Davis Environmental Science and Policy

2:45-3:00
Teaching beyond the classroom
Jay Stachowicz, Professor, UC Davis Evolution and Ecology

3:00-3:15
After the fire: restoration and recovery at Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve
Jeffrey Clary, Director, Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve

3:15-3:30
Break

3:30-4:30
Keynote address
Kim Stanley Robinson, Author

4:30-5:30
Poster session, art exhibit and reception
Graduate students and Chris Woodcock, photographer