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SUMMARY:Eye on Africa with Sarah Evans and Robert Logan: The microbial ecology of Namibia's Namib Desert
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 About the Presentation\n
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 	Sarah and Robert will 
 discuss their work in Namibia which examines 
 how microorganisms survive and drive ecosystems 
 in very very dry areas. We discuss our 
 findings and share field adventures from the 
 last two years working in one of the driest and 
 oldest deserts in the world. \n
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 	About the 
 Speakers\n
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 	Sarah Evans is an assistant professor 
 at Kellogg Biological Station and the 
 Department of Integrative Biology, Michigan 
 State University. She is a microbial and ecosystem 
 ecologist and her lab examines how climate 
 change affects soils, microorganisms, and 
 agriculture. She became interested in ecology, 
 and especially in water as a limiting resource, 
 while teaching environmental education 
 in Namibia, which Robert Logan would go on to 
 do as well. Logan is a graduate student at KBS 
 and received his bachelor's degree at Grinnell 
 College. He is interested in understanding 
 how microorganisms influence global processes 
 like climate change. \n
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 Price: Free\n
 Sponsor: African Studies Center\n
 Sponsor's Homepage: http://africa.isp.msu.edu/\n
 Contact name: Ann Biersteker\n
 Contact phone: 517-353-1700\n
 Contact email: bierstek@msu.edu\n
LOCATION:Room 201, International Center
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