{"id":2994,"date":"2015-09-28T14:13:05","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T19:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=news&p=2994"},"modified":"2015-10-22T10:40:46","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T15:40:46","slug":"find-out-how-your-dogs-nose-works-at-museums-first-extreme-mammals-presentation","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/news\/find-out-how-your-dogs-nose-works-at-museums-first-extreme-mammals-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Find out how your dog\u2019s nose works at Museum\u2019s first \u201cExtreme Mammals\u201d presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"

RALEIGH \u2014 We know that dogs have an incredible sense of smell and that they are used to detect everything from narcotics to explosives and even some cancers, but few of us know how they do this. Join NC State University professor Dr. David Dorman for \u201cHow Your Dog\u2019s Nose Works<\/a>,\u201d a presentation at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on Thursday, October 8 at 7pm.<\/p>\n

In this presentation \u2014 the first in a series held in conjunction with the Museum\u2019s newest special exhibition, \u201cExtreme Mammals\u201d \u2014 Dorman explores the basis for dogs\u2019 amazing ability to detect scents, and how scientists at NC State\u2019s College of Veterinary Medicine were able to improve the selection and training of dogs used for the detection of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).<\/p>\n

Dorman, a professor of toxicology in the Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, was elected in July as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the world\u2019s most important scientific societies and publisher of the journal Science<\/em>. \u201cDr. Dorman\u2019s work in the field of toxicology has made outstanding contributions in areas including neurotoxicology, neonatal health, and environmental health,\u201d says Dean Paul Lunn of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine. \u201cIt has been especially intriguing to see his recent work on olfactory function and cognition in military working dogs, given their critical roles in bomb detection.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cExtreme Mammals\u201d explores the diversity, ancestry and evolution of numerous species, ranging from huge to tiny, from speedy to sloth-like. The exhibition features spectacular fossils, vivid reconstructions and life-like models \u2014 including a 15-foot-high touchable model of the extinct Indricotherium<\/em>, the largest known land mammal. Dorman\u2019s is the first in a series of scientific talks that delve into what makes a mammal extreme \u2014 the biological characteristics, behavior and ability to adapt for survival. Upcoming presentations include:<\/p>\n

Thursday, November 5<\/em>
\n\u201cNat Geo Explorer in Madagascar\u201d<\/strong>
\nDr. Luke Dollar, National Geographic Explorer<\/p>\n

Thursday, December 3<\/em>
\n\u201cEastern Coyotes: Part Wolf, Part Dog, Extremely Adaptable\u201d<\/strong>
\nDr. Roland Kays, Head of the Biodiversity Research Lab, NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/p>\n

Thursday, January 7<\/em>
\n\u201cMammals in an Age of Extreme Environmental Change\u201d<\/strong>
\nDr. Kristopher Helgen, Head of Mammalogy, National Museum of Natural History<\/p>\n

Thursday, February 4<\/em>
\n\u201cChill Out! Hibernation as a \u2018Cool\u2019 Way to Survive the Winter\u201d<\/strong>
\nSheena Faherty, PhD candidate in the Department of Biology, Duke University<\/p>\n

Thursday, March 3<\/em>
\n\u201cAfrica’s Greatest Killer? Understanding Human-Hippopotamus Conflict\u201d<\/strong>
\nDr. Corinne Kendall, Assistant Curator of Conservation and Research, NC Zoo<\/p>\n

Tickets:<\/strong> $10 Lecture or $50 Series, which includes all six lectures. Add an exhibition ticket to your order and receive $5 off admission. Friends of the Museum members receive free admission to the exhibition. Tickets are available online (naturalsciences.org\/extreme<\/a>) or at the Museum Box Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2995,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2994"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}