Celebrating Mark Rausher's career of training and mentorship!
Date: Friday, June 20, 2025
Place: Davison Life Science Building, University of Georgia
You can walk or take a campus shuttle to the building (map). If you drive, the Performing Arts Complex parking deck is the most convenient. Just search for "UGA PAC Deck" using Google maps.
Schedule at a glance:
10 am: Dedication of memorial bench to Dr. Shu-mei Chang @ The State Botanical Garden of Georgia.
The bench will be located on the Dunson Native Flora Garden trail. Once you find the Dunson garden (#17 on this map), walk up the trail and the bench should be obvious. There will also be students around to provide directions.
Lunch (12-1): Catered by Mama's Boy (Davison Life Science Bldg Room B116)
Talks (1-5): See the current schedule of 5-minute and 15-minute talks here (Davison Life Science Bldg Room C120)
Registration for Evolution runs from 8-10 and 1-9 on Friday at The Classic Center.
In addition, there will be an informal gathering at Creature Comforts Brewery on the night of Thursday, June 19th. We'll meet starting from 6 pm--food can be ordered from surrounding restaurants if you don't eat beforehand.
If you haven't signed up to talk but still would like to, it's no problem at all--just let us know and we'll fit you in!