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DESCRIPTION:Orit Peleg\, Associate Professor (BioFrontiers Institute\, CU B
 oulder) & External Faculty (Santa Fe Institute)\n\nWednesday\, June 18 at 7
 :00 pm\nLocation: Megaron\, Mountain Research Station\n\n----\n\nJoin scien
 tist Orit Peleg for an in-depth look at firefly communication\, conservatio
 n\, and community science initiatives. Her research team uses advanced tech
 nology to study how fireflies talk to each other\, uncovering the science b
 ehind their intricate signaling. And if you’ve heard that fireflies don’t e
 xist in Colorado—think again! This lecture will highlight local firefly pop
 ulations\, ongoing community science projects\, and lab-based efforts to st
 udy and protect these fascinating insects for future generations. \n\n----\
 n\nBio: Peleg is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Bould
 er and an External Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. Leading an interdisci
 plinary lab\, she integrates computer science and physics while tending to 
 honeybee hives and chasing fireflies in forests. Peleg holds a B.S. in phys
 ics and computer science and an M.S. in physics from Bar-Ilan University in
  Israel. She then moved to Switzerland to get her Ph.D. in materials scienc
 e at ETH Zurich\, and then to Boston for a Postdoctoral fellowship at Harva
 rd University in first chemistry\, and then applied mathematics. \n\n----\n
 \nMRS summer seminar series\n\nThe weekly summer seminar at the Mountain Re
 search Station (MRS) is free and open to the public. No reservations are re
 quired. Please arrive 15 minutes early so that you have time to park and ma
 ke your way to the seminar. You will be joining a fun mix of MRS scientists
 \, students who are taking courses\, and members of the public.\n\n \n\nSee
  all 2025 summer seminars
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LOCATION:Mountain Research Station\, Megaron
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SUMMARY:Orit Peleg - MRS Seminar - Decoding firefly communication and conse
 rvation in Colorado
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