2021 May General Zoom Meeting: Election of Ministers and Tom Volk discussing "Everyday and Extraordinary Fungal Superheroes" (by )
Please join us for our General Meeting on Zoom . The Zoom session will be opened at 6:30 pm for those who would like to socialize and chat with fellow mycophiles before the main meeting, which will start at 7:00 pm.
Before our final speaker of the season, we will be having our biennial election of ministers. Here is a list of the ministers up for election. Any dues paying FFSC member can vote and can also volunteer or be nominated as a minister. (Please note that the Prime Minister and Vice Prime Minister positions require having served previously as a board member. The other positions can be held by any FFSC member.) To get a sense of what is entailed in these positions, see Ministerial Duties.
Fungus on Mars? (by )
Interesting claim this morning that scientists have spotted fungus growing on Mars via NASA rover's pictures.
Popular paper
https://futurism.com/scientists-fungus-growing-mars
Scientific one
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351252619_Fungi_on_Mars_Evidence_of_Growth_and_Behavior_From_Sequential_Images