Seminars

Seminars will be held in Haworth Hall, Room 1005 at 3:45 PM unless otherwise noted below. Social with coffee and light refreshments will begin at 3:30 PM outside Room 1005 or on the portico outside the West entrance to Haworth (weather permitting).


Last updated: October 7, 2026
GSO Speakers

Tuesday September 1, 2026

GSO Speakers: Yufan Zhou, Askhan Shametov, and Kier Pitogo
Dr. Kelly Matsunaga

Tuesday September 8, 2026

Dr. Kelly Matsunaga, University of Kansas, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Biodiversity Institute

All is leaf: the evolution and development of conifer cones
Dr. Joshua Mell

Tuesday September 22, 2026

Dr. Joshua Mell, Drexel University

To Colonize or Infect? Natural History of Pathogenesis by the Bacterium Haemophilus influenzae

Faculty Host: Justin Blumenstiel
Dr. Joel Sharbrough

Tuesday October 6, 2026

Dr. Joel Sharbrough, University of California, Santa Barbara

Consequences of whole-genome duplications for energy production and homeostasis

Faculty Host: Dr. Emily Beck
University of Kansas campus

Tuesday October 27, 2026

EEB Fall Social

4:00 to 6:00 PM at The Big Mill
Dr. Julia Kreiner

Tuesday November 3, 2026

Dr. Julia Kreiner, University of Chicago

The tempo and genetic architecture of contemporary adaptation in waterhemp

Faculty Host: Dr. John Kelly
Dr. Deb Smith

Tuesday November 10, 2026

Dr. Deb Smith, University of Kansas, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Dr. Jude Kastens

Tuesday November 17, 2026

Dr. Jude Kastens, University of Kansas, Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research, Geography & Atmospheric Science

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ben Sikes
Dr. Lauren Carley

Tuesday December 1, 2026

Dr. Lauren Carley - University of Chicago

Faculty Host: Dr. Maggie Wagner

Previous Semesters

Seminars will be held in Haworth Hall, Room 1005 at 3:45 PM unless otherwise noted below. Social with coffee and light refreshments will begin at 3:30 PM outside Room 1005 or on the portico outside the West entrance to Haworth (weather permitting).

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 – Dr. Jenny Archibald, University of Kansas

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 – Dr. Thomas Anderson, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 – Dr. Hollis Woodard, University of California, Riverside

Monday, February 23, 2026 – Selected Graduate Student Speakers: Annalise Guthrie, Peter Willadsen, Askhan (Khan) Shametov 

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 – Dr. Allison Louthan, Kansas State University

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 – Dr. Lena Hileman, University of Kansas

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 – Graduate Student Organization Invited Speaker: Dr. Rebecca M. Varney, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 – EEB SOCIAL

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 – Dr. James Beck, Wichita State University

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 – Dr. Obed Garcia, University of Kansas

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 – MICHENER LECTURER: Dr. Heather Hines, Pennsylvania State University

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 – Dr. Gavin Rice, Kansas State University

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – Dr. Colin Meiklejohn, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Seminars will be held in Haworth Hall, Room 1005 at 3:45 PM unless otherwise noted below. Social with coffee and light refreshments will begin at 3:30 PM outside Room 1005 or on the portico outside the West entrance to Haworth (weather permitting).

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - Selected EEB Graduate Student Presentations
          Martel Ellis, Luis Javier Madrigal Roca, Alex Hey:

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - Dr. Jocelyn Colella, University of Kansas, Assistant Curator & Professor, Biodiversity Institute and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - Dr. Naupaka Zimmerman, University of Kansas, Department of Environmental Studies

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 - Dr. Allie Graham, University of Kansas, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - Armitage Lecturer Seminar: Dr. Forest Isbell, University of Minnesota

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - Learn About Your Colleague Seminar: Dr. Chris Beard, University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute & Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
 

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - Michener Lecturer Seminar: Dr. Jennifer Fewell, Arizona State University

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - Graduate Student Organization Selected Speaker: Dr. Scott Taylor, University of Colorado-Boulder

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - Dr. Polly Campbell, University of California-Riverside

Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 - Dr. Patrick Shiu, University of Missouri

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - Dr. Kristi Montooth, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - Learn From a Different Department: Dr. Coral Zhou,
University of Kansas, Molecular Biosciences

Spring 2025 Seminars

Seminars will be held in Haworth Hall, Room 1005 at 3:45 PM unless otherwise noted below. Social with coffee and light refreshments will begin at 3:30 PM outside Room 1005 or on the portico outside the West entrance to Haworth (weather permitting).

 

February 4 & 6, 2025 - Seminars for the Michener Professorship position

February 11, 2025 - Dr. Laurie Stevison, Auburn University

February 13 & 18, 2025 - Seminars for the Michener Professorship position

February 24, 2025 - Selected EEB Graduate Student Presentations in Panorama Gallery in Dyche Hall: Austin Nguyen, Marina Stoilova, Ashley Bowman

February 25, 2025 - GSO Invited Speaker: Dr. Gregory Houseman, Wichita State University

March 4, 2025 - Meet Your Colleague: Dr. James Bever, University of Kansas

March 11, 2025 - Dr. SaraH Zanders, Stowers Institute

March 25, 2025 - Dr. Ingo Schlupp, University of Oklahoma

April 1, 2025 - Dr. Amy Dapper, Mississippi State University

April 8, 2025 - Dr. Irene Sánchez González, University of Georgia

April 15, 2025 - Dr. Max Castorani, University of Virginia

April 29, 2025 - Dr. Rana Parshad, University of Iowa

May 6, 2025 - Dr. Tom Juenger, University of Texas-Austin

Fall 2024 Seminars

Seminars will be held in Haworth Hall, Room 1005 at 3:45 PM unless otherwise noted below. Social with coffee and light refreshments will begin at 3:30 PM outside Room 1005 or on the portico outside the West entrance to Haworth (weather permitting).

August 27, 2024 - Selected EEB Graduate Student Presentations: Jessica Wilhelm, Arezoo Fani, Javier Torres Lopez

September 3, 2024 - Dr. Brian Atkinson, University of Kansas

September 10, 2024 - Dr. Benjamin Sikes, University of Kansas

September 17, 2024 - Dr. James Walters, University of Kansas

September 24, 2024 - GSO Invited Speaker: Dr. Laura P. Lagomarsino, Louisiana State University

October 1, 2024 - Dr. Priscilla Erickson, University of Richmond

October 8, 2024 - Dr. Emily Beck, University of Kansas, Assistant Professor Molecular Biosciences 

October 22, 2024 - Dr. Stephen Smith, University of Michigan

October 29, 2024 - Dr. Damon Lisch, Purdue University

November 12, 2024 - Dr. Rosana Ferreira, University of Kansas, Molecular Biosciences  

November 19, 2024 - MICHENER LECTURER: Dr. Karen Kapheim, Utah State University

December 3, 2024 - Dr. Angela Possinger, Virginia Tech

December 10, 2024 - Dr. Johana Goyes Vallejos, University of Missouri

Seminars will be held in Haworth Hall, Room 1005 at 3:45 PM unless otherwise noted below. Social with coffee and light refreshments will begin at 3:30 PM outside Room 1005 or on the portico outside the West entrance to Haworth (weather permitting).

Jan. 23, 2024 – Dr. Dyan Morgan, University of Kansas, Associate Teaching Professor,          Undergraduate Biology Program

Jan. 30, 2024 – Dr. Jennifer Coughlan, Yale University

Feb. 6, 2024 – Dr. Jason Hoeksema, University of Mississippi

Feb. 13, 2024 – Dr. Vadim Karatayev, University of Kansas, & University of Maryland

Feb. 19, 2024 – Selected EEB Graduate Student Presentations

                           Seminar Location: Panorama Gallery inside Dyche Hall,

                           KU Natural History Museum, located at 1345 Jayhawk Blvd

                            3:45    Sarah Flynn

                            4:05    Kathleen Rust

                            4:25    Sharif Tusuubira

Feb. 27, 2024 – DISTINGUISHED BIODIVERSITY SPEAKER

                           Dr. Rodrigo Medellin, University of Mexico

March 19, 2024 – Dr. Elsie Shogren, University of Rochester

March 26, 2024 – Dr. James Saulsbury, University of Kansas

April 2, 2024 – Dr. Victor Gonzalez, University of Kansas

April 9, 2024 – MICHENER LECTURER

                        Dr. Eleanor Bath, University of Oxford

April 16, 2024 – Dr. Michael D. Greenfield, ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab, CRNL, University of Saint-Etienne, CNRS, Inserm, Saint-Etienne, France; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA

April 23, 2024 – ARMITAGE LECTURER

                          Dr. Jerry DeNoyelles,University of Kansas, Emeritus Faculty, 1975-2019                                Systematics and Ecology, Botany and Environmental Studies Departments

                          Kansas Biological Survey, Deputy Director KBS from 1986-2019 Retirement

 April 30, 2024 – Dr. Tim James, University of Michigan