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: December 19, 2025
Dr. Jenny Archibald

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Dr. Jenny Archibald, University of Kansas, Biology

Faculty Host: Dr. Ben Sikes
Dr. Thomas Anderson

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Dr. Thomas Anderson, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

Faculty Host: Dr. Dan Reuman
Dr. Hollis Woodard

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Dr. Hollis Woodard, University of California, Riverside

Seminar Title: The future of US bee conservation

Faculty Host: Dr. Victor Gonzalez
KU Campus Flowers

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Tentative Hold
Baby Jay

Monday, February 23, 2026

Graduate Student Speakers - TBD

Talk takes place in Panorama Gallery in Dyche Hall, KU Natural History Museum
Dr. Allison Louthan

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Dr. Allison Louthan, Kansas State University

Faculty Host: Dr. Ben Sikes
Dr. Lena Hileman

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Dr. Lena Hileman, University of Kansas, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
University of Kansas campus

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

SPRING BREAK - NO SEMINAR
Dr. Rebecca M. Varney

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Graduate Student Organization Invited Speaker

Dr. Rebecca M. Varney, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Host: GSO
Dr. Margaret W. Simon

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Dr. Margaret Simon, University of Kansas, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
KU Building

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Tentative Hold
KU Campus

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Tentative Hold
Dr. Heather Hines

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Dr. Heather Hines, Pennsylvania State University

Faculty Host: Dr. James Walters
Dr. Gavin Rice

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Dr. Gavin Rice, Kansas State University

Faculty Host: Dr. Jennifer Gleason
Dr. Colin Meiklejohn

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Dr. Colin Meiklejohn, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Faculty Host: Dr. Justin Blumenstiel

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, 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