Seminars

We are hosting seminars both virtually and in-person. Links to the virtual presentations will be shared prior to the presentation via Departmental e-mail. All in-person seminars will be held in Haworth Hall, Room 1005 with coffee and light refreshments at 3:30PM followed by the seminar at 3:45 PM.


Last updated: March 23, 2023
KU Jayhawk

February 20, 2023

Selected EEB Graduate Student Presentations

Seminar Announcement for February 20, 2023

Dr. Posy Busby

March 21, 2023

Dr. Posy Busby,
Oregon State University

Seminar Title: Environmental context dictates the relationship between Populus genetics and the leaf mycobiome

Faculty Host: Dr. Maggie Wagner

Seminar Announcement for March 21, 2023

Dr. Grace Yuh Chwen Lee

March 28, 2023

Dr. Grace Lee,
University of California, Irvine

Seminar Title: How transposable elements shape genome evolution through epigenetic mechanisms

Faculty Host: Dr. Jae Young Choi

Seminar Announcement for March 28, 2023

KU Jayhawk

April 11, 2023

Dr. Kadeem Gilbert,
Michigan State University

Emerging Lecturer: Ecology & Global Change Biology

Faculty Host: Dr. Jim Bever
Dr. Checo Colón-Gaud

April 20, 2023

Dr. J. Checo Colón-Gaud,
Georgia Southern University

Armitage Lecturer

Seminar Title: Meandering and wading: My pathway to a career in freshwater science

Faculty Host: Dr. Sara Baer

Seminar Announcement for April 20, 2023

KU Jayhawk

April 25, 2023

Dr. Sandra Rehan,
York University

Michener Lecturer

Faculty Host: Dr. Deb Smith
KU Jayhawk

May 2, 2023

Dr. Lydia Zeglin,
Kansas State University

GSO Lecturer

Host: Reb Bryant

Previous Semesters

We are hosting seminars both virtually and in-person. Links to the virtual presentations will be shared prior to the presentation via Departmental e-mail. All in-person seminars will be held in Haworth Hall, Room 1005 with coffee and light refreshments at 3:30 PM followed by the seminar at 3:45 PM.

Aug. 23, 2022 - Selected EEB Graduate Student Presentations
                            3:45    Keana Tang
                            4:05    Laura Podzikowski
                            4:25    Ben Wiens

September 13, 2022 - Dr. Maria Rebolleda-Gomez, University of California, Irvine
                            Evolutionary Mechanisms Emerging Speaker

September 27, 2022 - Dr. Jonathan Bloch, Florida Museum of Natural History

October 25, 2022 - Dr. Matthew Bowker, Northern Arizona University

November 1, 2022 - Dr. Suzanne Sindi, University of California, Merced

November 8, 2022 - Dr. Carlos Garcia-Robledo, University of Connecticut

November 22, 2022 - Dr. John Willis, Duke University
 

 

During the pandemic, we are hosting seminars both virtually and in-person. Links to the virtual presentations will be shared prior to the presentation via Departmental e-mail. All in-person seminars will be held in Haworth Hall, Room 1005 with coffee and light refreshments at 3:30 PM followed by the seminar at 3:45 PM.

Feb. 21, 2022 - Selected EEB Graduate Student Presentations

                            3:45    Devon DeRaad
                            4:05    Alex Fulk 
                            4:25    Ceyda Kural

April. 21 & 22, 2022 – The Armitage Speaker

                            Dr. Amy Rosemond, University of Georgia

April 26, 2022 - Dr. Kory Evans, Rice University

During the pandemic, we are hosting seminars both virtually and in-person. Links to the virtual presentations will be shared prior to the presentation via Departmental e-mail. All in-person seminars will be held in Haworth Hall, Room 1005 with coffee and light refreshments at 3:30 PM followed by the seminar at 3:45 PM.

Aug. 24, 2021 - Selected EEB Graduate Student Presentations

                            3:45    Lucas DeCicco
                            4:05    Robert J. Ramos 
                            4:25    Sharif Tusuubira

Aug. 31, 2021 - Dr. Folashade Agusto, University of Kansas

September 7, 2021 - Dr. Andrew Short, University of Kansas

September 14, 2021 - Dr. Amy Burgin, University of Kansas

October 5, 2021 - Dr. Rhiannon LaVine, University of Kansas

November 16, 2021 - The Michener Lecture

                                   Dr. Amy Toth, Iowa State University

November 30, 2021 - GSO Speaker

                                   Dr. Laura Kubatko, Ohio State University

December 7, 2021 - Dr. Katy Heath, University of Illinois (virtual)

 

Due to the COVID-19 virus, all EEB seminars listed below will be presented virtually.  Links to the virtual presentations will be posted prior to the date listed below.

All seminars start at 3:30 pm for social, 3:45 pm for start of the seminar unless otherwise noted.

Feb 2       Lisette de Senerpont Domis, Netherlands Institute of Ecology

Feb 22     Graduate Student Recruitment

          3:45 pm        Anna Klompen

          4:05 pm        Emma Hauser

          4:25 pm        Rachel Neff

Mar 2        Dr. Jaelyn Eberle, University of Colorado

Mar 16     The Michener Lecture

                 Dr. Sarah Kocher, Princeton University

Mar 30      Dr. Evangeline Ballerini, California State University, Sacramento

Apr 6        Distinguished Ecology/Global Change Biology

                 Melinda Smith, Colorado State University

Apr 13       Distinguished Biodiversity/Macroevolution

                  Dr. Susana Magallon, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Apr 27       Dr. Catherine Rushworth, University of Minnesota

Due to the COVID-19 virus, all EEB seminars listed below will be presented virtually.  Links to the virtual presentations will be posted prior to the date listed below.

Sep 8           Phillip Barden, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Sep 22         Stephanie Hampton, Environmental Biology, NSF               

Sep 29         Erika Marin Spiotta, Distinguished Diversity Speaker, University of Wisconsin- Madison  

Oct 20          Alison Bennett (GSO speaker), Ohio State University

Oct 27          Douda Bensasson, Unversity of Georgia  

Nov 10          EEB Graduate Students: Keana Tang, Camille Delavaux, Matthew Travert   

Unless noted, all seminars will be held in 1005 Haworth Hall with coffee and light refreshments at 3:30-3:45 PM and the seminar starts at 3:45 PM

 

Jan 21         Jocelyn Colella, University of New Hampshire

Jan 28         Lauren Shoemaker, University of Wyoming

Feb 4           Emily Sessa, University of Florda

Feb 11         Colin Donihue, Washington University 

Feb 18         Margarita Lopez-Uribe, Penn State (GSO Speaker)

Feb 24         A. Katzer, H. Burrell, & P. de Mello (Monday)

Mar 3           Kristina Douglass, Penn State

Mar 10         SPRING BREAK

Mar 17         Posy Busby, Oregan State University CANCELLED

Mar 24         Phillip Barden, NJ Institute of Technology  CANCELLED

Mar 31         Caleb Robbins, University of Kansas CANCELLED

Apr 7           Sara Kocher, Princeton (Michener Spkr) CANCELLED

Apr 14          Jaelyn Eberle, University of Colorado  CANCELLED

Apr 21          Anji Ballerini, Sacramento State CANCELLED

Apr 30          Amy Rosemond, Univ. of Georgia CANCELLED

May 5           Rhiannon LaVine, University of Kansas CANCELLED

Unless noted, all seminars will be held in 1005 Haworth Hall with coffee and light refreshments at 3:30-5:00 PM and the seminar starts at 3:45 PM

Aug 27          Graduate Student symposium

Sep 3            Paul Hime, University of Kansas

Sep 10          Rolfe Mandel, University of Kansas

Sep 17          Scott Hawley, Stowers Institute

Sep 24          Hannah Kinmonth-Schultz, University of Kansas

Oct 1            *Corey Welch (Distinguished Diversity), Iowa State

Oct 8            Andrea Sweigart, University of Georgia

Oct 15          FALL BREAK

Oct 22          Danielle Way, Western Ontario University

Oct 29          **Rodolfo Dirzo (Distinguished Ecology), Stanford  University

Nov 5            David Civitello, Emory University

Nov 12          John Kappelman, University of Texas-Austin

Nov 19          Brian Couch, University of Nebraska

Nov 26          THANKSGIVING BREAK

Dec 3            Mabel Rice, CANCELLED

Dec 10          Keryn Gedan, George Washington University

 *Reception at the Oread Hotel

 **Reception at the Burge Union