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: July 29, 2025
KU campus summer flowers

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Selected EEB Graduate Student Presentations
Dr. Jocelyn Colella

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Promotion and Tenure Seminar

Dr. Jocelyn Colella, University of Kansas
Assistant Curator & Professor, Biodiversity Institute and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
KU Campus

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Tentative Seminar Hold
KU building

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Courtesy Appointment Seminar

Dr. Naupaka Zimmerman, University of Kansas
Department of Environmental Studies
Dr. Allie Graham

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Courtesy Appointment Seminar

Dr. Allie Graham, University of Kansas
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences
Dr. Forest Isbell

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Armitage Lecturer Seminar

Dr. Forest Isbell, University of Minnesota

Faculty Host: Dr. Ben Sikes
Dr. Chris Beard

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Learn About Your Colleague Seminar

Dr. Chris Beard, University of Kansas
Biodiversity Institute & Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Faculty Hosts: Drs. Nico Franz and Ben Sikes
Dr. Jennifer Fewell

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Michener Lecturer Seminar

Dr. Jennifer Fewell, Arizona State University

Faculty Host: Dr. Deb Smith

KU Campus Fall

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

University of Kansas Fall Break - No Seminar
Baby Jay

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Tentative Seminar Hold
KU Bus

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Tentative Seminar Hold
Dr. Polly Campbell

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Dr. Polly Campbell, University of California-Riverside

Faculty Host: Dr. Katya Mack
KU Campus

Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025

Tentative Seminar Hold - Veterans Day
Dr. Kristi Montooth

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Dr. Kristi Montooth, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Faculty Host: Dr. Justin Blumenstiel
KU Campus

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

No Seminar Scheduled - Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 26, to Sunday, November 30.
Dr. Coral Zhou

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Learn From a Different Department

Dr. Coral Zhou,
University of Kansas, Molecular Biosciences

Faculty Host: Dr. Katya Mack

Previous Semesters

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

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 22, 2023 - Selected EEB Graduate Student Presentations

                              Anjali Gupta, Naomi Betson, Christian Supsup



August 29, 2023 - Dr. Justin Blumenstiel, The University of Kansas

September 5, 2023 - Dr. Maggie Wagner, The University of Kansas

September 19, 2023 - Dr. Saima Shahid, Oklahoma State University

September 26, 2023 - Dr. Elizabeth Carlan, Washington University

October 3, 2023 - Dr. Kin Onn Chan, University of Kansas, KU Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum

October 10, 2023 - Dr. Monica Carvalho, University of Michigan

October 24, 2023 - Dr. Emilio Berti, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research

October 31, 2023 - Dr. Sarah Bush, University of Utah

November 7, 2023 - Dr. Tomomi Parins-Fukuchi, University of Toronto

November 14, 2023 - Dr. Erin Seybold, University of Kansas, Kansas Geological Survey

November 28, 2023 - Dr. Lila Fishman, University of Montana

December 5, 2023 - Dr. Andreas Chavez, Ohio State 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. 20, 2023 - Selected EEB Graduate Student Presentations

                            3:45    Matthew Travert

                            4:05    Kayla Clouse

                            4:25    Fernando Machado-Stredel

March 21, 2023 – Dr. Posy Busby, Oregon State University

March 28, 2023 – Dr. Grace Lee, University of California, Irvine

April 11, 2023 – Emerging Lecturer: Ecology & Global Change Biology

                          Dr. Kadeem Gilbert, Michigan State University

April 20, 2023 – Armitage Lecturer

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

April 25, 2023 – Michener Lecturer

                          Dr. Sandra Rehan, York University

May 2, 2023 – Graduate Student Organization (GSO) Lecturer

                        Dr. Lydia Zeglin, Kansas State University