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: January 21, 2025
Bee. Photo Credit: Sam Droege

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Seminar for the Michener Professorship position

Faculty Host: Bruce Lieberman
Photo Credit: Sam Droege
Bee. Photo Credit: Sam Droege

Thursday, February 6, 2025

Seminar for the Michener Professorship

Faculty Host: Bruce Lieberman
Photo Credit: Sam Droege
Dr. Laurie Stevison

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Dr. Laurie Stevison, Auburn University

Faculty Hosts: Drs. Jenny Gleason and Maria Orive
Bee. Photo Credit: Sam Droege

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Seminar for the Michener Professorship position

Faculty Host: Bruce Lieberman
Photo Credit: Sam Droege
Bee. Photo Credit: Sam Droege

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Seminar for the Michener Professorship position

Faculty Host: Bruce Lieberman
Photo Credit: Sam Droege
KU Jayhawk

Monday, February 24, 2025

Selected EEB Graduate Student Presentations in Panorama Gallery in Dyche Hall
KU Jayhawk

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

GSO Invited Speaker

Dr. Gregory Houseman, Wichita State University

Faculty Host: GSO, Blanca Rodriguez
KU Jayhawk

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Meet Your Colleague

Dr. James Bever,
University of Kansas
KU Jayhawk

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Dr. SaraH Zanders,
Stowers Institute

Faculty Host: Justin Blumenstiel
KU Jayhawk

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Dr. Ingo Schlupp,
University of Oklahoma

Faculty Host: Dr. Jenny Gleason
KU Jayhawk

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Dr. Amy Dapper,
Mississippi State University

Faculty Host: Dr. Jae Young Choi
KU Jayhawk

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Dr. Irene Sánchez González,
University of Georgia

Faculty Host: Dr. Sara Baer
KU Jayhawk

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Dr. Max Castorani,
University of Virginia

Faculty Host: Dr. Dan Reuman
KU Jayhawk

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Armitage Speaker Hold
KU Jayhawk

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Armitage Speaker Hold
KU Jayhawk

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Dr. Tom Juenger,
University of Texas-Austin

Faculty Host: Dr. Benjamin Sikes

Previous Semesters

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