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Colloquium Speaker Series

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The Ecology and Evolution Colloquium Speaker Series

The department of E&E brings together leading experts in their fields to share groundbreaking research and insights. Our series offers a dynamic platform for faculty, students, and the broader community to engage with cutting-edge ideas in ecology and evolution. Through these presentations, we aim to foster intellectual growth, inspire future research, and contribute to a deeper understanding of our natural world.

Schedule

Dissertation Defenses

Our doctoral students culminate their academic journeys with a rigorous defense of their original research. This formal presentation offers an opportunity for students to showcase their expertise, engage in scholarly dialogue, and receive valuable feedback from faculty and peers. These events are open to the public and provide a glimpse into the cutting-edge research being conducted within our department.

Schedule

 

Fall 2024
(The colloquium schedule for this semester is still under development)
Schedule

8/28/2024, Introductory colloquium,  (In-Person)
Come out to meet your E&E department family
(Reception to Follow outside)

Host: Rafael D'Andrea

9/4/2024, Dr. Doug Tallamy, University of Delaware, (Zoom only)
Title:  Are "Alien" Plants Bad?
Host: Dr. Rafael D'Andrea      
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9/11/2024, Dr. Bruce Futcher, Stony Brook University, (In-Person)
Title: "Aging in Naked Mole Rats: How a royal Darwinian Daemon flattens the Gompertz Curve"
Host: Dr. Rafael D'Andrea
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9/18/2024, Dr. Casey Lardner, GenSpace, (In-Person)
Title:  “Learn, create, grow: How community biology broadens participation in the life sciences”
Host: Dr. J.L. Weissman
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9/25/2024, Dr. Kevin Shoemaker, University of Nevada Reno,  (In-Person)
Title:  PVA for the common (wildlife) man(ager): democracy in demography
Host: Dr. Resit Akcakaya
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10/2/2024, Dr. Molly Roberts, Stony Brook University, SOMAS, (In-Person)
Title: "Mechanistic models of growth, biomaterials and behavior: Linking lab and field studies on ocean warming, ocean acidification, and resource allocation in dynamic coastal environments"     

Host: Dr. Dianna Padilla 
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10/9/2024, Dr. Hannah Reich, SUNY ESF, (In-Person)
Title: "Taking a symbiosis apart and putting it back together to explore the coral holobiont's iron economy"
Host: Dr. Robert Thacker
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10/16/2024, Dr. Dan Katz, Cornell University, (In-Person)
Title: "Plants, pollen, and public health: Harnessing ecology and remote sensing to model airborne pollen concentrations"

Host: Dr. Rafael D'Andrea
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10/23/2024, Assessment Committee meeting
Title: N/A
Host: Dr. Joshua Rest
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10/30/2024, Dr. Jake Musser, Yale University, (In-Person)
Title: "Sponge cell types shed light on muscle and neuron origins"
Host: Dr. Robert Thacker
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11/6/2024, Dr. Heather Skeen, University of Connecticut, (In-Person) 
Title: “Temporal Patterns and Phylogenetic Perspectives of Avian Microbiota”
Host: Kate Blackwell
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11/13/2024, Dr. Paul Barrett, Stony Brook University,E&E, (In-Person)
Title: TBA
Host: Dr. Tara Smiley
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11/20/2024, Dr. Frank Aylward, Virginia Tech, (In-Person)
Title: TBA
Host: Dr. Joshua Rest
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12/4/2024, Dr. Eve Beaury, Princeton University, (In-Person)
Title: TBA
Host: Dr. Pascal D'Andrea
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Spring 2025
(The colloquium schedule for this semester is still under development)

2/12/2025, Dr. Daniel Caetano, Towson University , (In-Person)
Title:  TBA
Host: Dr. Pascal Title
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2/19/2025, Dr. Jenny McGuire, Georgia Tech , (In-Person)
Title: TBA
Host: Dr. Tara Smiley
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3/5/2025, Dr. Tara Pelletier, Radford University, (In-Person)
Title: TBA
Host: Dr. Pascal Title
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3/26/2025, Dr. Daniel Bolnick, University of Connecticut, (In-Person)
Title: TBA
Host: Dr. Krishna Veeramah
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4/2/2025, Dr. Bin He, University of Iowa, (In-Person)
Title: TBA
Host: Dr. Joshua Rest
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4/9/2025, Dr. Anurag Argrawal, Cornell University, (In-Person)
Title: TBA
Host: Dr.  Douglas Futuyma
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4/16/2025, Dr. Amanda Lea, Vanderbilt University, (In-Person)
Title: TBA
Host: Dr.  Dino Martins
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4/23/2025, Dr. Jose Andres, Cornell Atkins Center of Sustanability, (In-Person)
Title: TBA
Host: Dr.  Robert Thacker
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5/7/2025, Dr. Keryn Gedan, George Washington University, (In-Person)
Title: TBA
Host: Dr. Beth Watson
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Dissertation Defenses

Group shot of dissertation defenses

Dissertation Defenses

Fall 2024

Stay tuned for exciting dissertation defenses coming soon! We’ll announce them here as soon as they’re scheduled.