Integrative Biology

Thomas Gaj, PhD Department of Bioengineering; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Next-Generation Genome Editing Technologies and their Application for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases"

Seminar/Symposium

2:00 pm 3:00 p.m.
9/12/2023
Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory Building.

Microbiology Thesis Defense: Ruben Sanchez-Nieves/Whitaker Lab

Seminar/Symposium

4:00 pm 5:00 pm
9/12/2023
Charles D. Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

Microbiology Special Seminar: Dr. David Lalaouna, CNRS/University of Strasbourg -- “Battle for metals: regulatory RNAs at the front line”

Seminar/Symposium

12:00 - 1:00 pm
9/13/2023
W109 - Turner Hall

"Plant Breeding for International Food Security" with Dr. B.B. Singh

Seminar/Symposium

4:00 pm
9/13/2023
Charles G. Miller Auditorium - B102 CLSL

PEEC Seminars - Dr. Karthik Yarlagadda, Regional Officer for the Office of Global Research at NIAID; "Navigating Employment After Graduate School"

Seminar/Symposium

9:00 - 10:00 am
9/15/2023

EEB Colloquium - 9/15/2023 - Dr. Jessie Williamson, Cornell University, SSB Ernst Mayr Award Winner: Adaptation to Altitude across 77 species of Andean Hummingbirds, "Extreme elevational migration spurs cryptic speciation in giant hummingbirds"

Seminar/Symposium

4:00 pm
9/18/2023
B102 CLSL

Entomology Colloquium - CANCELLED

Seminar/Symposium

12:00 pm
9/19/2023
612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

PowerPollen's Journey to Improve Pollination and Agriculture

Todd Krone, PhD Co-Founder & CEO at PowerPollen "PowerPollen's Journey to Improve Pollination and Agriculture"

Seminar/Symposium

12:00 - 1:00 pm
9/20/2023
W109 - Turner Hall

“Community Value of Green Spaces: Golf Courses as Natural Capital” with Dr. Brian Horgan

Seminar/Symposium

4:00 pm
9/20/2023
Charles G. Miller Auditorium - B102 CLSL

PEEC Seminars- Dr. Maya Almaraz, Princeton University; "Transforming food systems from sources of pollution to environmental solutions"

Seminar/Symposium

12:00 - 1:00 pm
9/21/2023
612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

Are you tired of seeing the same names in science over and over? Do you wish for increased representation in STEM? Come to this in-person kickoff event and learn how Wikipedia can perpetuate inequalities in STEM representation and what you can do about it. With guest speaker Mackenzie Lemieux who has written over 100 Wikipedia biographies of women in STEM.

Conference/Workshop

4:00 pm 5:00 pm
9/21/2023
Charles D. Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Jeff Boyd, Rutgers University -- "Iron homeostasis in Staphylococcus aureus"

Seminar/Symposium

9:00 - 10:00 am
9/22/2023

EEB Colloquium – 9/22/2023 - Dr. Dakota McCoy, Stanford University – Dobzhansky and ASN Early Career Award Winner, "Super Black and Solar-Powered Animals"

Seminar/Symposium

12:00 - 1:30 pm
9/25/2023
W-121 Turner Hall

USDA Forest Service Recruiter

Learn about internship and recent graduate opportunities with fall applications timelines. Bring your lunch. Beverages and snacks will be provided. Students may leave early for class.

Professional Development

12:00 pm
9/26/2023
612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Fermented seal flippers and growing an Indigenous approach to science

Aviaja Lyberth Hauptmann, PhD Institute of Health and Nature, University of Greenland "Fermented seal flippers and growing an Indigenous approach to science"