Ecology and Evolution Seminar Series Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 View Results Reset Filter Jan 25 2019 E&E PhD Disseration Seminar: Biogeography, Diversification, and Domestication in the Coca Family (Erythroxylaceae), Dawson White Friday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Jan 29 2019 E&E Seminar: Restoring soil habitats to rebuild biodiversity and ecosystem services by Dr. Elizabeth Bach, The Nature Conservancy Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289, 840 West Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607 Feb 19 2019 E&E PhD Dissertation Seminar: Improvements to simulating the carbon cycle in land surface models, Beth Drewniak Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Feb 26 2019 E&E Seminar: Hadley Talks 1 Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Mar 5 2019 E&E Seminar: Hadley Talks 2 Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Mar 11 2019 E&E Masters Seminar: Influences of aquaculture additives on the larval sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) skin microbiome, Emily Dodd Monday, 11:00 am–12:00 pm 4289 SEL Mar 12 2019 E&E Seminar: Microbial community dynamics in anaerobically disinfested soil by Amisha Poret-Peterson, University of California, Davis Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Mar 13 2019 E&E PhD Dissertation Seminar: Competition across Three Eco-Evolutionary Scales by Abdel Halloway Wednesday, 10:00 am–11:00 am 4289 SEL Mar 15 2019 E&E PhD Dissertation Seminar: Phylogenomic systematics of lobariod lichens: diversification and population genetics, Todd Widhelm Friday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Apr 2 2019 E&E Seminar: From cacti to carnivorous plants: using functional phylogenomic tools to explore gene and genome duplication, reticulate evolution, and biochemistry in the plant order Caryophyllales by Ya Yang, University of Minnesota Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Apr 9 2019 E&E PhD Dissertation Seminar: Reproductive Biology and Ecological Genetics of Three Prairie Forbs by Eun Sun Kim Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Apr 10 2019 E&E PhD Dissertation Seminar: Soil microbial community responses to changing environments by Michael Ricketts Wednesday, 11:00 am–12:00 pm 4289 SEL Apr 30 2019 E&E Seminar: Diversification and biogeography of middle American fishes, Caleb McMahan, Field Museum Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL May 7 2019 E&E PhD Dissertation Seminar: Self-incompatibility and biosystematics in the wild Chilean tomato group (solanum sect. lycopersicum) by Andrew Raduski Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Sep 24 2019 E&E Seminar: Soil biota as drivers of exotic plant invasions by Ray Callaway, University of Montana (John Lussenhop Memorial Talk) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Oct 22 2019 E&E Seminar: Phylogeography of North American plants: insights from Chestnuts, Blue Ash, and Viburnum by Dr. Elizabeth Spriggs, Harvard University Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289 Nov 5 2019 E&E Seminar: Genetic viability through sexual flexibility in plants by Dr. Ingrid Jordon-Thaden, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289, 840 West Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607 Nov 19 2019 E&E Seminar: Dynamics of plant-pollinator interactions: climate change, existing variation and flexibility by Paul CaraDonna, Chicago Botanic Garden & Northwestern University Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Dec 3 2019 E&E Seminar: Sex, lies and butterflies: The genetics of mimicry and mate choice in Heliconius butterflies by Marcus Kronforst, University of Chicago Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Jan 28 2020 E&E Seminar: Algal microbiomes alter competitive interactions between their hosts by Vincent Denef, University of Michigan Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Feb 11 2020 E&E Seminar: "New tools for the analysis and visualization of geographic structure in population genetic data" by John Novembre, University of Chicago Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Feb 25 2020 E&E Seminar: "Motivations and mechanisms for urban ecological stewardship: Examining the CommuniTree and TreeKeepers programs" by Jess Vogt, DePaul University Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Mar 10 2020 E&E Seminar: Hadley Award Talks 1 Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Mar 17 2020 E&E Seminar: Hadley Award Talks 2 Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Jul 22 2020 PhD Dissertation: Jarrad Hampton-Marcell Wednesday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm Virtual seminar Aug 31 2021 E&E Seminar Series- "Tropical biodiversity: Thinking beyond conservation in the island nation of Sri Lanka" by Kapila Yakandawala (Wayamba University of Sri Lanka) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Sep 14 2021 Bios Departmental Seminar- "Plastic Fantastic: How nutritional plasticity affects shape, size and sex in Drosophila" by Alex Shingleton Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Sep 28 2021 E&E Seminar Series: "Drawing Ecological Lines: examining human effects on plant communities in cities" by Elsa Anderson (Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Oct 12 2021 E&E Seminar Series: "Unraveling soil community dynamics in the face of global change" by Dr. Matthew McCary (Rice University) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Oct 26 2021 E&E Seminar Series: "Global range expansion in the monarch butterfly: ecological and evolutionary implications" by Micah Freedman (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Nov 9 2021 E&E Seminar Series: "Plasticity and the origin of signal-preference divergence: case studies with Enchenopa treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae)" by Rafa Rodriguez (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Nov 16 2021 E&E Seminar: "Designing Urban Landscapes to Enhance Biodiversity, Ecological Benefits, and Services" by Basil Iannone (University of Florida) November 16, 2021 4289 SELE Nov 30 2021 E&E Seminar: "A landscape perspective on wetland conservation, restoration, and monitoring" by Sophie Taddeo (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Feb 1 2022 E&E Seminar: "Perspectives on the diversification of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera)" by Bruce Patterson (Field Museum) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289 Feb 8 2022 E&E Seminar: "Restoration and diversity in Chicagoland prairies and parks" by Dr. Rebecca Barak (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Feb 15 2022 E&E Seminar: "Evolutionary origins and ecological dynamics of a temperate biodiversity hotspot" by Richard Ree (Field Museum) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SES 4289 Mar 1 2022 E&E Seminar: "Belowground strategies and whole-plant phenology at The Morton Arboretum and beyond" by Luke McCormack (Morton Arboretum) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Mar 15 2022 E&E Seminar: "Pathogen dynamics across scales: from climate forcing to strain diversity" by Pamela Martinez (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289 Apr 5 2022 E&E Seminar- Graduate Student presentations Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL Apr 19 2022 E&E Seminar: "When refrigeration is not cool: exploring the intersection between cold stress and tomato fruit ripening" by Diane Beckles (UC Davis) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Apr 26 2022 E&E Seminar: "Phylogenomic approaches to studying plant diversity and evolution, from genes to species" by Norm Wickett (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE Aug 19 2022 UIC Department of Biological Sciences Symposium 2022 Friday, 9:00 am–4:30 pm SES 250 Aug 30 2022 E&E Seminar: "Examining microbial roles in coastal and terrestrial wetlands using KBase" by Pamela Weisenhorn (Argonne National Lab) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SEL 4289 Sep 13 2022 E&E Seminar: "Predicting multivariate niche traits for extinct taxa from phenotypic data: the case of carnivoran diet" by Graham Slater (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE Sep 27 2022 E&E Seminar: "Genetics, adaptation, and speciation in a fossil stickleback lineage" by Yoel Stuart (Loyola University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE Oct 11 2022 E&E Seminar: "Alien Invaders! Studies on the ecology and evolution of invasive parasites" by Jennifer Koop (Northern Illinois University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE Oct 18 2022 E&E Seminar: "Understanding viral persistence in wild, Madagascar fruit bats" by Cara Brook (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE Nov 15 2022 E&E Seminar: "Plant biodiversity change in the Anthropocene" by Daniel Park (Purdue University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SEL 4289 Nov 29 2022 E&E Seminar: "Fighting for fitness: integrating behavioral, hormonal, and neurogenomic perspectives on the evolution of female competition" by Sara Lipshutz (Loyola University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Jan 31 2023 E&E Seminar: "When to migrate when to breed: Is now still the right time?" Ellen Ketterson (University of Indiana Bloomington) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Feb 14 2023 E&E Seminar: "Ecology, Evolution and Expenses –Lessons from the Cayman Islands" by Jane Haakonsson (Dept. of Environment, Cayman Islands) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SEL Feb 21 2023 E&E Seminar: "Antagonism, mutualism and diversification in tropical insect flower visitors" by Bruno de Medeiros (Field Museum) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Feb 28 2023 EE Seminar: Graduate Student Presentations Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Mar 14 2023 E&E Seminar: "Responses of animals to a changing world: lessons from bats, salamanders, and beyond" by Giorgia Auteri (Missouri State University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Mar 28 2023 E&E Seminar: "The Earth's living skin: How biocrusts shape dryland ecosystem structure and function" by Matthew Bowker (Northern Arizona University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE Apr 11 2023 E&E Seminar: "Crazy Love” Nonlinearity and Irrationality in Mate Choice" by Michael Ryan (University of Texas at Austin) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE Apr 25 2023 E&E Seminar: "Consequences of environmental variation for plant populations: earlier flowering under climate change and pollinator declines" by Amy Iler (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Aug 29 2023 E&E Seminar: Nicholas Marra (Governors State University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Sep 26 2023 E&E Seminar: "Embracing the hidden strengths of large (or many) phylogenetic trees for comparative biology" by Jeremy Beaulieu (University of Arkansas) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Oct 10 2023 E&E Seminar: "A tale of two motilities: adaptive biomechanics in complex, changing environments" by Jasmine Nirody (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Oct 31 2023 E&E Seminar: "The role of urban forests in cities: How do we study them and what have we learned?" by Natalie Love (UIC) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Nov 7 2023 E&E Seminar: "Urban Street Tree Stewardship and Health in Socio-ecological Systems" by Renata Poulton Kamakura (Duke University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE Nov 14 2023 E&E Seminar: "Preventing the spread of invasive aquatic invertebrates in the Chicago River System" by Reuben Keller (Loyola University Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Jan 30 2024 E&E Seminar: "Mining plant genomes for gene discovery and functional validation" by Suzy Strickler (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Feb 6 2024 E&E Seminar: "Exploring Tree Diversity Patterns in the Andes Region and Mexico" by Bela Loza (Morton Arboretum) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 am 4289 SELE Feb 13 2024 E&E Seminar: "Exploring plant population trait variation in restoration contexts" by Alicia Foxx (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Feb 20 2024 E&E Seminar: Graduate Student Presentations Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Mar 12 2024 E&E Seminar: "Diversity and Divergence Across Geographic and Genomic Scales" by Deren Eaton (Columbia University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Mar 26 2024 E&E Seminar: "Genomic tools for understanding the evolution, distribution, ecology, and conservation of freshwater mussels in the Great Lakes and beyond" by David Zanatta (Central Michigan University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Apr 2 2024 E&E Seminar: "Translating Science into Practice and Practice into Science - Northeast RISCC Management Network" by Bethany Bradley (University of Massachusetts) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Apr 9 2024 E&E Seminar: “How much can we learn about the process of lineage diversification from molecular phylogenies?” by Matthew Pennell (University of Southern California) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Apr 16 2024 Departmental Seminar: "Making a Migratory Monarch" by André Green (University of Michigan) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Apr 23 2024 E&E Seminar: "Naturalized Parrots of the World" by Stephen Pruett-Jones (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE Sep 3 2024 E&E Seminar: "Photosynthesis occurring in green stem bark: insights from desert ecosystems" by Eleinis Ávila-Lovera (University of Utah) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Sep 17 2024 E&E Seminar: "The genetic basis of self-pollen recognition in Phlox wildflowers" by Grace Burgin (Harvard University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Oct 1 2024 E&E Seminar: "Bromeliad evolution and conservation in the high elevation Andes" by Julián Aguirre-Santoro (Missouri Botanical Garden) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Oct 15 2024 E&E Seminar: "Exploring the human dimensions of infectious diseases: People, forests, ticks, and policy." by Andrés M. Urcuqui-Bustamante (CUPPA) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Oct 29 2024 E&E Seminar: "Using biogeographic tools to optimize conservation resources" by Anderson Feijó (Field Museum) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Nov 12 2024 E&E Seminar: "Ornaments, Enemies & Sensory Filters in the Eco-Evo of Communication Systems" by Ximena Bernal (Purdue University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Nov 19 2024 E&E Seminar: "Intraspecific variation and population processes in the fossil record" by C. Tomomi Parins-Fukuchi (University of Toronto) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Feb 4 2025 E&E Seminar: "The Department of Defense’s Role in Wildlife Management and Conservation" by Sasha Tetzlaff (US Army Corps of Engineers) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Feb 18 2025 E&E Seminar: "The mode and tempo of plant adaptation to contemporary agriculture" by Julia Kreiner (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Feb 21 2025 E&E student presentations Friday, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm SELE 4289 Mar 3 2025 Departmental seminar: Cuauhtemoc Saenz Romero Monday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Mar 4 2025 E&E Seminar: "Germline stem cells, diet, metabolism, and physiology" by Daniela Drummond-Barbosa (UW-Madison) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 am SELE 4289 Mar 18 2025 E&E Seminar: "Soil habitats as holistic complex systems" by Nick Medina (Morton Arboretum) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Apr 1 2025 E&E Seminar: "Occurrence of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Surface Waters of the Chicago Area Waterway System" by Gordon Getzinger (Loyola University Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Apr 15 2025 E&E Seminar: "Tropical Forests: A 300-Million-Year Journey" by Fabiany Herrera (Field Museum) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Apr 22 2025 E&E Seminar: "The Urban Wildlife Information Network: A Global Alliance For Coordinated Urban Wildlife Research" by Seth Magle (Lincoln Park Zoo) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Sep 16 2025 E&E Seminar: Kelly Kapsar (Michigan State University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Sep 30 2025 E&E Seminar: Bruno Soares (University of Regina) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289 Nov 18 2025 E&E Seminar: Gerald Carter (Princeton University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Jan 25 2019 E&E PhD Disseration Seminar: Biogeography, Diversification, and Domestication in the Coca Family (Erythroxylaceae), Dawson White Friday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Jan 29 2019 E&E Seminar: Restoring soil habitats to rebuild biodiversity and ecosystem services by Dr. Elizabeth Bach, The Nature Conservancy Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289, 840 West Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607
Feb 19 2019 E&E PhD Dissertation Seminar: Improvements to simulating the carbon cycle in land surface models, Beth Drewniak Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Mar 11 2019 E&E Masters Seminar: Influences of aquaculture additives on the larval sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) skin microbiome, Emily Dodd Monday, 11:00 am–12:00 pm 4289 SEL
Mar 12 2019 E&E Seminar: Microbial community dynamics in anaerobically disinfested soil by Amisha Poret-Peterson, University of California, Davis Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Mar 13 2019 E&E PhD Dissertation Seminar: Competition across Three Eco-Evolutionary Scales by Abdel Halloway Wednesday, 10:00 am–11:00 am 4289 SEL
Mar 15 2019 E&E PhD Dissertation Seminar: Phylogenomic systematics of lobariod lichens: diversification and population genetics, Todd Widhelm Friday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Apr 2 2019 E&E Seminar: From cacti to carnivorous plants: using functional phylogenomic tools to explore gene and genome duplication, reticulate evolution, and biochemistry in the plant order Caryophyllales by Ya Yang, University of Minnesota Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Apr 9 2019 E&E PhD Dissertation Seminar: Reproductive Biology and Ecological Genetics of Three Prairie Forbs by Eun Sun Kim Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Apr 10 2019 E&E PhD Dissertation Seminar: Soil microbial community responses to changing environments by Michael Ricketts Wednesday, 11:00 am–12:00 pm 4289 SEL
Apr 30 2019 E&E Seminar: Diversification and biogeography of middle American fishes, Caleb McMahan, Field Museum Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
May 7 2019 E&E PhD Dissertation Seminar: Self-incompatibility and biosystematics in the wild Chilean tomato group (solanum sect. lycopersicum) by Andrew Raduski Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Sep 24 2019 E&E Seminar: Soil biota as drivers of exotic plant invasions by Ray Callaway, University of Montana (John Lussenhop Memorial Talk) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Oct 22 2019 E&E Seminar: Phylogeography of North American plants: insights from Chestnuts, Blue Ash, and Viburnum by Dr. Elizabeth Spriggs, Harvard University Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289
Nov 5 2019 E&E Seminar: Genetic viability through sexual flexibility in plants by Dr. Ingrid Jordon-Thaden, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289, 840 West Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607
Nov 19 2019 E&E Seminar: Dynamics of plant-pollinator interactions: climate change, existing variation and flexibility by Paul CaraDonna, Chicago Botanic Garden & Northwestern University Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Dec 3 2019 E&E Seminar: Sex, lies and butterflies: The genetics of mimicry and mate choice in Heliconius butterflies by Marcus Kronforst, University of Chicago Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Jan 28 2020 E&E Seminar: Algal microbiomes alter competitive interactions between their hosts by Vincent Denef, University of Michigan Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Feb 11 2020 E&E Seminar: "New tools for the analysis and visualization of geographic structure in population genetic data" by John Novembre, University of Chicago Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Feb 25 2020 E&E Seminar: "Motivations and mechanisms for urban ecological stewardship: Examining the CommuniTree and TreeKeepers programs" by Jess Vogt, DePaul University Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SEL
Aug 31 2021 E&E Seminar Series- "Tropical biodiversity: Thinking beyond conservation in the island nation of Sri Lanka" by Kapila Yakandawala (Wayamba University of Sri Lanka) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Sep 14 2021 Bios Departmental Seminar- "Plastic Fantastic: How nutritional plasticity affects shape, size and sex in Drosophila" by Alex Shingleton Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Sep 28 2021 E&E Seminar Series: "Drawing Ecological Lines: examining human effects on plant communities in cities" by Elsa Anderson (Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Oct 12 2021 E&E Seminar Series: "Unraveling soil community dynamics in the face of global change" by Dr. Matthew McCary (Rice University) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Oct 26 2021 E&E Seminar Series: "Global range expansion in the monarch butterfly: ecological and evolutionary implications" by Micah Freedman (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Nov 9 2021 E&E Seminar Series: "Plasticity and the origin of signal-preference divergence: case studies with Enchenopa treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae)" by Rafa Rodriguez (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Nov 16 2021 E&E Seminar: "Designing Urban Landscapes to Enhance Biodiversity, Ecological Benefits, and Services" by Basil Iannone (University of Florida) November 16, 2021 4289 SELE
Nov 30 2021 E&E Seminar: "A landscape perspective on wetland conservation, restoration, and monitoring" by Sophie Taddeo (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Feb 1 2022 E&E Seminar: "Perspectives on the diversification of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera)" by Bruce Patterson (Field Museum) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289
Feb 8 2022 E&E Seminar: "Restoration and diversity in Chicagoland prairies and parks" by Dr. Rebecca Barak (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Feb 15 2022 E&E Seminar: "Evolutionary origins and ecological dynamics of a temperate biodiversity hotspot" by Richard Ree (Field Museum) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SES 4289
Mar 1 2022 E&E Seminar: "Belowground strategies and whole-plant phenology at The Morton Arboretum and beyond" by Luke McCormack (Morton Arboretum) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Mar 15 2022 E&E Seminar: "Pathogen dynamics across scales: from climate forcing to strain diversity" by Pamela Martinez (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm SEL 4289
Apr 19 2022 E&E Seminar: "When refrigeration is not cool: exploring the intersection between cold stress and tomato fruit ripening" by Diane Beckles (UC Davis) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Apr 26 2022 E&E Seminar: "Phylogenomic approaches to studying plant diversity and evolution, from genes to species" by Norm Wickett (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm 4289 SELE
Aug 30 2022 E&E Seminar: "Examining microbial roles in coastal and terrestrial wetlands using KBase" by Pamela Weisenhorn (Argonne National Lab) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SEL 4289
Sep 13 2022 E&E Seminar: "Predicting multivariate niche traits for extinct taxa from phenotypic data: the case of carnivoran diet" by Graham Slater (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE
Sep 27 2022 E&E Seminar: "Genetics, adaptation, and speciation in a fossil stickleback lineage" by Yoel Stuart (Loyola University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE
Oct 11 2022 E&E Seminar: "Alien Invaders! Studies on the ecology and evolution of invasive parasites" by Jennifer Koop (Northern Illinois University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE
Oct 18 2022 E&E Seminar: "Understanding viral persistence in wild, Madagascar fruit bats" by Cara Brook (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE
Nov 15 2022 E&E Seminar: "Plant biodiversity change in the Anthropocene" by Daniel Park (Purdue University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SEL 4289
Nov 29 2022 E&E Seminar: "Fighting for fitness: integrating behavioral, hormonal, and neurogenomic perspectives on the evolution of female competition" by Sara Lipshutz (Loyola University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Jan 31 2023 E&E Seminar: "When to migrate when to breed: Is now still the right time?" Ellen Ketterson (University of Indiana Bloomington) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Feb 14 2023 E&E Seminar: "Ecology, Evolution and Expenses –Lessons from the Cayman Islands" by Jane Haakonsson (Dept. of Environment, Cayman Islands) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SEL
Feb 21 2023 E&E Seminar: "Antagonism, mutualism and diversification in tropical insect flower visitors" by Bruno de Medeiros (Field Museum) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Mar 14 2023 E&E Seminar: "Responses of animals to a changing world: lessons from bats, salamanders, and beyond" by Giorgia Auteri (Missouri State University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Mar 28 2023 E&E Seminar: "The Earth's living skin: How biocrusts shape dryland ecosystem structure and function" by Matthew Bowker (Northern Arizona University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE
Apr 11 2023 E&E Seminar: "Crazy Love” Nonlinearity and Irrationality in Mate Choice" by Michael Ryan (University of Texas at Austin) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE
Apr 25 2023 E&E Seminar: "Consequences of environmental variation for plant populations: earlier flowering under climate change and pollinator declines" by Amy Iler (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Aug 29 2023 E&E Seminar: Nicholas Marra (Governors State University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Sep 26 2023 E&E Seminar: "Embracing the hidden strengths of large (or many) phylogenetic trees for comparative biology" by Jeremy Beaulieu (University of Arkansas) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Oct 10 2023 E&E Seminar: "A tale of two motilities: adaptive biomechanics in complex, changing environments" by Jasmine Nirody (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Oct 31 2023 E&E Seminar: "The role of urban forests in cities: How do we study them and what have we learned?" by Natalie Love (UIC) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Nov 7 2023 E&E Seminar: "Urban Street Tree Stewardship and Health in Socio-ecological Systems" by Renata Poulton Kamakura (Duke University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE
Nov 14 2023 E&E Seminar: "Preventing the spread of invasive aquatic invertebrates in the Chicago River System" by Reuben Keller (Loyola University Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Jan 30 2024 E&E Seminar: "Mining plant genomes for gene discovery and functional validation" by Suzy Strickler (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Feb 6 2024 E&E Seminar: "Exploring Tree Diversity Patterns in the Andes Region and Mexico" by Bela Loza (Morton Arboretum) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 am 4289 SELE
Feb 13 2024 E&E Seminar: "Exploring plant population trait variation in restoration contexts" by Alicia Foxx (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Mar 12 2024 E&E Seminar: "Diversity and Divergence Across Geographic and Genomic Scales" by Deren Eaton (Columbia University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Mar 26 2024 E&E Seminar: "Genomic tools for understanding the evolution, distribution, ecology, and conservation of freshwater mussels in the Great Lakes and beyond" by David Zanatta (Central Michigan University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Apr 2 2024 E&E Seminar: "Translating Science into Practice and Practice into Science - Northeast RISCC Management Network" by Bethany Bradley (University of Massachusetts) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Apr 9 2024 E&E Seminar: “How much can we learn about the process of lineage diversification from molecular phylogenies?” by Matthew Pennell (University of Southern California) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Apr 16 2024 Departmental Seminar: "Making a Migratory Monarch" by André Green (University of Michigan) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Apr 23 2024 E&E Seminar: "Naturalized Parrots of the World" by Stephen Pruett-Jones (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm 4289 SELE
Sep 3 2024 E&E Seminar: "Photosynthesis occurring in green stem bark: insights from desert ecosystems" by Eleinis Ávila-Lovera (University of Utah) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Sep 17 2024 E&E Seminar: "The genetic basis of self-pollen recognition in Phlox wildflowers" by Grace Burgin (Harvard University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Oct 1 2024 E&E Seminar: "Bromeliad evolution and conservation in the high elevation Andes" by Julián Aguirre-Santoro (Missouri Botanical Garden) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Oct 15 2024 E&E Seminar: "Exploring the human dimensions of infectious diseases: People, forests, ticks, and policy." by Andrés M. Urcuqui-Bustamante (CUPPA) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Oct 29 2024 E&E Seminar: "Using biogeographic tools to optimize conservation resources" by Anderson Feijó (Field Museum) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Nov 12 2024 E&E Seminar: "Ornaments, Enemies & Sensory Filters in the Eco-Evo of Communication Systems" by Ximena Bernal (Purdue University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Nov 19 2024 E&E Seminar: "Intraspecific variation and population processes in the fossil record" by C. Tomomi Parins-Fukuchi (University of Toronto) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Feb 4 2025 E&E Seminar: "The Department of Defense’s Role in Wildlife Management and Conservation" by Sasha Tetzlaff (US Army Corps of Engineers) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Feb 18 2025 E&E Seminar: "The mode and tempo of plant adaptation to contemporary agriculture" by Julia Kreiner (University of Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Mar 4 2025 E&E Seminar: "Germline stem cells, diet, metabolism, and physiology" by Daniela Drummond-Barbosa (UW-Madison) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 am SELE 4289
Mar 18 2025 E&E Seminar: "Soil habitats as holistic complex systems" by Nick Medina (Morton Arboretum) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Apr 1 2025 E&E Seminar: "Occurrence of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Surface Waters of the Chicago Area Waterway System" by Gordon Getzinger (Loyola University Chicago) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Apr 15 2025 E&E Seminar: "Tropical Forests: A 300-Million-Year Journey" by Fabiany Herrera (Field Museum) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Apr 22 2025 E&E Seminar: "The Urban Wildlife Information Network: A Global Alliance For Coordinated Urban Wildlife Research" by Seth Magle (Lincoln Park Zoo) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289
Sep 16 2025 E&E Seminar: Kelly Kapsar (Michigan State University) Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm SELE 4289