Biology Seminar

Fall ’24
Biology Department Seminar Schedule

Noon – 1:oo pm, Thursdays (unless otherwise noted).

Sept 5 – No Seminar – First Thursday

Sept 12, OLRI 350 – Welcome Back – SENIORS ONLY, Sarah Boyer

Sept 18, Welcome Back Food Truck – Leonard Center Portico

Sept 26, OLRI 350 – Alumni Panel

Oct 3,  OLRI 350 – Planning for a Major in Biology, Sarah Boyer and Mary Montgomery

Oct 10,  No Seminar – International Round Table

Oct 17 – No Seminar – Fall Break

Oct 24 – OLRI 350, “Talking Fish Heads & Natural History Museums”, Dr. Kassandra Ford, UMN-Bell Museum, Sarah Boyer

Oct 31,  OLRI 250 – Adventuring Abroad – Study Away Student Panel, Joint Bio/ES

Nov 7,  OLRI 350 – “Biodiversity, Resilience, and Climate Change in Plants”, Dr. Sasha Wright, Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota

Nov 14,  OLRI 250 – Environmental Studies Candidate Talk

Nov 21,  OLRI 350 – Neuroscience Alumni Panel, Neuroscience Student Reps

Nov 28 – No Seminar – Thanksgiving Break

Dec 16,  OLRI 250, 11:00 am – Mac Bio December Graduates Nasara Parker, Ben Sheppard, and Isaac Owen will deliver their Capstone presentations