Fall 2022 Seminar Series

All seminars will be from 4-5 pm CST in-person (100 Ellington); virtual seminars will be noted.

Thursday August 25, 2022
Dr. Randy Bayer- University of Memphis
Pandemonium In Pussytoes: Unravelling Ariadne’s Thread in Antennaria (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae)
Retirement Celebration
Host: Dr. Dave Freeman

Thursday September 1, 2022
Dr. Shawn Brown- University of Memphis
Fire and Ice and Everything Nice- What Microbial Ecology can Teach us about Ecosystem Function
Tenure and Promotion Seminar
Host: Dr. Dave Freeman

Thursday September 8, 2022
University of Memphis Biology Professors
BioBlitz
Host: Dr. Emily Puckett

Thursday September 15, 2022
No Seminar

Thursday September 22, 2022
Dr. Katelyn Cooper- Arizona State University
Examining how research and teaching affect science graduate student mental health
Host: Dr. Jaime Sabel

Thursday September 29, 2022
Dr. Brandt Pence- University of Memphis
Metabolites and metabolism in the regulation of innate immune function
Host: Dr. Omar Skalli

Thursday October 6, 2022
Dr. Danielle Levesque- University of Maine
Variability in mammalian thermoregulation: what it means for understanding our evolutionary past and predicting the future
Host: Dr. Leigh Boardman

Thursday October 13, 2022
Dr. Amanda Sebesta- St. Louis University
Studying for success, studying for improvement: Self-regulated learning strategies & achievement in undergraduate introductory biology
Host: Dr. Jaime Sabel

Thursday October 20, 2022
Dr. Evan Kingsley- Harvard University
Evolution and development of the avian voicebox
Host: Dr. Emily Puckett

Thursday October 27, 2022
Dr. Avery Russell- Missouri State University
Ecological & evolutionary consequences of flexible foraging bee-havior
Host: Dr. Cassie Nunez