School of Biological Sciences Seminar

Thursdays at 3:30 pm via Zoom or in-person in Hamilton Hall 112

In person seminars will be on a case by case basis and will be noted under the speaker's name.

Zoom Link: https://unl.zoom.us/j/94081044933

Password: sbsseminar

The School of Biological Sciences Seminar Series is a weekly series presented by invited speakers and UNL faculty to showcase current research advances in biological sciences. All School of Biological Sciences Seminars are free and open to the public.

Spring 2026

January 15th - BIOS 310 Orientation 

January 22nd - No Seminar

January 29th - Dr. Scott Taylor, University of Colorado-Boulder

  • Location: In Person and Zoom
  • Title: Hybridization and adaptation in chickadees
  • Hosted by: Dai Shizuka and Emily Moore

February 5th - No Seminar

February 12th - Dr. James Bernot, University of Connecticut

  • Location: In Person and Zoom
  • Title: TBD
  • Hosted by: Miyauna Incarnato and Rebecca Varney

February 19th - Dr. David Harwood, University of Nebraska - Lincoln 

  • Location: In Person and Zoom
  • Title: Fossil diatoms reveal multiple marine productivity events across deglaciated West Antarctica: implications for future ice sheet instability
  • Hosted by: Miyauna Incarnato and Rebecca Varney

February 26th - Dr. Sheri Fritz, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

  • Location: In Person and Zoom
  • Title: The Cenozoic Evolution of the Amazon’s Geophysical Landscape and Tropical Forests
  • Hosted by: Miyauna Incarnato and Rebecca Varney

March 5th - No Seminar

March 12th - Dr. Jen Brophy, Stanford University

  • Location: In Person and Zoom
  • Title: TBD
  • Hosted by: Biology Graduate Student Association

March 19th - No Seminar - Spring Break

March 26th - Dr. Matt Conte, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

  • Location: In Person and Zoom
  • Title: TBD
  • Hosted by: Nicole Sexton and Clay Cressler

April 2nd - Dr. Morgan Ernest, University of Florida

  • Location: In Person and Zoom
  • Title: TBD
  • Hosted by: Late Lyons

April 9th - Dr. Barbara Han, Cary Institute 

  • Location: In Person and Zoom
  • Title: TBD
  • Hosted by: Clay Cressler and Christina Fragel

April 16th - Dr. Daniel Brooks, University of Toronto - Professor Emeritus

  • Location: In Person and Zoom
  • Title: TBD
  • Hosted by: SBS Undergraduate Research Symposium

April 23rd - Dr. Daniel Speiser, University of South Carolina

  • Location: In Person and Zoom
  • Title: TBD
  • Hosted by: Rebecca Varney

April 30th - No Seminar

* Graduate Student presentations do not count for BIOS 310

** Does not count for BIOS 310

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