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/91228976036
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 2024
January 25th - No Seminar
February 1st - Dr. Jason Bartz, Creighton University
Location: In Person and Zoom
Title: "Prion Strain Evolution"
Hosted by: Dr. Clay Cressler
February 8th - No Seminar
February 15th - Dr. Kasey Fowler-Finn, St. Louis University
Location: In Person and Zoom
Title: "Mating in a Warming World"
Hosted by: Dr. Eileen Hebets
February 22nd - Genes, Genomes, and Evolution Faculty Search
Location: In Person and Zoom
Title: TBA
Hosted By: Dr. Kristi Montooth
February 29th - Genes, Genomes, and Evolution Faculty Search
Location: In Person and Zoom
Title: TBA
Hosted by: Dr. Kristi Montooth
March 7th - No Seminar
March 14h - No Seminar, Spring Break
March 21st - No Seminar, Postponed to Fall Semester
March 28th - Dr. Joanna Hubbard, Truman State University
Location: In Person and Zoom
Title: "Exploring Environmental Impacts on Plumage Color Variation in North American Barn Swallows"
Hosted by: BioGSA
April 4th - Dr. Paul Cross, USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Location: In Person and Zoom
Title: "Twenty Years of Research to Predict the Future of Chronic Wasting Disease in the Yellowstone Ecosystem"
Hosted by: Dr. Clay Cressler
April 11th - Undergraduate Alumni Seminar Series, Dr. Christopher Cummings
Location: In Person and Zoom
Title: "The 3D Genome in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders"
Hosted by: Dr. Kim Hansen
April 18th - Dr. Farrah Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Location: In Person and Zoom
Title: "Songbirds as a Model to Investigate Phenotypic Variation in the Brain and Behavior"
Hosted by: Drs. Marianna Burks & Kim Hansen
April 25th - Dr. Nick Gotelli, Univesity of Vermont
Location: In Person and Zoom
Title: "Forecasting Nature: Ecological Experiments In A Time Of Planetary Change"
Hosted by: Dr. Kate Lyons
May 2nd - Rescheduled for Fall 2024
May 9th - Dr. Kelly Weinersmith, Rice Univesity
Location: In Person and Zoom
Title: TBA
Hosted by: Drs. Clay Cressler & Dan Metz
Special Seminar Series