Colloquium Spring 2024

Previous Colloquium Schedule for Spring 2024

Current Schedule is here

Spring 2024
Date Specialization Speaker Speaker’s Affiliation Talk Title Host
Jan 26 All URI BES Grad Reps URI Spring 2024 Welcome Event! N/A
Feb 2 EMB Dr. Yaamini Venkataraman WHOI Investigating genomic and plastic contributions to thermal tolerance in a non-indigenous crab Jill Ashey
Feb 9 CMB Dr. Michael Metzger Pacific Northwest Research Institute Evolution of Contagious Cancers in Clams (Zoom Only) Jaypee Samson
Feb 16 All Dr. Angela Google URI Factors that Impact Science Identity Formation for Undergraduate and Graduate Students in Natural Sciences Dr. Angela Google
Feb 23 SAFS Dr. Benton Taylor Harvard Microbial mediation of forest function in a changing world Camilo Villouta
Mar 1 EVES Dr. James Heiss UMASS Lowell Surface and subsurface hydrology along the coastal margin: controls of sea level rise, tides, and geology Paige Aldenberg
Mar 8 CMB Dr. Concetta DiPace Oxford Nanopore Technologies Science in the field: Cultivating the next generation of scientists Lia Bozza
Mar 22 TBD
Mar 29 EMB/EES Dr. Sarah Donelan UMass Dartmouth Legacies of stress: eco-evolutionary consequences of transgenerational and carryover effects in marine systems Amy Zyck
Apr 5 EES Dr. Kevin Olival EcoHealth Alliance Can we prevent pandemics using a One Health approach? Chantal Sengsourinho
Apr 12 EMB/EES Dr. Coline Caillon URI Influence of food availability and quality on oyster physiological performance in a changing ocean Dr. Coline Caillon
Apr 19 SAFS Dr. Ray Kaplan SGU The Global Threat of Drug Resistance in Helminth Parasites: Is There a Sustainable Path for the Future? Elizabeth Kass
Apr 26 EMB Dr. Katie McFarland NOAA Wild scallop population resilience: Using mutli-generational studies to estimate robustness and adaptive potential to rapidly changing environmental conditions Megan Guidry