10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Dr. Amy Iler, Dr. Andrea Kramer, Dr. Paul CaraDonna, and Gretel will all present their faculty introductions. Refreshments will be served...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Dr. Nyree Zerega, Dr. Jeremie Fant, Dr. Hector Ortiz, and Dr. Becky Barak will all present their faculty introductions. Refreshments will...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: Mentoring Up...Student-focused workshop on how to become an empowered mentee Refreshments will be served at 10:30 am and the seminar...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: 70k Acres of Surprises: Ecological Research in the Forest Preserves of Cook County Meredith's Bio: I am an entomologist and...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: 70k Acres of Surprises: Ecological Research in the Forest Preserves of Cook County Meredith's Bio: I am an entomologist and...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
PBC will welcome guest speaker Dr. Min Ya to present research related to floral evolution of Aquilegia and Mimulus. Refreshments will...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Dr. Natalie Love will be presenting their lab work with new results and proposals. Refreshments will be provided starting at 10:30am...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Topic: Restoration Ecology Andrew Davies Jacob Zeldin Refreshments will be provided at 10:30am and the seminar will begin at 11am. Located in the Plant...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Topic: Urban Ecology Brian Lovejoy Libby Shafer Isaac Ferber Refreshments will be provided at 10:30am and the seminar will begin at 11am. Located in the...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Topic: Genetics/Evolution Rafael Urbina-Casanova Evana James David Iglesias Refreshments will be provided at 10:30am and the seminar will begin at 11am. Located in the Plant...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Topic: Reproductive Ecology Kyla Knauf Elsa Godtfredsen Rory Schiafo Refreshments will be served at 10:30am and the seminar will begin at 11am. Located in the...
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: "Impacts of Prescribed Fire and Land Use History on Ground Nesting Bees" Seminar will be held at the Chicago Botanic...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Topic: Microbiome/Soil Fernando Rocha Vento Sarah Wetterer Leila Rquibi Refreshments will be served at 10:30am and seminar will begin at 11am. Located in the Plant...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Guest Speaker: Lauren Carley Refreshments will be served starting at 10:30am and seminer will being at 11am. Located in the Plant Science...
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: "Dimensions of Difference: Multi-Scale Consequences of Trait Variation in Bumble Bees" Located in the Plant Science Center's Seminar Room at...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: "Intraspecific Trait Variation in Wild and Commercial Schizachyrium scoparium." Located in the Plant Science Center's Seminar Room at the Chicago...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Dr. Amy Iler and Dr. Paul Caradonna will present their lab work (new results and/or proposals) Refreshments will be served at...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Guest Speaker: Karen Goodell Refreshments served at 10:30am and seminar begins at 11am Located in the Plant Science Center's Seminar Room at...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Guest Speaker: Dr. Tom Kaye Refreshments will be served at 10:30am and seminar will begin at 11am. Location: Chicago Botanic Garden's Plant...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Guest Speaker: Nicholas Medina from the Morton Arboretum Refreshments will be served at 10:30am and seminar will begin at 11am. Location: Chicago...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Dr. Suzy Strickler will give presentation on Paw Paw Research. Refreshments will be served starting at 10:30am and seminar will begin...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Guest speaker: Ruth Shaw Refreshments will be provided starting at 10:30am and seminar will begin at 11am Located in the Plant Science...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Guest speaker: Dr. Larry Zettler Presentation of lab work, new results and proposals. Refreshments will be provided starting at 10:30am and seminare...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Guest speaker: Dr. Nivedita Arora Refreshments will be provided starting at 10:30am and seminar will begin at 11am Located in the Plant...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Topic: Our national, regional, and local native seed work and capacity building Speakers: Kay Havens (national) Andrea Kramer (regional) Molly Marz (FPCC) Jeremie Fant (seed...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Postdocs Dylan Simpson & Dylan Cohen will give a job talk. Refreshments will be provided starting at 10:30am and the seminar...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Postdoc Jared Beck will give a job talk Refreshments will be provided starting at 10:30am and the seminar will begin at...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Postdocs Nick Dorian and Liz Kozik will share info regarding potenial careers. Refreshments will be provided starting at 10:30am and the...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Invited speaker Nick Jenkins: "CAPS and Student Wellness at Northwestern" Refreshments will be provided starting at 10:30am and seminar will begin...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
"Causes and Consequences of Floral Scent Diversity in a Rare Evening Primrose" Refreshments will be provided starting at 10:30am and Haley's...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: "Phylogenomics of African Impatiens" Presentation by: Nora Gavin-Smyth Refreshments will be provided starting at 10:30am. Presentation will begin at 11am. Location: Chicago...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Presentations by: Dr. Susan Strickler Dr. Patrick Herendeen Dr. Amy Iler Dr. Kay Havens Dr. Natalie Love Refreshments will be provided starting at 10:30am Location: Chicago Botanic...
10:00 AM - 11:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: "Not All Pollinators are Alike: Uncovering Variations in Pollination Quality Among Similar Species" Location: Chicago Botanic Garden's Plant Science Center...
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Topic: Enabling an inclusive community of practice to leverage the wealth of environmental data for challenges in the environmental sciences. Please...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Fire Ecology University of Chicago's Assistant Professor Dr. Tyler Karp Dr. Jeremie Fant Refreshments will be provided at 10:30am and seminar will begin...
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: "A High-Resolution Exploration of Dioecy and Correlated Character Traits in Moraceae" Location: Chicago Botanic Garden's Plant Science Center in the...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Presentations by: Dr. Andrea Kramer Dr. Hector Ortiz Dr. Nyree Zerega Dr. Alica Fox Dr. Rebecca Barak Refreshments will be served starting at 10:30am and the...
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Department Intro: PBC Short Talks and Q&A Jeremie Fant Louise Egerton-Warburton Gretel Kiefer Stuart Wagenius Paul CaraDonna This event will take place at the Chicago Botanic...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: "When an Evolutionary Biologist's Dream Becomes a Taxonomist's Worst Nightmare: The Challenge of Convergent Evolution in a Neotropical Plant...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title of Presentation: “Thistles in a Pickle: Assessing variation in floral scent and pollinators of Cirsium pitcheri heads according to weevil...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: Dr. Eli S Suzukovich III Title: "TBD" This event is planned to be completely remote. For more information about remote access, please...
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title of Presentation: “Heritability of Fire-Stimulated Flowering in a Long-Lived Perennial.” This event will be held in a hybrid format in the...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: PhD Candidate Amelia Litz Title: "Phenological Drivers and Consequences for Solitary Bees" This event is planned to be hybrid in the seminar...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: Dr. Felix Grewe "Bioinformatics, Genomics, Evolution, Lichen" This event is planned to be hybrid in the seminar room at the Chicago...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: Dr. Gabriela Nunez-Mir Title: “Zooming Out: Macroscale dynamics of an invasive forest defoliator”. This event is planned to be hybrid in the...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: PhD Candidate Jacquelyn Fitzgerald Title: "Patterns of Trait Variation in Bumble Bees"" This event is planned to be hybrid in the...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: PhD Student David Iglesias Title: "Understanding Neogene Plant Communities in the Peruvian Amazon" Speaker: PhD Candidate Rafael Urbina Casanova Title: "Including the...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: PhD student Jacob Zeldin Title: "Functional Trait Structure, Diversity, and Coordination: considering intraspecific variation in community and restoration ecology" Speaker: Title: "TBD" This...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: PhD student Kyla Knauf Title: "It's Not Just Flower Power: Studying Both Seed and Flower Phenology to Understand Climate Change...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title of Presentation: "Using reproductive biology to assess the potential impact of hybridization on rare species; a study of populations of...
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title of Presentation: "The effects of advanced plant phenology on herbivory and plant demography" This event will be held in the seminar...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: Title: "TBD" Speaker: Title: "TBD" This event is planned to be hybrid in the seminar room at the Chicago Botanic Garden. For more...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title of Presentation: "From Shoots to Roots to Soil: The impact of mowing on lawn and lawn alternative grasses" This event will...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: Ph.D. student Leila Rquibi Title: "Soil Health in Agroecosystems: Microbiomes to Management" Speaker: Ph.D. student Fernando Rocha Vento Title: "Orchid Conservation in...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULE. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED SOON. Speaker: Dr: Eli Suzukovich III (Little Shell Band of Chippewa-Cree/Krajina Serb) Title...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: Dr: Remigiusz Pielech Title of Presentation: "Central European Riparian Forest: From Landscape Ecology to Landscape Genetics" This event will be held in the...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: Dr. Semma Sheth Title of Presentation: "Niche Evolution, Range Limits, Climate Change, Demography" This event is planned to be hybrid in the...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: Dr. Jeremy Hemberger Title of Presentation: "Pollinators, Pollination, Climate Change, Land-Use Change" This event is planned to be hybrid in the seminar...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: Dr. Sarah Emery Title of Presentation: "Sands of Change: Ecological effects of a fungal symbiont associated with a Great Lakes dune-building...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Speaker: Dr: Remigiusz Pielech Title of Presentation: "Central European Riparian Forest: From Landscape Ecology to Landscape Genetics" This event is...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE RESCHEDULE. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Speaker: Dr: Remigiusz Pielech Title of Presentation: "Central European Riparian...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title of Presentation: "Attraction at the Edge: Investigating mangrove reproductive effort during a climate-driven range expansion" This event is planned to be hybrid...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Presentation By: The event is canceled due to conflicts with the schedule. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we will keep...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Presentation by: Peter Nagle Matt Evans Jim Jabcom This event will host a combination of Online and In-person presentations. Stay tuned, and If you...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Presentation By: Chris Woolridge Dr. Jeremie Fant (Rescheduled) Dr. Susane Strickler This event will host a combination of Online and In-person presentations. Stay tuned,...
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title of Presentation: "TBD" This event is planned to be hybrid in the seminar room at the Chicago Botanic Garden. For more...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Presentation by: Dr. Rebecca Barak Dr. Emma Oschrin Tatiana Guider This event will host a combination of Online and In-person presentations. Stay tuned, and...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title of Presentation: "The Effect of Native Plants as Lawn Alternatives on Bee Visitation in an Urban Setting" This event is planned...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Presentation by: Dr. Kairy Havens Dr. Louise Egerton-Warburton Ph.D. student Jacob Zeldin This event will host a combination of Online and In-person presentations. Stay...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title of Presentation: "Symbiotic Seed Development of the Little Purple Fringed Orchid (Platanthera psycodes) with Orchid Mycorrhizal Fungi" This event is planned...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: Dr. Camila Pizano Botany faculty at Lake Forest College Title: “Invisible Allies: How belowground organisms may determine plant persistence in a changing...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Presentation by: Dr. Alicia Foxx Dr. Andrea Kramer Dr. Hector Ortiz This event will host a combination of Online and In-person presentations. Stay tuned,...
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: Dr. Kevin Hultine Director of Research in the Department of Research, Conservation and Collections at the Desert Botanical Garden in...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Presentation by: Gretel Kiefer Dr. Amy Iler Dr. Paul CaraDonna This event will host a combination of Online and In-person presentations. Stay tuned, and...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Presentation By: Dr. Nyree Zerega Dr. Patrick Herendeen Dr. Stuart Wagenius This event will host a combination of Online and In-person presentations. Stay tuned,...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON. Title of Presentation: "Symbiotic Germination of the Little Purple Fringed...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Hosted by: Kravens lab Invited Speaker: Rowan White Title of Presentation: "Seeds of Resilience; The Cultural Dimension of Plant Biodiversity" This event is planned to...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: Dr. Esther Ngumbi Title: "Towards the Understanding of Chemical-Mediated and Microbe Facilitated Plant and Insect Interactions" This event is planned to be...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: TBD This event is planned to be hybrid in the seminar room at the Chicago Botanic Garden. For more information about...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: Jacquelyn Fitzgerald: "Drivers and consequences of bumble bee body size variation" Rory Schiafo: "Light and Soil and Fire, oh my: Investigating the environmental...
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title of Presentation: "Daisy Chains: Urban Environments, Aster Diversity, and Socioeconomics In Chicago" This event will be Hybrid. If you are interested...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: Amelia: "Solitary Bees and Their Changing Environment" Elsa: "Drought and Daily Flowers: The effects of reduced precipitation on the reproduction of a...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title of Presentation: "Using Habitat Suitability Modeling For Two Illinois Rare Species To Assess Their Current Conservation Status And Vulnerability To...
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title of Presentation: "Pollination, pollen limitation, and consequences of urbanization across urban farms in Chicago" This event will be Hybrid. If you...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Presentation By: Matt Evans Title of Presentation: "2023 Mary Mix McDonald Woods Science Update: Data at a Glance, Restoration Activities, and Photos" This event...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: TBD This event is planned to be hybrid in the seminar room at the Chicago Botanic Garden. For more information about...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Hosted by: Soils/Fungi lab Invited Speaker: Dr. Melissa McCormick Title of Presentation: "Symbioses and Hybridization in Orchid Distribution" This event is planned to be hybrid...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: TBD This event is planned to be hybrid in the seminar room at the Chicago Botanic Garden. For more information...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Hosted by: Evolution/Phylogenomics lab Invited Speaker: Dr. Weston Teston, curator of ferns at the Field Museum. You can find out more about...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title of Presentation: "Metagenomic Barcoding of Pollen Loads Offers Insights on the Foraging Patterns of Queen Bumble Bees" This event will be...
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title of Presentation: " Adopting a Zoological Pedigree Approach to Botanic Garden Collections: The status of the worldwide ex-situ collection of...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: Dr. Lea Richardson Title: TBD This event is planned to be hybrid in the seminar room at the Chicago Botanic Garden. For...
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title of Presentation: "When Is a Native Not a Native? An assessment of pollinator preference of native plants and their cultivated...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Hosted by: Iler-CaraDonna Lab. (Dr. Amy Iler, Dr. Paul CaraDonna, Justin Bain) Title: "Pollen carryover, pollinator movement, and spatial context impact the...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Hosted by Ph.D. Andrea Kramer Peter Nagel/Val Cichy Loan O'Shaughnessy Jim Jacob Matt Evans This event will host a combination of Online and In-person presentations....
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Presentation By: Johanna Hutchins Kelly Larsen Ph.D. Sophie Taddeo. Ph.D. Stuart Wagenius This event will host a combination of Online and In-person presentations. Stay...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Presentation By: Gretel Kiefer Chris Woolridge Ph.D. Amy Iler Ph.D. Greg Mueller This event will host a combination of Online and In-person presentations. Stay tuned,...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Hosted by: Peter Nagle PBC Seminar Invited Speaker: Phil Nicodemus, Director of Research at Urban Rivers. Title: "Artificial Floating Wetlands to help Rewild...
