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...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Presentation by: Ph.D. Louise Egerton-Warburton Ph.D. Kayri Havens Ph.D. Jeremie Fant Hilary Noble 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: Ph.D. Nyree Zerega Ph.D. Andrea Kramer Ph.D. Rebecca Barak 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
Date: TBD The student Imena Valdes will be presenting a master's research defense on: "When Is a Native Not a Native? An...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Presentation by: PhD Louise Egerton-Warburton PhD Emma Oschrin Paul CaraDonna Patrick Herendeen
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
The student Ry'yan Clark will be presenting a master's research defense on: "Mature White Oak Soil Moisture and Water Redistribution Patterns:...
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
The student Jeremy Foster will present his master's research defense on: "THE SEX LIFE OF BRIGHAMIA INSIGNIS (CAMPANULACEAE): SAVING A SPECIES...
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
The student Alexis Balog will present a master's research thesis defense on: "Solidago Altissima Management in Old Fields/Tallgrass Prairies of the...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
PBC Seminar Invited Speaker: Chicago Botanic Garden (CBG) Title: "Natural Areas Stewardship in the Chicago Region" Speakers: Patrick Chess (Natural Resource Manager, Forest Preserve...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: "Interpreting Variation in Restored Prairie Plant Communities" Invited Speaker: Lars Brudvig (Michigan State University) This event is planned to be in person...
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
MS Defense for PBC Student "TBD" This event will be hosted remotely. If you are interested to join us, please contact plantbiology@northwestern.edu...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: TBD Speaker: TBD This may be a remote or hybrid event. Stay tuned. If you are interested in joining remotely, please...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
MS Defense for PBC Student Logan Novak Title: "Soil Feedbacks and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Linaria Vulgaris Invasion" This event will be...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speakers: Amelia Litz, PhD Candidate; "Is Timing Really Everything? The Cues and Consequences of the Timing of Life-History Events for Solitary Nesting...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Titles: Speakers: Nora Gavin-Smyth, PhD Candidate; "Diversity and evolution of Eastern Arc Impatiens" Rory Schiafo, PhD student "Understanding Patterns of Plant Diversity and Community...
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
The student Daniel Sandacz will present his master's research defense on: "The impact of invasive plant removal on Cirsium pitcheri and...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
CANCELLED******** Speaker: Shu-Mei Chang (University of Georgia) This is a remote seminar. If you would like a link, please contact plantbiology@northwestern.edu
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speakers: Rafael Urbina Casanova, Ph.D. Candidate; "Adding Genetics Perspective to Plant Conservation", Justin Bain, Ph.D. Candidate "How the Floral Nutrient Landscape Influences Plant-Pollinator Interactions" This...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speakers: Elsa Godtfredsen, Ph.D. Student; "Earlier Snowmelt, Earlier Flowering, and Increased Drought: New Realities of Subalpine Plant Reproduction under Climate Change" Jackie Fitzgerald,...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: The Functional Ecology of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Speaker: Pedro Antunes. Professor and Canada Research Chair. Algoma University, Canada https://pantunes4.wixsite.com/plantsoilecologylab https://twitter.com/1pantunes?lang=en If you are...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: Our Common Garden: Human Effects on Biodiversity in Cities Speaker:Elsa Anderson Postdoctoral Research Associate (Chicago Botanic Garden) This is a remote event....
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Speaker: Gregory Hitzroth Title: Aquatic Invasive Species Outreach by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant at the Chicago Botanic Garden: Room for Collaboration? This presentation...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: Decolonizing Botany Speaker: Banu Subramaniam (University of Massachusetts - Amherst) What does it mean to be a feminist botanist? Drawing on...
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Elena Loki will present her master's research defense on: Incorporating Phased Alleles to Reconstruct a Recent and Rapid Radiation in Schiedea...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: Biodiversity Data Intelligence: Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Studying Data Management for Drug Discovery based on FAIR Principles Speaker: Dr. Yeni Herdiyeni (Associate...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: Finding Floral Scent in the Genome: Linalool Production in Oenothera harringtonii (Onagraceae) As a Case Study For Floral Volatile Evolution Speaker:...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Title: Seeding the Future: Evolutionary Perspective on Seed-Based Restoration Speaker: Anna Lampei Bucharova, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research Group at Philipps-University Marburg If you would...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Presentations from the Natural Areas team at Chicago Botanic Garden: Jim Jabcon Matt Evans Joan O'Shaghnessey Peter Nagle Valerie Cichy This will be hosted on zoom....
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Learn about a range of programs at the Chicago Botanic Garden Emma Oschrin - Budburst Dave Sollenberger - Seedbank Chris Woolridge - Conservation...
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation
Maya will present her master's research defense on: Enigmatic Gymnospermous Seeds from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, China,...
