Seminar Series
EEB hosts a weekly seminar series at 3:30 p.m. thursdays during the academic year in 1420 BPS with a social hour following in the the EEB Hub. Throughout the year, the seminar committee solicits nominations of leading scholars whose research appeals to our diverse EEB community (link to nomination form). In the spring, the seminar committee invites speakers from this nomination pool for the next academic year.
The seminar series contains four special lecture types (nominated by EEB members): the Spartan Eminent Lecture by a prominent EEB leader outside of MSU; the Distinguished Alumni Lecture by an EEB alum with a celebrated research career; up to two Notable Dissertation Lectures by graduating EEB students to share their outstanding dissertation research; and up to two Career Exploration Panels with speakers discussing their career paths outside of academia.
Questions can be directed to the committee co-chair: Elizabeth Heath-Heckman and Chris Blackwood.
Fall 2026
September 10
EEB Town Hall
Join your fellow EEB members to learn about the many exciting activities to come during the new academic year!
September 17
Using a clonal fish to disentangle the developmental drivers of behavioral individuality
University California-Davis
Host: Eli Strauss
September 24
How does conservation in vertebrate skull development allow for diversification of skulls across major clades?
California State – Los Angeles
Host: Chan Kin Onn
October 1
Adhesive gecko toe pad adaptive morphology and mechanics
Travis HageyMississippi University for Women
Host: Louise Mead
October 8
Through the microbial looking glass: How microbiomes act as mediators of animal biology
Kevin KohlUniversity of Pittsburgh
Host: Heather Eisthen
October 15
Shifting phenology and consequences for science, management, and society
University of Arizona
Host: Tammy Long
October 22
Three ways to lose a friend: Tipping points in a competition-facilitation interaction
Case Western Reserve
Host: Chris Klausmeier
October 29
November 5
Ecological tuning of behavior and physiology in poison frogs
Stanford University
Host: Jason Gallant
November 12
SPARTAN EMINENT LECTURE
Underground surprises: When mycorrhizal fungi rewrite the story
MPG and University of Montana
Host: Chris Blackwood
November 19
Evolution of genome-wide barriers to gene flow during complex speciation in rattlesnakes
University of Virginia
Host: Blair Perry