Student Colloquia
The EEB Grad Group (EGG) organizes a bi-weekly colloquium at noon every other wednesday in the EEB Hub (1440 BPS) during the academic year. Students and postdocs are invited to present their in-progress work, where they can receive feedback on their research in a supportive environment. Colloquia also provides an opportunity for students to grab lunch and socialize with friends and colleagues. All EEB students are expected to present at colloquia at least once during their academic career at MSU. Check out the archived colloquia list to see topics presented in previous semesters.
Questions can be directed to the colloquia co-chairs: Lucas Mansfield and Zoë Swanson
Fall 2026
September 23
Investigating the impacts of whole-genome duplications on ohnolog fates, cell type evolution, and development
October 7
Dealing with definitional quagmires in animal cognition and behavior: Do we go around or through?
Jonah Branding
October 21
Communicating research, part 2: Making data more relatable
Robin Smith
November 4
Pesticide mixtures have additive lethal and sublethal effects on monarch butterflies
Ashley Darst
“Carbon Copies”: Maternal provisioning of elements to offspring through development
November 18
Evolution and expression of gene duplicates in the fish brain
Jamily Lorena
Protected but not isolated: landscape context drives bird abundance trends across Eastern U.S. National Parks
December 2
T-box genes expressions in the median fins
Tony Zhou