MSU Ecology Seminar Series
Fall Semester 2025
Thursdays 3:30-4:30
Live talks will be held in 304 Lewis Hall unless otherwise noted. Please check the individual seminars below for information on which seminars will be live and/or virtual. In-person seminars will not be offered virtually, and are not recorded. (Alternative ADA accessible location can be arranged with advanced notice.)
Undergraduate students may get credit for attending/viewing seminars and writing critiques in course BIOE 494, a 1-credit, fall-only course. Please see your advisor if interested.
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August 28 |
Department Introductions Graduate students describe their current research |
304 Lewis Hall
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| September 4 |
Chris Funk, Ph.D. Professor, Colorado State University "A frog tale about a tailed frog: Why an evolutionary perspective matters for predicting sensitivity to increasing temperatures" |
304 Lewis Hall |
| September 11 |
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September 18 |
Chris Hansen, Ph.D. Wildlife Biologist, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Research Unit "Use of integrated population models as a management tool for ungulates in Montana" |
304 Lewis Hall |
| September 25 |
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| October 2 |
Stephen Rice, Ph.D., Professor Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University "What did animals ever do for us? Why gemorphologists and engineers need to be aware of what animals get up to in rivers" |
304 Lewis Hall |
| October 9 |
Marilia Gaiarsa, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Califoronia--Merced |
304 Lewis |
| October 16 |
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| October 23 |
No Seminar |
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| October 30 |
David Quammen Author & Journalist |
304 Lewis |
| November 6 |
Magnus McCaffery, PhD Deputy Director of Turner Natural Resources |
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| November 13 |
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| November 20 |
Danielle Ignace, Ph.D. Associate Professor, University of Minnesota |
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| November 27 |
Thanksgiving Break |
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| December 4 |
Beth Gardner, Ph.D. Associate Professor, University of Washington |
304 Lewis Hall |