Entomology Seminar Series

The Entomology Seminar is generally held weekly on Thursdays from 11:05 AM to 12:05 PM.  Please check the schedule because some meetings are held on different dates and times*

 

January 23rd, 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

       2123 Comstock/Zoom & A137 Barton Lab (speaker will be in person)
       Speaker: Anurag Agrawal, Cornell University, EEB and Entomology
       An alternative framework for diffuse coevolution between plants and insect herbivores

January 30th, 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

       2123 Comstock/Zoom & A137 Barton Lab (speaker will be in person) 
       No seminar

February 6th, 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM 

       2123 Comstock/Zoom & A137 Barton Lab (speaker will be in person) 
       Speaker: Sara Emery, Cornell University
       How to find a postdoc: Binita, John Mahas, Marcelo, Tatsuya, Kelseyais

February 13th, 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

       2123 Comstock/Zoom & A137 Barton Lab (speaker will be in person) 
       Speaker: John Mahas, Cornell University
       Assessing the spread and movement of cotton leafroll dwarf virus and cotton infesting 
            aphids in the Southern U.S.     
       Host: Brian Nault

February 20th, 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

       2123 Comstock/Zoom & A137 Barton Lab (speaker will be in person) 
       Speaker: Paige Chesshire, SUNY ESF
       Pollinator species and interaction networks across local environmental gradients and bee data 
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       Host: Bryan Danforth

February 27th 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

       2123 Comstock/Zoom & A137 Barton Lab (speaker will be in person) 
       Speaker: Various, Cornell University
       Recruitment event 

March 6th, 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

       2123 Comstock/Zoom & A137 Barton Lab (speaker will be in person) 
       Speaker: Matthew Barrett, Cornell University
       Exit Seminar: Exploring the role of Acalymma vittatum behavior in multitrophic interactions
       Host: Jennifer Thaler

March 13th, 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

       2123 Comstock/Zoom & A137 Barton Lab (speaker will be in person) 
       Speaker: faculty search, TBD

March 20th, 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

       2123 Comstock/Zoom & A137 Barton Lab (speaker will be in person) 
       Speaker: faculty search, TBD

March 27th, 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

       2123 Comstock/Zoom & A137 Barton Lab (speaker will be in person) 
       Speaker: faculty search, TBD

April 3rd, 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

       2123 Comstock/Zoom & A137 Barton Lab (speaker will be in person) 
       Speaker: Lindsey Milbrath, USDA ARS
       The secret lives of cryptic ambrosia beetles
       Host: Scott McArt

April 10th, 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

       2123 Comstock/Zoom & A137 Barton Lab (speaker will be in person) 
       Speaker: Leland Graber, Cornell University
       Exit seminar: The evolution and diversification of the harvester ant genus Pogonomyrmex       
       Host: Corrie Moreau

April 17th, 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

       2123 Comstock/Zoom & A137 Barton Lab (speaker will be in person) 
       Speaker: Chloe Jelley, Cornell University
       Exit seminar: The importance of aggressive behavior on ant evolution      
       Host: Corrie Moreau

April 24th, 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

       G10 Biotech/Zoom & A137 Barton Lab (speaker will be in person) 
       Speaker: Dan Fagin, New York University
       The future of the monarch butterfly and biodiversity in the Anthropocene      
       Host: Anurag Agrawal

May 1st, 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

       2123 Comstock/Zoom & A137 Barton Lab
       Speaker: Neal Williams, UC Davis
       Impacts of heat waves on bees, flowers and pollination      
       Host: Melissa Guzman/Scott McArt

May 8th, 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

       2123 Comstock/Zoom & A137 Barton Lab (speaker will be in person) 
       Speaker: Undergraduate Thesis Symposium  
       Host: Katja Poveda

Zoom link for all Spring 2025 Entomology seminars: (see weekly emails for additional details)

**Check Life Sciences Lecture Series site for Zoom details: https://mcclintock-lecture-series.research.cornell.edu/speakers/