Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Seminar Series
Winter term 2025-26
Wednesday 4 to 5 P.M.
LINC 302
Zoom: beav.es/eecb
Sponsoring Departments and Units
College of Agricultural Sciences, Botany and Plant Pathology, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, College of Forestry, Forest Ecosystems and Society, Integrative Biology
January 14 // Why facts aren’t enough: Rethinking science communication in ecology and conservation
Anne Toomey, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Pace University
January 21 // How to save a fish: 20+ years of Grouper Moon and the revival of the Cayman Islands’ Nassau grouper
Scott Heppell, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University
January 28 // Algal blooms, dam removal, and co-production in the Klamath River
Laurel Genzoli, Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno
February 4 // Science for policy in the White House: What stuck? What didn’t? and What’s next?
Jane Lubchenco, Integrative Biology, Oregon State University
February 11 // Expanding the environmental DNA toolkit to reveal population insights: genetic diversity, species abundance, and beyond
Kara Andres, School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University
February 18 // Sharing space on a crowded planet: spatiotemporal responses of large mammals to human disturbance
Kaitlyn Gaynor, Zoology, University of British Columbia
February 25 // Using historical knowledge to unravel the mysteries of marine ecosystem resilience*
Brent Hughes, Biology, Sonoma State University
*Paul Lawrence Farber Humanities Endowment Fund Lecture, in partnership with the OSU School of History, Philosophy, and Religion
March 4 // Forecasting population responses to management interventions: novel ecosystems, transient dynamics, and causal inference
Charles Yackulic, Southwest Biological Science Center, US Geological Survey
March 11 // Embracing the ‘noise’: using ecological theory to decode behavioral variation and inform wildlife management
Justine Becker, Ecology, Montana State University