2025-2026 Weekly Seminars

These free Departmental seminars, which explore all aspects of biology, are open to the public and are held 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Fridays in BGS 0165 unless otherwise indicated.

All queries should be directed to Thomas DeFalco.

All are welcome to attend!

2025-2026 Schedule


2025-2026 Weekly Sembjoinar Schedule
DATE SPEAKER TITLE VENUE
26 Sept New tools for mycobacterial research from unexpected places
BGS 0165
3 Oct Grey seals of Sable Island: A case study of densitydependence in a long-lived mammal
BGS 0165
10 Oct Defining Life: Carl Sagan, The Encyclopedia Britannica, and Biology in the Mid-Twentieth Century
BGS 0165
17 Oct From ants to airplanes: Tracing tropical nitrogen emissions across scales
BGS 0165
24 Oct BGRF
31 Oct Co-occurrence is associated with horizontal gene transfer across marine bacteria independent of phylogeny
BGS 0165
7 Nov READING WEEK
14 Nov From Scent to Strategy: Evolution, Neuroecology, and Biocontrol in a Chemically-Mediated World
BGS 0165
21 Nov Environmental influences on sex differences in insects
BGS 0165
28 Nov Patterns of life: Quantifying biological symmetry across scales
BGS 0165
5 Dec Selective coupling of circadian clocks across the brain as a model for behaviour regulation
BGS 0165
9 Jan Cancelled BGS 0165
16 Jan Georgian Bay Forever: A Case Study in Modern Freshwater Conservation
BGS 0165
23 Jan Evolutionary integration of phenology and life history across the annual cycles of migratory birds.
BGS 0165
30 Jan TBD BGS 0165
6 Feb TBD BGS 0165
13 Feb TBD BGS 0165
20 Feb READING WEEK
27 Feb TBD BGS 0165
8 Mar TBD BGS 0165
13 Mar TBD BGS 0165
20 Mar TBD TBD BGS 0165
27 Mar TBD TBD BGS 0165
3 Apr GOOD FRIDAY
10 Apr TBD BGS 0165

There are occasions when notable speakers visit the department who are not part of the weekly series. Those seminars will be listed below and will also explore a wide range of topics. All are welcome to attend!

Special Seminar Schedule

DATE SPEAKER(S) TITLE or DETAILS TIME VENUE
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  • Abstract
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