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
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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 McCafferty, 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 |