Colloquium

Join us weekly for the Ecology, Evolution & Conservation Biology Colloquium! Renowned scientists and educators present original research and perspectives, and meet one-on-one with faculty and graduate students, fostering collaboration and strengthening connections across the scientific community.

Fall 2025 schedule of speakers

This series features speakers every Thursday from 4 to 4:50 p.m. during the weeks in which classes are held.

The talks are located in the Davidson Math and Science Center (DMS), Room 102.

EECB speaker schedule
Date Speaker and expertise Institution Host
September 11, 2025 Elisa Baldrighi University of Nevada, Reno Jeff Baguley
September 18, 2025 Steve Mackessy University of Northern Colorado Feldman Lab
September 25, 2025 Joe Welkin University of Nevada, Reno None
October 2, 2025 No colloquium None None
October 9, 2025 No colloquium None None
October 16, 2025 George Bentley University of California, Berkeley Jenny Ouyang
October 23, 2025 Noa Pinter-Wollman University of California, Los Angeles Davide Baldan
October 30, 2025 Wouter van der Bijl University of British Columbia Meet Zandawala
November 6, 2025 Michael Logan University of Nevada, Reno None
November 13, 2025 Lauren Hallett University of Oregon Leger Lab
November 20, 2025 Casey Youngflesh Clemson University Guillermo Garcia Costoya
November 27, 2025 No colloquium None None
December 4, 2025 Michel Ohmer University of Mississippi Voyles Lab

Instructions for students and faculty

Endowed lectureships

The EECB Colloquium Series has become an integral part of the University's scientific community. The program is supported in part by generous donations. Every year, the program recognizes and invites two prominent scientists in the areas of Conservation Biology and Natural History. These lectureships recognize EECB’s deep commitment to conducting fundamental and use-inspired research on how organisms function in the natural environment.

List of current and past endowed lecturers

The Peter F. Brussard Memorial Lectureship in Conservation Biology

Peter F. Brussard, Ph.D., was a beloved Professor Emeritus of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno, who passed away in 2018.  As a professor, Dr. Brussard produced over forty doctorate and master's students, virtually all of whom still work to promote the conservation or restoration of biological diversity. Furthermore, Dr. Brussard played a significant role in the international conservation movement, establishing the Society of Conservation Biology and organizing its first national and international meeting.  He also co-founded the Nevada Biodiversity Initiative, which has raised millions of dollars for teaching and research to study and protect Nevada’s rich wildlife.  He played an active role at state, national, and international levels advocating a science-based approach to the conservation of biological resources.

The Gary L. Vinyard Memorial Lectureship in Natural History

Gary L. Vinyard, Ph.D., was a professor of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno.  An excellent educator, Dr. Vinyard’s enthusiasm and unbridled joy for biology generally, and aquatic ecology specifically, attracted students to his classes and to his laboratory.  Dr. Vinyard was also prolific, having published 43 scientific papers and mentoring 21 graduate students. And he was a major contributor to the conservation of Great Basin systems and organisms two of which were named in his honor: Pyrgulopsis vinyardi and Cyclocypris vinyardi.