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.

Spring 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 104.

EECB speaker schedule
Date Speaker and expertise Institution Host
January 30, 2025 Eva Fischer
Behavior and evolution of amphibians		 UC Davis Davide Baldan
February 6, 2025 Jeff Falke
Freshwater fish ecology		 Nevada Cooperative Fish and
Wildlife Research Unit		 Marjorie Matocq
February 13, 2025 Saúl Domínguez-Guerrero
Thermal ecology and evolution of ectotherms		 Yale Guillermo Garcia Costoya
February 27, 2025 Nancy Shackleford
Restoration ecology		 University of Victoria Shriver Lab
March 6, 2025 Monica Arienzo
Microplastics, geochemistry and pollution		 Desert Research Institute Adam Csank
March 13, 2025 Chris Halsch
Butterflies in the Anthropocene		 Binghamton University Matt Forister
March 20, 2025 No colloquium None None
March 27, 2025 No colloquium None None
April 3, 2025 Ray Callaway
Plant interactions		 University of Montana Elizabeth Pringle
April 10, 2025 Alison Murray
Environmental microbial genomics		 Desert Research Institute Marjorie Matocq
April 17, 2025 Janette Davidson
Global change and community assembly		 University of Nevada, Reno Bob Shriver
April 24, 2025 Tobin Hammer
Host-associated microbial ecology and evolution		 UC Irvine Claire Williams
May 1, 2025 Kalindi Morgan
Natural products chemistry;
chemical ecology of microbes		 University of Northern
British Columbia		 Casey Philbin

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.