Events Archive
Dr. George Hess from North Carolina State –
Title TBA; Topic: Biodiversity conservation in urban systems
Dr. Paweł Janiszewski from University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland‐‐
Title TBA; Possible topics: Eurasian beaver, European game management
Dr. Larkin Powell from University of Nebraska –
Title TBA; Topic: Prairie chicken‐ wind turbine interactions
Margaret A. Palmer is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, and a leader in restoration ecology, with an emphasis on restoration of rivers, streams, and wetlands.
https://www.event.iastate.edu/event/47797/?category=7&featured=1&f=1&sy=...
Dr. Diana Tomback from University Colorado Denver –
Title TBA; Topic: White bark pine
Dr. Rick Lindroth from UW Madison –
Title: Chemical and evolutionary ecology of herbivore defense in an iconic
tree species
(co‐sponsored by Entomology)
Michelle Balmer from the Iowa DNR —
Title TBA; Topic: Lake restoration ecology
Dr. Todd Arnold from University of Minnesota –
Title: Integrated Population Models: Improved Inference from Multiple Data
Streams
Dr. Karen Oberhauser from University of Wisconsin‐Madison –
Title: Monarchs, Milkweed and Citizen Monitoring: Setting Conservation
Targets with Messy Data
(Department lecture, co‐sponsored by Entomology)
Dr. Karen Oberhauser from University of Wisconsin‐Madison –
Title: Monarchs: Dwindling Numbers for an Iconic Insect
(Errington Lecture; 7‐8 pm, Great Hall, Memorial Union)
Tallie Segel, M.A. from Concordia University –
Title: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Environmental Education
Dr. David Coyle from Clemson University –
Title: Navigating the challenges of Cooperative Extension in changing times:
From the farm to the forest.
(Entomology Gunderson Lecture, cosponsored by NREM; 4:10‐5:00 p.m. in
220 Science II)
Dr. Mitch Weegman from University of Missouri –
Title TBA; Topic: Avian population ecology
A one-stop shop to learn about adventures abroad -- interning, studying and volunteering opportunities, ranging from one week to one year. The U.S. Postal Service will have staff available to accept passport applications and renewals. Click here for more information on the event.
The CALS Study Abroad Office will be in attendance sharing study abroad opportunities through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
On behalf on his committee, I invite you to join us on Thursday, May 16 at 9:00 AM in room 220 Science II for Aaron Matthews’s MS defense of his thesis entitled Invasive carp reproduction dynamics in the Upper Mississippi River.
Please join us next Tuesday, May 7 at 9:00 AM in room 333 Science II for Sally Carullo’s defense of her M.S. in Environmental Science. Sally’s thesis is entitled Investigating the impact of forested riparian areas of stream morphology in Iowa using aerial LiDAR. We hope to see you there!
Dr. Christopher Wilmers, University of California, Santa Cruz
Wildlife Ecology and Global Change Lab,
Title: "How fear and energetics structure the ecology of large terrestrial predators"
Dr. Brett Furnas, California Department of Fish and Wildlife,
Wildlife Investigations Laboratory, Title: “Biodiversity Monitoring in California for Informing Conservation Planning: Methods and Initial Results”