The Applied Biodiversity Science Journal Club provides faculty and students the opportunity to read and discuss the most recent and relevant journal articles in the field of conservation science. Meetings are held every Wednesday from 12-1pm.  ABS Journal Club is open to all: students, post-docs, and faculty. Our goal is to discuss articles in a multi-disciplinary […]

Norman Borlaug Institute Seminar Presented by Dr. Valerie Hudson, Professor and George H. W. Bush Chair, Director of Program on Women, Peace, and Security, Dept. of International Affairs, The Bush School of Governance and Public Service Dr. Hudson will present the results of a DoD-funded project, "The First Political Order: Sex, Governance, and National Security", […]

EEB Seminar Presented by Dr. Julia Saltz, Assistant Professor of BioSciences, Rice University Dr. Saltz's work aims to understand the development and evolution of intra-population individual differences in behavior, with a particular focus on social behaviors. Why do individuals of the same species develop dramatic differences in behavior? How is this diversity maintained in the face […]

ABS Seminar Presented by David Fulton, U.S. Geological Survey, Assitant Unit Leader & Adjunct Professor, Minnesota Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Abstract: Do values and wildlife value orientations change, and if so how? What are the implications for environmental sustainability? The preponderance of scholarly work indicates that within an individual, […]

WFSC Graduate Lunchtime Seminar Presented by Rachel Fern, Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences