Past Events

Ecolunch is a weekly seminar where researchers discuss current topics in biology in an informal, collaborative setting.

11:30 am – 12:30 pm • In Person

Biweekly faculty meeting.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm • In Person

Carbon loss through time, vegetation dieback, and ecotonal shifts: An elemental analysis of organic carbon in South Texas mangrove marshes.

11:30 am – 12:30 pm • In Person

Hosted by Shalene Jha.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Dr. Nancy Turner

Enjoy a hands-on science activity fair for all ages, followed by an exploration of the ways plants and Indigenous peoples have lived and thrived together for thousands of years, at the 2025 Jean Andrews Plant Biology celebration.

11:30 am – 3:00 pm • In Person

Modeling infectious disease dynamics with Lauren Meyers.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm • In Person

Presentation by Emily Cole.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm • In Person

When size does matter: The role of macro-invertebrate decomposers in elemental cycling as dictated by climate.

11:30 am – 12:30 pm • In Person

Thinking inside the (nest)box: nest-building decisions and cognitive bias

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

Why coral is like a cattle farm: surprisingly exploitative nature of coral-algal symbiosis

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm • In Person