Department of Biology

Seminars and Events

Students at the rim of the Grand Canyon

Students gathering plant specimens

Fridays 1:00 -1:50 PM in Mclane, Room 161  (unless otherwise noted)

All talks are open to the public. Upcoming speakers and their topics are listed below. Please click on the seminar titles for further details. If you have any questions or comments, please call the Department of Biology at 559•278•2001. For other public science lectures, please check out the Central Valley Café Scientifique.

Fall 2026 Colloquium Speakers
Date Speaker Topic Institution
09/04/26 Dr. Joseph Ross
Dr. Ulrike Muller		 GenAI in higher education Fresno State University
09/11/26

Dr. Ali Hansen

Dr. Justin Shaffer

 Biology Colloquium Lighting Talks Fresno State University
09/18/26

Dr. Ranae Sullivan

 Battling grassy invaders -
challenges in arid land restoration		 Fresno State University
09/25/26

Art Evans, PhD, Chief Technology Officer at Armory Technologies  

 When Matter Comes Alive: soft solids, complex fluids, and the physics of flocking Fresno State University

 

Graduate students in the Biology and Biotechnology Masters programs present their thesis research in a culminating Thesis Exit Seminar to the department's faculty and students.

Fall 2026 Exit Seminars
Date  Speaker Title Time & Location
       
       

More information coming soon!