Previous Events
Fall 2022
September 22nd (4-5 pm) – SB125
Spring 2022
Fall 2021
2021 Lake Symposium (Click here to register)
- October 18, 7-9 p.m
- November 15, 7-9 p.m.
- December 13, 7-9 p.m.

Spring 2021
Tuesday, April 13 @ 7pm (virtual): The herpetology club will be hosting another seminar via WebEx. Micheal Ravesi will be joining us to discuss job opportunities, a desire to build a diverse workforce, and resumes/cover letters! This event is open to all students and majors. The link can be found .
Thursday, April 15 @ 4pm (virtual): Research Seminar Series
Biology Department Research Seminar Series presents Dr. Julie Canman, Dept. of Pathology and Cell Biology at Columbia University: 鈥淔LIRTing with cell type differences in cytokinesis.鈥 To learn more visit:听www.wcsu.edu/biology/seminar/
Saturday, April 17, 2021:听Northeast Sigma Xi Regional Conference.
Hosted by 吃瓜头条. Learn听more.
Thursday, Feb. 18 @ 4pm (virtual): Research Seminar Series
Biology Department Research Seminar Series presents Dr. Amy Arnsten, Kavli Institute of Neuroscience at Yale University: 鈥淯nique molecular regulation of prefrontal cortex confers vulnerability to cognitive disorders.鈥 To learn more visit:听www.wcsu.edu/biology/seminar/
Thursday, Mar. 18 @ 4pm (virtual): Research Seminar Series
Biology Department Research Seminar Series presents Dr. Emile Gluck-Thaler, Univ. of Pennsylvania: 鈥淕ene clusters and the evolution of fungal metabolic traits.鈥 To learn more visit:听www.wcsu.edu/biology/seminar/
Fall 2020
Monday, August 24 @ 1:30pm (virtual):听New and Prospective Graduate Student Orientation.
Come meet fellow graduate students and faculty.听 Email pinout@wcsu.edu for meeting link and details.
Thursday, Sept. 17 @ 4pm (virtual): Research Seminar Series
Biology Department Research Seminar Series presents epidemiologist Kimberly Yousey-Hindes, Yale School of Public Health. COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Connecticut.
Monday, Sept. 28 @7 pm (virtual): Fall 2020 Regional Lake Communities Symposium – 鈥淩eflecting on Invasive Plants and Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)”
Based on the conversation started in 2019, stakeholders will be able to understand how they can help prioritize economic interests in Connecticut Lakes. Invited lake community representatives: Candlewood Lake Authority, Lake Housatonic, Ball Pond, Lake Zoar, Lake Lillinonah, Lake Waubeeka and others.
To register for this event and learn more visit:听www.wcsu.edu/biology/lake-symposium-2020/

Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 @4 pm (virtual): Biology Follies
Join the Biology Department鈥檚 students, faculty, and staff in Biology Follies 鈥 annual听showcase their performance talents and skills. It鈥檚 a fun way to bring the Biology Department together.听Think 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Got Talent鈥 for the Biology Dept!
Email听wonge@wcsu.edu听to get the meeting link!
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 @ 4pm (virtual): Research Seminar Series
Biology Department Research Seminar Series presents medical anthropologist Ruthanne Marcus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. COVID-19 transmission in homeless populations.
To learn more visit:听www.wcsu.edu/biology/seminar/
Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 @ 7 pm (virtual): Fall 2020 Regional Lake Communities Symposium 鈥撎鈥淯sing Data to Assess our Lakes鈥
Based on the conversation started in 2019, stakeholders will be able to understand how they can help prioritize economic interests in Connecticut Lakes. Invited lake community representatives: Candlewood Lake Authority, Lake Housatonic, Ball Pond, Lake Zoar, Lake Lillinonah, Lake Waubeeka and others.
To register for this event and learn more visit:听www.wcsu.edu/biology/lake-symposium-2020/
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 @ 4pm (virtual): Research Seminar SeriesBiology Department Research Seminar Series presents Chad Roy, director of infectious disease aerobiology at the Tulane National Primate Center. Aerobiology and transmission of of COVID-19 virus.
To learn more visit:听www.wcsu.edu/biology/seminar/
Monday, Nov. 30, 2020 @ 7pm (virtual): Fall 2020 Regional Lake Communities Symposium – 鈥淪trategies beyond grass carp for managing aquatic plant growth鈥
Based on the conversation started in 2019, stakeholders will be able to understand how they can help prioritize economic interests in Connecticut Lakes. Invited lake community representatives: Candlewood Lake Authority, Lake Housatonic, Ball Pond, Lake Zoar, Lake Lillinonah, Lake Waubeeka and others.
To register for this event and learn more visit:听www.wcsu.edu/biology/lake-symposium-2020/
*Grass Carp Risk Assessment Workshops. Learn听more here
Sunday, May 17, 2020: (video) Celebration of our 2020 Biology Graduates.

