From seminars and hands-on workshops to a variety of undergraduate and graduate community events, there’s something for everyone in the UTM Biology community to enjoy! Whether you're here to learn, connect with peers and faculty, or to have fun, our upcoming events provide a great opportunity to deepen your understanding of the life sciences and enhance your academic experience. Don’t miss out – we can’t wait to see you there!
Upcoming Events

PhD Appraisal Seminar: Brett Studden
February 25
2:10pm
DV3214 & Zoom
"Behaviour of multiple freshwater fishes in response to spatiotemporal environmental variation"

EEB Journal Club: Meredith Swartwout
February 27
12-1pm
DV3129

Seminar: Dr. Erica Goss
Professor, University of Florida
February 28
12-1pm
IB140
"Global dissemination and local evolution of bacterial plant pathogen, Xanthomonas perforans"
Seminar Series

February 25
Dr. Erica Goss
12 - 1pm | Instructional Building (IB) 140
"Global dissemination and local evolution of bacterial plant pathogen, Xanthomonas perforans"

March 7
Dr. Karim Mekhail
12 - 1pm | Instructional Building (IB) 140
"Nuclear organization in genome expression, stability, and health"

March 14
Dr. David Walsh
12 - 1pm | Instructional Building (IB) 140
"Ecology and evolution of aquatic microbiomes: from inland lakes to the Arctic Ocean"

March 21
Alice Perrault-Jolicoeur
12 - 1pm | Instructional Building (IB) 140
Title TBD.

March 28
Dr. Jeroen Claus
12 - 1pm | Instructional Building (IB) 140
Title TBD.
EEB Journal Club

February 27
DV3129
Hosted by: Meredith Swartwout
March 6
DV3214
Hosted by: Anahy Garza
March 13
DV3214
Hosted by: Noam Harris
Appraisal & Exit/Defense Seminars

February 25
Brett Studden's PhD Defense
2:10pm
DV3214 & Zoom
"Behaviour of multiple freshwater fishes in response to spatiotemporal environmental variation"
Greenhouse Workshops

March 5
Greenhouse Workshop: Plant Health Diagnostics and Fertigation Management Pt. 2
12-1pm | DV3214
Spots are limited!

Greenhouse Workshop: Plant Health Diagnostics and Fertigation Management
The third series of the Greenhouse Workshops will take place in April of 2025.
Title and location TBD.