The Department of Biology at Hofstra University invites you to the Hofstra University Biology Seminar Series. The seminars are open to the public, and we encourage all members of the scientific community to attend, especially biology students.
Fall 2024 Schedule
Seminars are held on Fridays at 3:30 p.m. in Room 210 C.V. Starr Hall. There is typically coffee, tea, and snacks at 3:15pm before seminar. Dr. Steve Raciti (email) is the coordinator this semester.
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, Sept 13: | Shana M Caro | Adelphi University | Into the Wild: How real-world complexity and consequences shape decision-making in birds |
| Friday, Sept 20 | Jackie Weissman | Stony Brook University | Inferring Microbial Traits in Communities to Understand a Changing Climate |
| Friday, Sept 27 | Ryan Wallace | Adelphi University | Oyster habitat restoration and monitoring: Establishing spawner sanctuaries using habitat suitability and larval transport models |
| Friday, Oct 11 | Resit Akcakaya | Stony Brook University | Predicting Extinction, Measuring Recovery: Evidence-based Methods for Conservation Classifications |
| Friday, Oct 18 | Christopher Gobler | Stony Brook University | Environmental problems and solutions for Long Island coastal ecosystems |
| Friday, Oct 25 | Ashwana Fricker | Adelphi University | Development of human-associated mucin degrading consortia |
| Friday, Nov 15 | Seminar #7 | Reserved for Biology Job Candidates | |
| Friday, Nov 22 | Seminar #8 | Reserved for Biology Job Candidates | |
| Friday, Dec 6 | Seminar #9 | Reserved for Biology Job Candidates |
Information for Speakers
We look forward to seeing you at Hofstra.
The audience will be master's and undergraduate biology students, biology faculty, and occasionally faculty from other departments with ties to biology (like biochemists or paleontologists). The majority of the audience will not be familiar with your particular specialty. Usually, the number of attendants is fairly small. Some of the students attend the seminars for credit and are required to turn in abstracts of the talk, so those students typically take many notes.
Seminars begin at 3:30 p.m. (refreshments at 3:15 p.m.), and most speakers talk for about 45-50 minutes. There is also plenty of time for questions.