Marvin Seminars are held on Wednesdays from 1:00pm-2:00pm in Jeffords room 110. Attendees gather afterward from 2:00pm-2:30pm to socialize in Jeffords room 111.
Seminars this semester will be held in person with a simultaneous livestream via Microsoft Teams. If you would like to attend a seminar remotely, please email plantbio@uvm.edu to request a link to the MS Teams live stream.
The current seminar schedule is posted below.
Spring 2025 Marvin Seminar Schedule
Spring 2025 Marvin Seminar Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Seminar Title |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 29 | Abraham Isah, University of Abuja | Unveiling the Ecological and Molecular Impacts of Transgenic Pod Borer-Resistant Cowpea: A Proteometabolomic and Ecotoxicogenomic Perspective |
| Feb 5 | John Kress, National Museum of Natural History | To know our trees: A vital responsibility for today and the future |
| Feb 12 | NO SEMINAR | NO SEMINAR |
| Feb 19 | NO SEMINAR | NO SEMINAR |
| Feb 26 | Eric Galbraith, McGill University | Technosphere vs. biosphere: Integrating global human processes in earth system science |
| Mar 5 | David Green and Julie Raiguel-Meis, Plant Biology graduate students | David - The Utility of Alternative Splicing in the Nodulation pathway of Medicago truncatula Julie - Abscisic Acid in Root Development—Not just a stress hormone! |
| Mar 12 | SPRING BREAK | NO SEMINAR |
| Mar 19 | Speaker TBD | Seminar Title: TBD |
| Mar 26 | Regina Visconti and Nicole Phelan, Plant Biology graduate students | Seminar Title: TBD |
| Apr 2 | Speaker TBD | Seminar Title: TBD |
| Apr 9 | Zach Gompert, Utah State University | How repeatable and predictable is evolution? |
| Apr 16 | Robert Langellier and Alyssa Van Doorn, Field Naturalist students | Alyssa - Finding Old Forests: Robert - Finding Big Prairie: A |
| Apr 23 | Rachel Goland and Lucy Gross, Field Naturalist students | Rachel - Lessons Learned from a Season of Phenological Monitoring Along the Mount Washington Auto Road Lucy - Assessing Seepage Forests in Jay State Forest |
| Apr 30 | Steve Root and Veronica Magner, Field Naturalist students | Steve - Exploring the Raven/Human Relationship in Yosemite National Park Veronica - Assessing Restoration Potential for Fire-Adaptive Natural Communities on the Green Mountain Northern Escarpment |