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April 12 - 18, 2026

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13
Apr

“To Trick a Raven: Exploring the Efficacy of Avicide Application in the Great Basin”

Conference/Seminar

M.S. Ecology Thesis Defense

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
13
Apr

Plants, Soils & Climate Graduate Student Seminar

Conference/Seminar

PSC Graduate Seminar is held most Mondays from January to April. Weekly seminar will have different presenters, from graduate students to invited guest speakers.

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Agricultural Science Building |
14
Apr

ENVS Colloquium Series Spring 26

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Dr. Johny Arteaga Guarumo, ENVS Postdoctoral Scholar "Controls of Soil Carbon Stocks Across Drylands Systems Revealed by Interpretable Machine Learning"

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Biology & Natural Resources building |
15
Apr

Ecology Center Seminar with Dr. Paul Koch

Conference/Seminar

Dr. Koch will be presenting two seminars. Please note that the Wednesday seminar will take place at 12:30 PM in ENGR 101, while the Thursday seminar will remain in BNR 102 at 4 PM. Wednesday, 4/15: "Body building in extant and extinct mammals – the role of the gut microbiome in protein metabolism." Thursday, 4/16: "What fossils tell us about the planet today – using the past to plan for the future." About Dr. Koch: I am a paleobiologist who explores questions about extinction and evolution in vertebrates, often using forensic chemistry to assess the ecology and physiology of individual organisms, extant or extinct. Earlier in my career, I focused on the extinction of megafauna at the end of the last ice age and the pulse of evolutionary and ecological change triggered by early Cenozoic global warming. Of late, I’ve focused on gleaning information useful for conservation from fossils of extant species and the extinct megafauna they interacted with them. This work also includes study of the role of the gut microbiome in animal nutrition.

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Engineering Building |
16
Apr

Fish Ecology, Conservation, and Management: Student Poster Session.

Special Event

Please join us in the NR Atrium on Thursday, April 16th from 10:30 am to noon for the WATS 3100: Fish Ecology, Conservation, and Management Student Poster Session. Students will be presenting on different pressing issues in fisheries management and conservation from around the globe.

10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
16
Apr

Ecology Center Seminar with Dr. Paul Koch

Conference/Seminar

Dr. Koch will be presenting two seminars. Please note that the Wednesday seminar will take place at 12:30 PM in ENGR 101, while the Thursday seminar will remain in BNR 102 at 4 PM. Wednesday, 4/15: "Body building in extant and extinct mammals – the role of the gut microbiome in protein metabolism." Thursday, 4/16: "What fossils tell us about the planet today – using the past to plan for the future." About Dr. Koch: I am a paleobiologist who explores questions about extinction and evolution in vertebrates, often using forensic chemistry to assess the ecology and physiology of individual organisms, extant or extinct. Earlier in my career, I focused on the extinction of megafauna at the end of the last ice age and the pulse of evolutionary and ecological change triggered by early Cenozoic global warming. Of late, I’ve focused on gleaning information useful for conservation from fossils of extant species and the extinct megafauna they interacted with them. This work also includes study of the role of the gut microbiome in animal nutrition.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Biology & Natural Resources building |
17
Apr

Abigail Schmidt MS Defense Seminar

Conference/Seminar

MS Defense Seminar

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Distance Education Building |
17
Apr

EcoLunch

Social/Networking

EcoLunch is a weekly lunch for grad students where we host activities, discussions, and workshops, often in the realm of ecology and natural resources. ALL QANR and Ecology-Center affiliated graduate students are invited to attend regardless of research interests. To find out each week's discussion topic, please reach out to Bailey.Holdaway@usu.edu We mostly meet in NR204, but location does occasionally change!

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
18
Apr

Hangar Hop 2026 USU Flying Aggies

Arts/Entertainment

1940's themed big band swing dance! Come have fun in an actual aircraft hangar. Live music, 1940s dress encouraged! The USU Flight Team hosts the annual premiere fundraiser on Saturday, April 18th from 7:00-10:30 p.m. The aircraft hangar will be transformed into a 1940's USO style Hangar Hop with live music provided by the Cache Community Big Band, huge 60' parachute hanging from the ceiling and a vintage aircraft to take your dance photos. The USU Big Band Swing Dance club will provide dance instruction at 7 p.m and their demo dance team has been invited to give a demonstration. This is a wonderful event to help our USU Flying Aggies raise funds to train and travel to their annual Flight Team Regional competition. The cost for the dance is only $15 per person. Dance lessons, photo opportunities in historic aircraft, and refreshments are provided.

7:00 pm - 10:30 pm |