Upcoming Events

06
Apr

Geosciences Speaker Series: Student Research Updates

Conference/Seminar

USU Geosciences grad students will present on the research they are currently working on.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Geology building |
06
Apr

Plants, Soils & Climate 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 |
07
Apr

MS Thesis Defense: Rocky Seeley

Conference/Seminar

MS Defense for Rocky Seeley Zoom Link: https://usu.zoom.us/j/84468430896?pwd=sxLaSbbxVrlzaitJXKooMPJ6YPzDIc.1

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Merrill cazier Library |
09
Apr

Climate Adaptation Science Spring Report Out '26

Conference/Seminar

Please join us for a joint showcase where graduate scholars from the Climate Adaptation Science Program (CAS) and undergraduate interns from the Climate Adaptation Internship Program (CAIP) will present their innovative research, applied projects, and community‑focused climate adaptation work.

9:00 am - 11:00 am | Merrill cazier Library |
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 |
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

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 |
20
Apr

Plan A MS Defense: Jared Young

Conference/Seminar

Jared Young MS Defense:
Title: Developing a New UAS Method for Estimating Heat Exposure on Western US Trails

10:00 am - 11:00 am | Natural Resources Building |
22
Apr

"Wildfire and Fuel Treatments in Utah: A Management-Focused Guide and Ecological Outcomes from an Oak-Maple Case Study"

Conference/Seminar

MS Ecology Thesis Defense: Annie Prescott

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Natural Resources Building |
24
Apr

Seminar Defense Sharon Montecino

Conference/Seminar

MS in Ecology, thesis defense

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Merrill cazier Library |
28
Apr

Kipling Klimas' Ph.D Defense seminar

Conference/Seminar

Kipling Klimas' Ph.D Defense seminar

9:00 am - 10:05 am | Natural Resources Building |
28
Apr

Jennifer Courtwright PhD Defense - Assessing ecological integrity of streams across the western U.S.

Conference/Seminar

Maintaining and restoring the ecological integrity of aquatic ecosystems is both legally mandated by the Clean Water Act and a management goal of diverse natural resource management agencies. Historically, most ecological assessments of aquatic ecosystems have focused on determining whether individual water bodies are supporting desired aquatic life conditions. However, agencies also have to report to Congress on overall status and trends in ecological condition across all streams within their jurisdiction. Ideally, assessments of ecological integrity would be both precise enough to inform site-specific management decisions and also be readily scaled up to accurately characterize watershed-, regional-, and national-scale conditions. My dissertation research improves the range of naturally occurring environmental settings to which indices of biological, chemical, and physical condition apply and scales up reach-level assessments of ecological integrity to regional and national scales in the western US.

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Merrill cazier Library |
28
Apr

Tyler Williams MS Defense Seminar

Conference/Seminar

MS Defense Seminar

10:30 am - 11:30 am | Merrill cazier Library |