Spring 2026 Seminar Series
Seminars are held on Mondays from 11:15 am until 12:15 pm in the Stephens Room (Thomas Hall 3503) unless otherwise noted.
| Date | Time | Speaker | Affiliation | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/12 | First day of class – No Seminar | ||||
| 1/19 | MLK DAY – No Seminar | ||||
| 2/9 | 11:15am | Patrick Guerra | North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Neuroecology and restoration ecology of insect movement strategies: Contemporary environmental stressors, approaches for conservation, and potential effects of shifting regulatory landscapes | Thomas Hall 3503 (Stephens Room) |
| 2/16 | 11:15am | Dorith Rotenberg | Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology, NC State | Functional Genomics of Insect Vector – Plant Virus – Host Interactions | Thomas Hall 3503 (Stephens Room) |
| 2/23 | 11:15am | Alonso Ramírez | Dept. of Applied Ecology, NC State | Tropical Aquatic Insects in a Changing Climate: Lessons from Long-term Monitoring in Puerto Rico and Costa Rica | Thomas Hall 3503 (Stephens Room) |
| 3/2 | 11:15am | Marcé Lorenzen | Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology, NC State | Insect engineering: from basic to applied | Thomas Hall 3503 (Stephens Room) |
| 3/9 | 11:15am | Jim Kerns | Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology, NC State | A Root Awakening: Understanding The Biology and Management of Turfgrass Diseases | Thomas Hall 3503 (Stephens Room) |
| 3/16 | Spring Break – No Seminar | ||||
| 3/25 *Wednesday | 11:15am | Mike Duke Seminar – John (Jack) Werren | University of Rochester | Wandering About Biology: Parasitoids, Microbes, Genes, Behavior and Speciation | Williams Hall 2405 |
| 3/30 | 11:15am | Melissa Muñoz | Clemson University | In the search for solutions: Botrytis management in cut flowers an international challenge | Thomas Hall 3503 (Stephens Room) |
| 4/6 | 4:00pm | Rosie Perez Seminar – Melissa Mitchum | University of Georgia | New Frontiers in Root-Knot Nematode Feeding Tubes | Plant Sciences Building Seminar Rooms |
| 4/13 | 11:15am | Brian Byrd | Western Carolina University | La Crosse encephalitis in Western NC: from case to control | Thomas Hall 3503 (Stephens Room) |
| 4/20 | No Seminar | ||||
| 4/27 | 11:15am | Liz Driscoll | Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology, NC State | Growing the Next Generation of Agricultural Leaders: Youth Engagement through Grow For It | Thomas Hall 3503 (Stephens Room) |
Dates and more details to come for the following seminars:
- Vince Parman Seminar
Past Seminars
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