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. Marvin Seminar schedules for previous academic years can be accessed here.
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 |
| May 5 | Masoumeh Khodaverdi | Title: TBD |