Events
EEB Seminar
October 23, 2026
Tracking Highly Migratory Fish Migrations in the Atlantic Using the Ocean Tracking Network, One of Canada’s Largest National Research Infrastructures: Rob Lennox (Dalhousie)
Rob Lennox is an associate professor of Biology at Dalhousie University, as well as the scientific director of the Ocean Tracking Network (OTN). His research topics include movement and physiology ecology, animal biotelemetry, conservation biology, animal performance, and aquatic ecosystems.
EEB Seminar
October 28, 2026
The Making and Remaking of Food Webs: Behavioural and Spatial Perspectives on Ecological Interactions: Hsi-Cheng Ho (National Taiwan)
Drawing on theoretical and empirical studies, Hsi-Cheng Ho (National Taiwan) will illustrate how individual foraging decisions shape the emergence of trophic interactions, how geographical constraints influence the assembly of local food webs, and how species extinctions and range shifts reorganize ecological communities.
PhD Appraisal
November 3, 2026
Species Diversity in Fragmented Landscapes: Testing the Mechanisms That Underpin a Long-Standing Conservation Debate: Grace Walker Mitchell (PhD Appraisal)
Grace Walker Mitchell’s dissertation research addresses a significant gap in our understanding of how species diversity is maintained under habitat fragmentation, ultimately clarifying the conditions necessary to achieve desired conservation outcomes in fragmented landscapes.
Undergraduate Event
November 3, 2026
Applying to Grad School in EEB
This panel discussion will interest life sciences undergraduate students in all years, but especially those in their last and penultimate years. The panelists include graduate students in EEB who will provide advice and insights based on their experience applying for graduate school, as well as Asher Cutter, EEB Associate Chair, Graduate Studies.
Exit Seminar
November 5, 2026
Investigations into the Mechanisms of Novel Disease Emergence through Adaptations in Critical Pathogen Virulence Genes: Viplav Agarwal (Exit Seminar)
Microbes cause numerous life-threatening human diseases and drive significant agricultural yield losses worldwide. Although we have developed antimicrobial drugs and bred disease-resistant crop lineages, microbial populations can rapidly evolve to overcome these barriers, rendering treatments ineffective and leaving previously resistant crops vulnerable once more. Unraveling these evolutionary dynamics proves critical to mitigating the threats posed […]
EEB Seminar
November 6, 2026
Pervasive Selective Sweeps within and across Human Gut Microbiomes: Nandita Garud (UCLA)
Nandita Garud (UCLA) focuses on quantifying the mode and tempo of evolution in natural populations, with an emphasis on the microbiome. She synthesizes population genetics, statistics, and analysis of population genomic data, to develop and apply new computational methods to make population genetic inferences from publicly available data.
Exit Seminar
November 9, 2026
Nascent Physiologies in the Evolutionary Assembly of C2 Photosynthesis: Arthur Leung (Exit Seminar)
Most plants lose a large fraction of captured carbon dioxide (CO2) to photorespiration, particularly in hot, dry conditions. C2 photosynthesis recaptures photorespired CO2 by directingits release into specialized, gas-tight leaf cells (the bundle sheath), where released CO2 can then be recycled. Ancestral plants likely possessed a nascent form of this system: glycine moves tothe bundle […]
Exit Seminar
November 12, 2026
Mechanisms of Mate Selection in a Hummingbird-Pollinated Plant: Ferne Kotlyar (Exit Seminar)
Plant reproduction is foundational to plant ecology and evolution. A central component of reproduction is mate selection, the process by which plants choose among potential mates. Ferne Kotlyar’s thesis explores the mechanisms of plant-mate selection in the hummingbird-pollinated plant Heliconia tortuosa. The thesisuses a combination of experimental and observational field studies to unveil a multitude […]
Atwood Colloquium in Ecology & Evolution
This special two-day event provides a fantastic opportunity to learn about the most exciting research in ecology & evolution being done at U of T and abroad.
Broadening Representation & Equity With Science (BREWS)
We promote inclusion and equity through community-building tea breaks and data-driven discussions. We are always looking for speakers & ideas for discussions, so please get in touch!
Conservation Science Group
The EEB Conservation Group is a collaboration of undergrad & grad students, postdoctoral researchers and faculty interested in conservation science.
Seminars in other departments
- UTM Biology
- UTSC Biological Sciences
- Emerging Pathogens & Infectious Diseases Consortium (EPIC)
- Centre for Global Change
- Department of Cell & Systems Biology
- Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine
- School of the Environment
- Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
- Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology & Society