School of Biological Sciences Seminar, Alexandria Pivovaroff, Assistant Professor, OXY Occidental College
TBA.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB). Contact Name: April Mills. Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, January 15, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Science Research Initiative Career Accelerator Program (SRI-CAP) Orientation Workshop
Campus Locations: Crocker Science Center (CSC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Earth & Environmental Science Pizza Mixer
All Earth & Environmental Science (EES) and interested or prospective EES students are invited to the Student Epicenter in FASB for a pizza lunch and mixer. Join us to learn more about the degree and opportunities for EES students!
Campus Locations: Sutton Building - Frederick Albert (FASB). Contact Name: Chad Ostrander. Contact Email: chad.ostrander@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
CSME Exchange | Students' Use of AI During Class
In this brown bag session, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Yao Mao will present on different ways students can apply AI in the classroom. The increasing capability and availability of generative AI tools have brought new challenges in our classrooms, especially for computing courses. Mao and his colleagues conducted a "field study" in a computing lab course in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in Fall 2025 to observe how students utilize AI tools for computational tasks, with an aim to develop pedagogical guidelines, recommendations, and materials. We will discuss our preliminary findings at this CSME Exchange.
Campus Locations: Crocker Science Center (CSC). Contact Name: David Stroupe. Contact Email: david.stroupe@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, January 26, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
School of Biological Sciences Faculty Seminar, Leslie Sieburth, Professor, University of Utah
TBA.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB). Contact Name: April Mills. Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, January 29, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
School of Biological Sciences Seminar, Martijn Slot, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
TBA.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB). Contact Name: April Mills. Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CSME Exchange | Online Teaching and AI
In this brown bag session, professor of chemistry Janis Louis will be presenting on online teaching and AI.
Campus Locations: Crocker Science Center (CSC). Contact Name: David Stroupe. Contact Email: david.stroupe@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, February 23, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
School of Biological Sciences Seminar, Martin Haesemeyer, Assistant Professor, Ohio State University
TBA
Host: Graduate Students.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB). Contact Name: April Mills. Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
School of Biological Sciences Seminar, Boris Chagnaud, Distinguished Professor, Purdue University
TBA
Host: Ayako Yamaguchi.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB). Contact Name: April Mills. Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, March 19, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CSME Exchange | AI and Data Science in STEM Classrooms
In this brown bag session, Nancy Songer, Associate Provost of STEM Education and Professor in the College of Education, will deep dive into the National Academy Report about AI and data science in STEM classrooms.
Campus Locations: Crocker Science Center (CSC). Contact Name: David Stroupe. Contact Email: david.stroupe@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, March 23, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
School of Biological Sciences Seminar, Aleksandra Skirycz, Associate Professor, Michigan State University
TBA.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB). Contact Name: April Mills. Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
School of Biological Sciences Seminar, Franziska Beran, Head of RG BIOTIC 2
TBA
Host: Talia Karasov.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB). Contact Name: April Mills. Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.