This afternoon, one of our PhD students will be hosting their PhD appraisal seminar, Brett Studden! Brett is a member of the McMeans Lab studying freshwater fish. 🎣 Good luck, Brett! 🌟

This week the Biology Seminar Series will be hosting Dr. Vaughn Cooper who is coming from the University of Pittsburgh to teach our community about host-microbe interactions! 🧫🦠 Title: What experimental evolution can tell us about the biology of host-microbe interactions

This week in this BIO153, students will be studying Chrysochromulina parva, a golden-brown unicellular protist containing chloroplasts! 🦠 #UTMBiology #BIO153 #Biodiversityoflife #TheShortLab #protists #algae #biologylabs #AVYAEducation

This Friday's seminar guest is Dr. Micah Freedman. Micah is an Assistant Professor with the University of Toronto (UTSG) and recently opened his own lab in the summer of 2024! 🥼 📅 Friday, January 31, 2025 🕓 12PM-1PM 📍IB140 PI: Prof. Kara Layton

Please join me in congratulation Areej on having the fifth paper of her thesis published recently in The Journal of Experimental Biology! 🎉🐜 Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1242/jeb.249357 Congratulations, Areej and the Lange/Orchard Lab! ✨

This week's seminar guest is Dr. Michael Bogan from the University of Arizona where he is an associate professor of Aquatic Ecology in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment! 🐟🌊 📅 Friday, January 24, 2025 🕓 12PM-12:30PM 📍IB140 PI: Prof. Shannon McCauley

Join Prof. Fiona Rawle in BIO201H5 this upcoming winter semester to explore the biology behind today's headlines in a dynamic course designed for students in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and non-Biology Sciences! 📰🔍 Questions? Contact [email protected]!

PhD Student, Sonia Evans, has been making waves this year as this is her second published article of the year, she was the winner of the 2024 UTM Biology Roberta Bondar Graduate Student Excellence Award in recognition of her research contributions, and also defended her PhD! 🤩🌟

He's a.... doctor! 👨‍⚕️🎓 PhD Student, Erik Etzler, recently successfully defended his PhD thesis, "Traffic Noise as a Source of Acoustic Interference in Orthopterans" and signed our Legacy Wall cookies to be commemorated amongst past fellow UTM Biology PhD and MSc graduates! 🦗

We are wrapping up the fall portion of our 2024/2025 seminar series this Friday with Dr. Patrick Murphy! Dr. Murphy is an associate professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center in the Department of Biomedical Genetics (SMD). 🧫 PI: Prof. Mark Currie

🔔 Don't miss it! 🔔 Irtaqa will be hosting her PhD Appraisal Seminar tomorrow. Be sure to come out in person or attend virtually! DM us or contact Irtaqa for the Zoom details. Good luck, Irtaqa! ✨ 📆 Thursday, November 28, 2024 🕑 1:10pm 📍 MN6128

📢 BIOLOGY UNDERGRADS! Don't miss out on the BIO332: Arctic Field Ecology info session happening TODAY! 📆 November 27, 2024 🕑 3 PM to 5 PM 📍 IB 345 & Zoom ❔ If you have any questions, please contact the lead course instructor: Prof. P.M. Kotanen ([email protected])

We are looking for a Sessional Lecturer to teach BIO403H5S for the Winter 2025 term! 📚🧬 📩 How to Apply: Submit your CV and CUPE 3902 Unit 1 application form as a single file to [email protected] by Nov 29, 2024.

On November 8, our eighth guest speaker of the 2024-2024 Biology Seminar Series, Dr. Katie Marshall, visited UTM! 💫 We would like to give the warmest thank you to Dr. Marshall for sharing her fascinating research on how Canada's marine invertebrates survive our icy climate. ❄

🚨 Don't miss it! 🚨 Sherry will be hosting her PhD Appraisal Seminar tomorrow. Be sure to come out in person or attend virtually! DM us or contact Sherry for the Zoom details. Good luck, Sherry! 🗓️ Tuesday, November 26, 2024 🕐11:10am 📍DV3129

Come out today in person or through Zoom to support Erik as he defends his PhD!! 🎉 🕐 10:15am 📍MN 6128 & Zoom Title: Traffic Noise as a Source of Acoustic Interference in Orthopterans Zoom Link: utoronto.zoom.us/j/826082882… Meeting ID: 826 082 8823

🪴 Come out to the 5th Floor of Davis (research wing) on November 20 between 11am and 1:30pm to find a new little green friend to bring home. 🪴 All proceeds from this sale will be directly donated to United Way! #utmbiology

Coming to UTM this Friday to speak in the Biology Seminar Series is Dr. Liam McGuire from the University of Waterloo! 🦇🦉 Zoom Link: utoronto.zoom.us/j/869465345… Meeting ID: 869 4653 4512 Passcode: 631467