Events: In Person

To celebrate the start of a new semester and a new fiscal year, we invite you to join us for a Welcome Back Breakfast on the first day of classes, Monday, August 24th, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m in the Lyceum.

8:30 am – 9:30 am • In Person

Lessons from the Oddballs: Exploring Ecology and Evolution with Weird Fishes

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Waldir Miron Berbel Filho - University of West Florida

Departmental Seminar Series | Fall 2026 – Spring 2027

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Jun-Whan Lee

Travel awards support students in presenting or conducting research or creative projects at academic or professional conferences. These awards help cover travel-related expenses for activities that have been accepted or submitted for presentation.

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Join us in celebrating 85 years of marine science at Island Science Day on Saturday, October 3, from 10 AM to 2 PM at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute.

10:00 am – 2:00 pm • In Person

Departmental Seminar Series | Fall 2026 – Spring 2027

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Joe Bisesi

Travel awards support students in presenting or conducting research or creative projects at academic or professional conferences. These awards help cover travel-related expenses for activities that have been accepted or submitted for presentation.

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

The Southern Geobiology Symposium (SGS) 2026 is a graduate student–organized event that provides a supportive space, especially for early-career researchers, to share research and build connections in geobiology and related fields.

8:00 am – 5:00 pm • In Person

Departmental Seminar Series | Fall 2026 – Spring 2027

11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Hybrid

Speaker(s): Andreas Teske

Coming soon.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Hannah Rempel - PhD Candidate