Graduate student seminars are presented in Directed Study in Research Communication (GENE 8880), which usually meets Mondays at 11:15 a.m. All students should register for GENE 8880 every semester for which they are enrolled and can miss no more than three seminars each semester. In the case of an unavoidable conflict with coursework or teaching obligations, you must petition the graduate coordinator to avoid registering for this course. All students are expected to give a student seminar each year after their first year. If you and your graduate committee have scheduled a defense date, you are not required to present a student seminar for GENE 8880. If, however, you do not successfully defend in that year, you will be required to give a student seminar in your final year. This will provide important experience in organization and presentation of data to a diverse audience. Faculty members attending the seminar will be available to offer suggestions to improve the students' presentations. Students should find this invaluable in their future careers as they give seminars at meetings and job interviews. The departmental seminar is held every Wednesday at 4pm, alternating between the Life Sciences (spring semester) and Coverdell Buildings (fall semester). Regardless of how often your advisor attends, graduate students are expected to attend. The seminar series is held at great expense to the department and features cutting-edge work in genetics. For your own professional development and as a courtesy to the speakers and hosts please make it a habit to attend the seminars. The schedule is listed on the home page of the Genetics Department. Seminars in other life science departments, including Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Ecology, Entomology, Microbiology, and Plant Biology, are listed on the bulletin board in the mail room, but the relevant departmental websites will be most up to date. The EDGE seminar series is held each Friday at 4pm. This seminar is intended for all levels and types of research associated with evolutionary biology, ecology, biodiversity, and related processes. It is informal and fun and has a good turnout each week. back to miscellaneous
