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 through year 4 and can miss no more than three seminars each semester. 5th-year plus students must attend the RCR class in 8880 each fall and spring term, but they are not required to register. In the case of an unavoidable conflict with coursework or teaching obligations, you must petition the Director of Graduate Studies to avoid registering for this course. All students are expected to give a student seminar each year after their first year.

The departmental seminar is held every Wednesday at 4pm in room B118 Life Sciences. 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 3:30pm. 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.

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