Photograph of Dr. Stephanie Manka sitting on a short wall and smiling with her hand posed on her neck. She is looking away from the camera. Below her is a semi-transparent, purple banner that says "Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka" and includes a white-outline graphic of an elephant next to the text.

Biological sciences seminar continues with Stephanie Manka, Fancy Scientist, LLC, Sept. 8

The Department of Biological Sciences’ fall 2025 Seminar Series continues Monday, Sept. 8. The seminar is from 4 to 5 p.m. in 218 Hubbard Hall with Dr. Stephanie Manka, Fancy Scientist, LLC. She will give a public lecture titled, “Science, Shifts, and Self-Discovery: Finding and following your unique career path.”

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.

Photograph of Dr. Clay Prater standing in a field, standing next to radar used to track animals. Behind Dr. Prater is a body of water that is nearly indistinguishable from the grass surrounding it. Dr. Prater is smiling at the camera and wearing a ball cap with sunglasses resting on the brim.

Biological Sciences Seminar Series begins with Clay Prater, University of Arkansas, Aug. 25

The Department of Biological Sciences’ fall 2025 Seminar Series begins with the first seminar from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25 in 218 Hubbard Hall with Dr. Clay Prater, University of Arkansas. He will give a public lecture titled, “I get by with a little help from my friends: Collaborative studies in ecological studies in ecological stoichiometry.”

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.

Biological sciences seminar continues with Dr. Andy Hu, Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, March 24

The Department of Biological Sciences’ spring 2025 seminar series continues with a presentation from Dr. Chien-An “Andy” Hu, Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, March 24 in 218 Hubbard Hall. He will give a public lecture titled, “Biomedical Sciences and Precision Oncology.”

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.

Photograph of Lynda Harris, PhD, pipetting pink cell culture media from plastic tube. Dr. Harris is wearing a white lab coat, while seated at a bench.

Biological sciences seminar continues with Dr. Lynda Harris, University of Nebraska Medical Center, March 10

The Department of Biological Sciences’ spring 2025 seminar series continues with a presentation from Dr. Lynda Harris, University of Nebraska Medical Center, from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, March 10 in 218 Hubbard Hall. She will give a public lecture titled, “Finding safer ways to treat problem pregnancies: Strategies for targeted manipulation of utero-placental function.”

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.

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Biological sciences seminar continues with Dr. Sue Fairbanks March 3

The Department of Biological Sciences’ spring 2025 seminar series continues with Dr. Sue Fairbanks, Oklahoma State University, from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, March 3 in 218 Hubbard Hall. She will give a public lecture titled, “Population biology of a declining pronghorn population and an increasing black bear population.”

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.

Photograph of Dr. Wan Hee Yoon in a research lab. He is slightly smiling at the camera, while holding two tubes of biological samples in each hand.

Biological sciences seminar continues with Dr. Wan Hee Yoon, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Feb. 24

The Department of Biological Sciences’ spring 2025 seminar series continues with a presentation from Dr. Wan Hee Yoon, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24 in 218 Hubbard Hall.

He will give a public lecture titled, “Insights into mitochondrial and lysosomal homeostasis from a rare pediatric neurological disorder.” 

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.

Photograph of speaker, Jeremy Barton, smiling at the camera and holding a piece of paper that has the Envision Research Institute letterhead. Jeremy is wearing round sunglasses.

Biological sciences seminar continues with Jeremy Barton Feb. 17

The Department of Biological Sciences’ spring 2025 seminar series continues from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17 in 218 Hubbard Hall. The seminar features Jeremy Barton, Envision Research Institute. He will give a public lecture titled, “Perception of mobile ophthalmic devices by eye-care professionals.”

 Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.

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Biological Sciences Seminar begins with Dan Marschalek, Central Missouri State University, Feb. 3

The Department of Biological Sciences’ Spring 2025 Seminar Series begins Monday, Feb. 3. The first seminar is from 4 to 5 p.m. in 218 Hubbard Hall with Dr. Dan Marschalek, Central Missouri State University. He will give a public lecture titled, “Assessing monitoring techniques and habitat use to make data-driven decisions for management of the threatened regal fritillary butterfly.”

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.

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Spring K-INBRE applications are due Feb. 6

Applications are now being accepted for undergraduate research support during the spring semester from the Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE) program. Students in this program are supported with an hourly wage for a ten-week period and mentors are allocated funds for lab supplies.

To be eligible, students must identify a mentor and a research lab in which to work. For full announcement and eligibility requirements, email Meris Carte, research laboratory manager for biological sciences, at meris.carte@wichita.edu. Applications are due at end of day Feb. 6.

Study Abroad Information Session; Join us for our first info session of the semester! Friday, January 24th at 2 p.m. RSC 261 Olive Room

Learn more about studying abroad at first information session of the semester

Are you interested in studying abroad? Your first step would be to attend one of the upcoming information sessions, the first of which is at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 in 261 Rhatigan Student Center, Olive Room.