Date
|
Event
|
January 1 |
Classes Begin |
January 19 |
Restricted Drop Deadline |
January 21 |
Add without Override Deadline |
January 22 |
Add with Override Begins |
January 31 |
Census: Add/drop Deadline |
February 1-2 |
Front Range Student Ecology Symposium |
February 6 |
Faculty Meeting |
February 9 |
Biology Social |
February 15 |
Masters Defense Thesis – Carina Donne, “Evaluating Bouteloua Gracilis Cultivars’ Performance After Drought; The Role of the Soil Microbiome“ |
February 21 |
Faculty Meeting |
February 28 |
GDPE Distinguished Ecologist Speaker – Dr. Naomi Pierce |
March 1 |
Biology Social |
March 5 |
Departmental Seminar – Catherine Tait, “Unveiling the Black Box of Publishing: Navigating Editorial Decisions, Peer Review, and Reader Engagement“ |
March 6 |
Integrations: A Special Seminar Series in Biology – Dr. Sushmita Chatterjee, “Border Crossings: Critical Plant Studies“ |
March 9 – 17 |
Spring Recess – No Classes |
March 18 |
Classes Resume |
March 19 |
Summer 2024 Registration Begins |
March 20 |
Faculty Meeting / GDPE Distinguished Ecologist Speaker – Dr. Jianguo Liu |
March 21 |
PhD Exit Seminar – Gus Waneka, “Life at the Extremes: Mechanisms of Mutation and Repair in Organelle Genomes“ |
March 26 |
Departmental Seminar – Dr. Maggie R. Wagner, “Adaptation to Stress in Plant-Associated and Free-Living Microbiomes“ |
April 3 |
Integrations: A Special Seminar Series in Biology – Lisa Corwin & Sandhya Krishnan, “Failing to Succeed: Exploring How Challenge and Failure in Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) Can Become a Learning Opportunity“ |
April 4 |
PhD Exit Seminar – Matt Sturchio, “Ecovoltaics and Grassland Responses to Solar Energy Co-location“ |
April 5 |
Biology Social |
April 8 |
Master’s Defense Seminar – Tyler Todd, “HopBA1: A Bacterial Protein Acting at the Intersection of Plant Defense and Development“ |
April 9 |
Departmental Seminar – David T. Hanson, “Translating Plant Water Use Efficiency Research: Repacking Your Backpack for Greater Impact“ |
April 12 |
Individual Course Withdrawal Deadline / Repeat/Repair Deadline / Submissions due for the Biology Grand Give Away |
April 17 |
Faculty Meeting / GDPE Distinguished Ecologist Speaker – Dr. Aida Cuni-Sanches |
April 22-26 |
Annual Biology Grand Give Away / Grand Give Away Catalog |
April 23 |
Departmental Seminar – Julian Catchen, “The Comparative and Population Genomics of an Icefish that Escaped Antartica“ |
April 25 |
Deadline to submit Awards & Jobs updates for the Recognition Ceremony on May 3rd |
April 26 |
Deadline to RSVP for the Biology Commencement Reception |
April 30 |
Departmental Seminar – Aaron Whiteley, “From Phage to Predatory Bacteria, How Do Bacteria Defend Against Threats?“ |
May 3 |
Classes End / Semester Withdrawal Deadline / Biology Social / Biology Annual Awards & Recognition Ceremony |
May 6 |
Final Exams |
May 10 |
Friday – The Graduate School Commencement & University Honors Recognition Ceremony / Biology Spring 2024 Commencement Reception |
May 11 |
Saturday – College of Natural Sciences Commencement |