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There is one other homecoming weekend event that alumni may be interested in.Our alumnus Rachel Ball is helping organize...
10/16/2026

There is one other homecoming weekend event that alumni may be interested in.

Our alumnus Rachel Ball is helping organize a FUN-draiser for the Community Care Clinic of Franklin on Oct 24th at 10am. It's the Holler Haunt 5K Trick or Treat FUN Run/Walk at the Tennessee River Greenway in Franklin. The event is family friendly with trick-or-treat aid stations. Busy that day? You can also donate directly at fundraiser
https://lnkd.in/eMB3PY8h

Are you returning to Cullowhee for WCU Homecoming? The WCU Department of Biology welcomes our alumni, past faculty, and ...
10/16/2026

Are you returning to Cullowhee for WCU Homecoming? The WCU Department of Biology welcomes our alumni, past faculty, and friends to come celebrate and connect with current students at the Biology Homecoming Celebration on Friday, October 23rd.

We invite the whole Biology family (students, faculty and staff, past and present) and their guests to join us from 3:30 - 5pm for a Homecoming Celebration on the Apodaca Terrace (5th floor). Come re-connect with classmates, faculty, and new friends with some snacks and a great view before heading to the Homecoming parade.

Please register at this link so we can have an accurate headcount and a nametag for you upon arrival: https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=9ecfddf7-c380-4ed7-a15d-1eafd75459cc&envId=p-1-ls-E9vKE6W45X0MU6x3Q&zone=usa

We look forward to seeing you in Cullowhee!

We hope you can join our seminar on Friday before we take a week off! Looks to be a very interesting talk by Dr. Jeremy ...
10/07/2026

We hope you can join our seminar on Friday before we take a week off! Looks to be a very interesting talk by Dr. Jeremy Morris from Wofford College, who will be speaking about evolutionary processes in mammals.

Construction on the quad between Apodaca, Hunter Library, and Stillwell is really ramping up! The forms for the walking ...
10/01/2026

Construction on the quad between Apodaca, Hunter Library, and Stillwell is really ramping up! The forms for the walking paths are going in and the big pieces of the permanent stairs near the library have been placed. We can't wait to have the area open for use!

Join us Friday for a talk by Dr. Angela Dautartas of WCU's Forensic Anthropology program. This looks to be a fascinating...
09/28/2026

Join us Friday for a talk by Dr. Angela Dautartas of WCU's Forensic Anthropology program. This looks to be a fascinating seminar and we hope to see you there at 12:20!

Looks like another great microbiology talk lined up for this week's Paul Burton seminar! Dr. Melina Grosser from UNC-Ash...
09/23/2026

Looks like another great microbiology talk lined up for this week's Paul Burton seminar! Dr. Melina Grosser from UNC-Asheville will be here to talk about her research on how an important species of bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, deals with stress. We hope to see you on Friday for her talk!

Hope you can make tomorrow's Paul Burton seminar. Looks like a timely and very interesting topic!
09/17/2026

Hope you can make tomorrow's Paul Burton seminar. Looks like a timely and very interesting topic!

This week's Paul Burton seminar is by Dr. Alex Hopke of East Tennessee State University who will be speaking about the i...
09/09/2026

This week's Paul Burton seminar is by Dr. Alex Hopke of East Tennessee State University who will be speaking about the immune response to fungal infection. We hope to see you there on Friday at 12:20!

We're excited for week two of the Paul Burton seminar series. We hope that you can join us as we welcome Dr. Matthew Kos...
09/01/2026

We're excited for week two of the Paul Burton seminar series. We hope that you can join us as we welcome Dr. Matthew Koski from Clemson to WCU to speak about a fascinating study involving plant evolution!

Join us as we kick off the new semester with our first speaker in the Paul Burton Seminar Series! Dr. Ryan Stephens from...
08/24/2026

Join us as we kick off the new semester with our first speaker in the Paul Burton Seminar Series! Dr. Ryan Stephens from ETSU will be talking about truffles from multiple perspectives, at 12:20 in AP 201. We hope to see you there!

Also, here is the tentative lineup of speakers for Fall 2026:

August 28 – Ryan Stephens, PhD, East Tenn State University, Truffle dispersal: from volatiles to carnivores

September 4 – Matthew Koski, PhD, Clemson University; Evolution of flowering plants

September 11- Alex Hopke, PhD; East Tennessee State University; Fungal infections and immunology

September 18 – Luis Lowe, MS, MPH; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

September 25 – Melinda Grosser, PhD; UNC Asheville, Microbiology

October 2 – Angela Duartus, WCU, Forensic Anthropology

October 9 – Jeremy Morris, Wofford University, Sexual selection in mammals

October 23 – Dave Gammon; Elon University; Mimicry in birds

October 30 – Andy Bellemer; App State; Neuroscience

November 6 – Sarah Stellwagen; UNC-Charlotte; Evolution of spider webs

November 13 – Sabrina Chin; UT Knoxville; Plant root molecular biology

November 20 & December 4 – Graduate Student Presentations

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