Student Calendar, College of Integrative Sciences

Student Calendar: Events in Science

Below is a calendar of events for Spring 2025, updated regularly. This listing is appropriate for students; for a listing appropriate to faculty, staff, and post-docs please click this link.
When and Where	Event
January 29, 12:10pm-1:10pm Shanklin 107	Biology and MB&B Seminar Series Dr. Margarida Barroso, Albany Medical College Multiscale imaging of receptor transport and inter-organelle contacts in breast cancer and metastasis Host: Padilla-Benavides
January 30, 11:50am-1:10pm Exley 058	Physics Department Colloquium Betül Pamuk, Williams College "Controlling Superconductivity via Strain and Doping"
January 31, 3:30pm-4:30pm Exley 058	Chemistry Department Colloquium Dr. Bakar Hassan, National Cancer Institute "Designing Next Generation Rpn13-Targeting Small Molecules with Nanomolar Efficacy" Host: Taylor
February 5, 12:10pm-1:10pm Shanklin 107	Biology and MB&B Seminar Series Dr. Clarissa Cavarsan Muller, Wesleyan University Neuroinflammation over developing versus adult nervous system Host: Treloar
February 5, 8:00pm-9:00pm Van Vleck Observatory	Space Night Join us to learn about what's up in the night sky. Each Space Night Starts with a half-hour interactive presentation by a member of our department (atronomy majorsm graduate students, or faculty) on a topic of space news or recent discoveries in astronomy, followed by observing through the telescopes when it's clear. Aimed at high school level and above, but all visitors are welcome. Space Night is rain or shine, but the weather may impact if the telescopes are open.
February 7, 3:30pm-4:30pm Exley 058	Chemistry Department Colloquium Prof. Tomoyasu Mani, University of Connecticut Host: Chen
February 10, 4:30pm Woodhead Lounge	Fabricating Fabrics: Design and Computation Panel Discussion Fiber artist and designer Victoria Manganiello and 3D machine knitting researcher Megan Hofmann join Yu Nong Khew and Sonia Roberts in a discussion on knitting as a modern computational manufacturing and design method.
February 11, 4:30pm Woodhead Lounge	Fabricating Fabrics: Design and Computation Lecture Computer scientist and 3D machine knitting researcher Megan Hofmann gives a talk on her current research.
February 12, 12:10pm-1:10pm Shanklin 107	Biology and MB&B Seminar Series Dr. Amanda Larracuente, University of Rochester Host: MacQueen
February 12, 8:00pm-9:00pm Van Vleck Observatory	Space Night Join us to learn about what's up in the night sky. Each Space Night Starts with a half-hour interactive presentation by a member of our department (atronomy majorsm graduate students, or faculty) on a topic of space news or recent discoveries in astronomy, followed by observing through the telescopes when it's clear. Aimed at high school level and above, but all visitors are welcome. Space Night is rain or shine, but the weather may impact if the telescopes are open.
February 13, 11:50am-1:10pm Exley 058	Physics Department Colloquium Arshad Kudrolli, Clark University Active Matter Transport in Heterogeneous Mediums
February 17, 12:30pm-2:30pm Exley lobby	International Students in STEAM Information Station Calling all international students and faculty in science, technology, engineering, art, and math! Come to our information station to share your advice for students in STEAM in your own language. We will also be on hand to take suggestions for an affinity group we hope to launch later this semester. We want to hear from YOU! Part of Power of Language Week
February 18, 4:30pm Reading Room, South Gallery, Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery	Lecture by Miho Mazereeuw A talk by architect and landscape architect Miho Mazereeuw ’96, Associate Professor of Architecture and Urbanism and Director of the Urban Risk Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Presented by Wesleyan’s College of Design and Engineering Studies (CoDES). Co-sponsored by the College of East Asian Studies, Department of Art & Art History.
February 19, 12:10pm-1:10pm Shanklin 107	Biology and MB&B Seminar Series Dr. Aaron Griffing, Princeton University Host: Tezak
February 19, 4:30pm-5:30pm Van Vleck Observatory 110	Astronomy Colloquium Aleksandra Kuznetsova “Cosmic Cohorts: Insights into the shared environments of protostars and their planets”
February 19, 4:30pm-5:30pm Exley 137	Wednesdays with WesWIS Join us for open discussions on topics like: wellness during midterns, imposter syndrome, finding community in STEM, and anything else on your mind! Snacks provided
February 19, 8:00pm-9:00pm Van Vleck Observatory	Space Night Join us to learn about what's up in the night sky. Each Space Night Starts with a half-hour interactive presentation by a member of our department (atronomy majorsm graduate students, or faculty) on a topic of space news or recent discoveries in astronomy, followed by observing through the telescopes when it's clear. Aimed at high school level and above, but all visitors are welcome. Space Night is rain or shine, but the weather may impact if the telescopes are open.
February 20, 11:50am-1:10pm Exley 058	Physics Department Colloquium Ali Gokirmak, University of Connecticut Phase Change Memory & Electronic and Thermoelectric Transport at Small Scales
February 20, 4:30 pm Exley 405	E&ES Seminar Caught in the current: Climate change, offshore wind, and fish Dr Meghna Marjadi discusses the impacts of climate change, offshore wind and effects on the local ecology!
February 21, 3:30pm-4:30pm Exley 058	Chemistry Department Colloquium Prof. Jonathan Ashby, Trinity College Host: Gonzalez-Pech
February 21, 4:00pm Exley 201	Optica Student Chapter at Wesleyan Informational Meeting Why Attend? Help shape the future of this chapter! Learn how Optica can support your academic and career goals. Appoint tentative officers – leadership roles are open! No prior optics experience is needed – all majors and levels of curiosity are welcome! Can’t make it but interested? Join our GroupMe group: https://groupme.com/join_group/106105984/EbOuQCCq
February 22, 9:00am-12:30pm Usdan	Community Campus Day: Heritage – for 6th-12th graders! Community Campus Day (CCD) invites local 6th-12th graders to Wesleyan’s campus to engage in free, hands-on workshops led by Wesleyan staff and community partners. The theme of this CCD is heritage and will feature West African Dance, Gamelan (Indonesian Music/Percussion), Creative Writing, Leather-Tooling, and Earth’s Minerals (Earth and Environmental Science) workshops. Each student will have the opportunity to attend two workshops. No previous experience is required. Breakfast and snacks will be provided. Middle and high schoolers can RSVP here! Wesleyan students interested in volunteering at this event can sign up here.
February 24 12:15 – 1:15pm Olson Commons, Gordon Career Center	CoDES Alumni Spotlight with Rami Hamati ‘19,Lead Mechanical Design Engineer, SPACEX Join us for an informal lunchtime conversation via zoom with Wesleyan graduate. Physics Major who studied engineering through the Dual Degree 3-2 Engineering program with Wesleyan and Columbia Universities. TA to Prof. Greg Voth assisting with his research in Soft Condensed Matter and Fluid Dynamics.
February 26, 12:10pm-1:10pm Shanklin 107	Biology and MB&B Seminar Series Dr. Peter Tsvetkov, Broad Institute Host: Padilla-Benavides
February 26, 4:30pm-5:30pm Exley 137	Wednesdays with WesWIS Join us for open discussions on topics like: wellness during midterns, imposter syndrome, finding community in STEM, and anything else on your mind! Snacks provided
February 26, 8:00pm-9:00pm Van Vleck Observatory	Space Night Join us to learn about what's up in the night sky. Each Space Night Starts with a half-hour interactive presentation by a member of our department (atronomy majorsm graduate students, or faculty) on a topic of space news or recent discoveries in astronomy, followed by observing through the telescopes when it's clear. Aimed at high school level and above, but all visitors are welcome. Space Night is rain or shine, but the weather may impact if the telescopes are open.
February 28, 12-1:30 pm Exley 5th Floor	Official Opening of CoDES Exley 5^th Floor (Student lounge and Textiles Hub)
February 28, 1:30 pm-3:30pm Gordon Career Center	Research-a-palooza 2025! A resource fair for all research opportunities at Wesleyan, including CIS, COE, QAC, McNair, and GISOS.
March 1, 2:00pm-4:00pm Exley Science Center	Archaeology & Collections Public Open House We have several materials for visitors to explore this year including local archaeological artifacts from Middletown, "hands on history" tables with the Institute for American Indian Studies and the Friends of the Office of State Archaeology, flintknapping demonstrations, tours of the Joe Webb Peoples Museum, and a pre-event panel (starting at 1pm) about local Wangunk history hosted by the Middlesex County Historical Society. Check out our current list of programs at the link above. This event is free and open to the public.
March 5, 4:30pm-5:30pm Exley 137	Wednesdays with WesWIS Join us for open discussions on topics like: wellness during midterns, imposter syndrome, finding community in STEM, and anything else on your mind! Snacks provided
March 5, 8:00pm-9:00pm Van Vleck Observatory	Space Night Join us to learn about what's up in the night sky. Each Space Night Starts with a half-hour interactive presentation by a member of our department (atronomy majorsm graduate students, or faculty) on a topic of space news or recent discoveries in astronomy, followed by observing through the telescopes when it's clear. Aimed at high school level and above, but all visitors are welcome. Space Night is rain or shine, but the weather may impact if the telescopes are open.
March 6, 11:50pm-1:10pm Exley 058	Physics Department Colloquium Abhishek Gupta, Brown University Non-Hermitian Metamaterials for Enhance Actuation and Vibration Isolation
March 26, 12:10pm-1:10pm Shanklin 107	Biology and MB&B Seminar Series Dr. Xiaofang Jiang, National Institutes of Health Host: Olson
March 26, 4:30pm-5:30pm Exley 137	Wednesdays with WesWIS Join us for open discussions on topics like: wellness during midterns, imposter syndrome, finding community in STEM, and anything else on your mind! Snacks provided
March 26, 8:00pm-9:00pm Van Vleck Observatory	Space Night Join us to learn about what's up in the night sky. Each Space Night Starts with a half-hour interactive presentation by a member of our department (atronomy majorsm graduate students, or faculty) on a topic of space news or recent discoveries in astronomy, followed by observing through the telescopes when it's clear. Aimed at high school level and above, but all visitors are welcome. Space Night is rain or shine, but the weather may impact if the telescopes are open.
March 27 12-1pm Boger 113	CoDES Faculty Spotlight Prof. Elizabeth Chang-Davidson, Assistant Professor of Design and Engineering Pizza lunch is provided
April 2, 12:10pm-1:10pm Shanklin 107	Biology and MB&B Seminar Series Dr. Dr. Kelsey Fisher, CT Dept. of Entomology - CAES Host: Cohan
April 2, 4:30pm-5:30pm Van Vleck Observatory 110	Astronomy Colloquium Brittany Miles "Brown Dwarfs and Planetary Atmospheres in the Mid-Infrared"
April 2, 4:30pm-5:30pm Exley 137	Wednesdays with WesWIS Join us for open discussions on topics like: wellness during midterns, imposter syndrome, finding community in STEM, and anything else on your mind! Snacks provided
April 2, 8:00pm-9:00pm Van Vleck Observatory	Space Night Join us to learn about what's up in the night sky. Each Space Night Starts with a half-hour interactive presentation by a member of our department (atronomy majorsm graduate students, or faculty) on a topic of space news or recent discoveries in astronomy, followed by observing through the telescopes when it's clear. Aimed at high school level and above, but all visitors are welcome. Space Night is rain or shine, but the weather may impact if the telescopes are open.
April 3 12-1pm Woodhead Lounge	CoDES Faculty Spotlight Prof. Christopher Weaver, Distinguished Professor of Computational Media Pizza lunch is provided
April 4, 3:30pm-4:30pm Exley 058	Chemistry Department Colloquium Prof. Aurelia Ball, Skidmore College Host: Smith
April 9, 12:10pm-1:10pm Shanklin 107	Biology and MB&B Seminar Series Dr. Xiaolan Zhao, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Manage the genome beyond double stranded DNA Host: Holmes
April 9, 4:30pm-5:30pm Exley 137	Wednesdays with WesWIS Join us for open discussions on topics like: wellness during midterns, imposter syndrome, finding community in STEM, and anything else on your mind! Snacks provided
April 9, 8:00pm-9:00pm Van Vleck Observatory	Space Night Join us to learn about what's up in the night sky. Each Space Night Starts with a half-hour interactive presentation by a member of our department (atronomy majorsm graduate students, or faculty) on a topic of space news or recent discoveries in astronomy, followed by observing through the telescopes when it's clear. Aimed at high school level and above, but all visitors are welcome. Space Night is rain or shine, but the weather may impact if the telescopes are open.
April 10, 11:50pm-1:10pm Exley 058	Physics Department Colloquium Gabriel Popkin, Journalist
April 10, 4:30pm-5:30pm Van Vleck Observatory 110	Astronomy Colloquium Farisa Morales
April 11, 3:30pm-4:30pm Exley 058	Chemistry Department Colloquium Prof. Benjamin Miller, University of Rochester Medical Center Host: Calter
April 16, 12:10pm-1:10pm Shanklin 107	Biology and MB&B Seminar Series Dr. Nader Nikbakht, MIT Host: Aaron
April 16, 4:30pm-5:30pm Exley 137	Wednesdays with WesWIS Join us for open discussions on topics like: wellness during midterns, imposter syndrome, finding community in STEM, and anything else on your mind! Snacks provided
April 16, 8:00pm-9:00pm Van Vleck Observatory	Space Night Join us to learn about what's up in the night sky. Each Space Night Starts with a half-hour interactive presentation by a member of our department (atronomy majorsm graduate students, or faculty) on a topic of space news or recent discoveries in astronomy, followed by observing through the telescopes when it's clear. Aimed at high school level and above, but all visitors are welcome. Space Night is rain or shine, but the weather may impact if the telescopes are open.
April 23, 12:10pm-1:10pm Shanklin 107	Biology and MB&B Seminar Series Dr. Gabriele Meloni, University of Texas at Dallas Host: Padilla-Benavides
April 23, 4:30pm-5:30pm Van Vleck Observatory 110	Astronomy Colloquium Shepherd Doeleman "Observing black holes on horizon scales: from still images to black hole cinema"
April 23, 4:30pm-5:30pm Exley 137	Wednesdays with WesWIS Join us for open discussions on topics like: wellness during midterns, imposter syndrome, finding community in STEM, and anything else on your mind! Snacks provided
April 23, 8:00pm-9:00pm Van Vleck Observatory	Space Night Join us to learn about what's up in the night sky. Each Space Night Starts with a half-hour interactive presentation by a member of our department (atronomy majorsm graduate students, or faculty) on a topic of space news or recent discoveries in astronomy, followed by observing through the telescopes when it's clear. Aimed at high school level and above, but all visitors are welcome. Space Night is rain or shine, but the weather may impact if the telescopes are open.
April 24, 11:50pm-1:10pm Exley 058	Physics Department Colloquium Brian Stewert, Wesleyan University Earth Day Rant
April 25, 3:30pm-4:30pm Exley 058	Chemistry Department Colloquium Prof. Benjamin McDonald, Brown University Host: Elling
April 28, 12:10pm-1:10pm Shanklin 107	Biology and MB&B Seminar Series Dr. Joel Wetheim, UC San Diego Host: Cohan
April 30, 4:30pm-5:30pm Van Vleck Observatory 110	Astronomy Colloquium Alice Booth "The Chemistry of Planet Formation"
April 30, 4:30pm-5:30pm Exley 137	Wednesdays with WesWIS Join us for open discussions on topics like: wellness during midterns, imposter syndrome, finding community in STEM, and anything else on your mind! Snacks provided
April 30, 8:00pm-9:00pm Van Vleck Observatory	Space Night Join us to learn about what's up in the night sky. Each Space Night Starts with a half-hour interactive presentation by a member of our department (atronomy majorsm graduate students, or faculty) on a topic of space news or recent discoveries in astronomy, followed by observing through the telescopes when it's clear. Aimed at high school level and above, but all visitors are welcome. Space Night is rain or shine, but the weather may impact if the telescopes are open.