Please visit our main calendar to find appropriate events across the sciences. If you have an event to share with the CIS, please contact Anika (adane@wesleyan.edu).

This Week's Seminars: 

Biology and MB&B Seminar Series, Wednesday, April 22, 12:10pm-1:10pm, Exley 58

Join us Wednesday 4/22/26 at 12:15pm in Exley 058 for speaker Prof. Joyce Powzyk, a Professor of the Practice in Biology at Wesleyan University, as she presents a seminar prior to her retirement. Prof. Powzyk’s talk is titled “Quiet Battles, How Male Lemurs Eliminate Their Rivals: The role of scent marking in two female dominated species, Propithecus diadema and Indri indri.”
Host: Gloster Aaron

Physics Colloquium, Thursday April 23, 11:50am, Exley 58

Everyone is welcome to hear Dr. Stewart’s rant, talk starts at noon; snacks at 11:50 on Thursday, April 23, Exley 058.

Astronomy Colloquium, Thursday April 23, 4:30pm, Van Vleck Observatory
Dr. Nicholas Saunders, Yale University

NSM Faculty Luncheon, Friday, April 17, 11:50am-1:00pm, Woodhead Lounge

Sarah Wellons, Astronomy, CIS

The Messy Growth of Galaxies and Supermassive Black Holes in the Early Universe.

Pizza and drinks will be available starting at 11:50am, talk at noon.

This Week's Workshops: 

IDEAS Lab
TBD

This Week's Events: 

Wesleyan Science Journal (WesSciJo), Wednesday, 12:30-1:00, Frank 108

The Wesleyan Science Journal (WesSciJo) will be hosting its first ever meeting this Wednesday from 12:30-1:00 in Frank 108. WesSciJo is a student-run publication focused on highlighting the scientific news and research of the Wesleyan community. Join us for a pizza lunch, and a chance to learn more about the journal and ways to get involved. We hope to see you there!

Space Night, Wednesday April 22, 8:00pm, Van Vleck Observatory

Learn about what’s up in the night sky at Space Nights, beginning with a half-hour interactive presentation by department students and/or faculty on space news or recent astronomy discoveries, followed by observing through telescopes when it’s clear. Events are aimed at high school level and above, but all visitors are welcome. Registration is not required. Events take place during the academic year on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Spring 2026 Schedule: February 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th; March 3rd (Tuesday) & 25th; April 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th.

 

 

  • Additional Seminars of Interest

    NSM Departmental Seminar Series

  • Workshops
    IDEAS Lab Workshops, Spring 2026
    Thursday, February 19th, 11:40-12:50pm: NEW MACHINE: Omtech Laser Cert:  [signup link]
    Friday, February 20th, 12-2pm: Inkscape & Epilog Laser Cert:  [signup link]
    Friday, February 20th, 2-4pm: OnShape & Bambu 3D Printing Cert:  [signup link]
    Tuesday, February 24th, 11:40-12:50pm: Small Woodworking:  [signup link]
    Thursday, February 26th, 11:40-12:50pm: Inkscape & Epilog Laser Cert:  [signup link]
    Thursday, February 27th, 12-2pm: OnShape & Bambu 3D Printing Cert:  [signup link]
    Thursday, February 27th, 2-4pm: NEW MACHINE: Omtech Laser Cert:  [signup link]

    Tuesday, March 3rd, 11:40-12:50pm: OnShape Fundamentals  [signup link]
    Thursday, March 5th, 11:40-12:50pm: Inkscape Fundamentals [signup link]

    For more information contact IDEAS Makerspace Coordinator, Ben Parker at bdparker@wesleyan.edu.

    Scientific Visualization

    These tutorials will focus on chemistry/biology visualization in Blender, a 3D graphics program.
    Dates: March 4, March 27, and April 1
    Time: 5:00-6:30pm
    Location: Digital Design Commons 100
    Presenter: Hamza H.
  • Other Events

    Please visit our main calendar to find appropriate events across the sciences. If you have an event to share with the CIS, please contact Anika (adane@wesleyan.edu).

     

    DATA FOR GOOD ALUMNI SPEAKERS' SERIES

    Part of QAC420 Student Forum
    Lunch is served for all events - please RSVP here. 

    Please join us in a series of talks by Wesleyan alumni working at various intersections between data and social good! This series is part of Data for Good, a student forum that encourages participants to discuss and develop projects demonstrating how technology and data can be used toward real social and ecological impact. 

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    NEW YORK CITY OPEN DATA WEEK TREK

    Part of QAC420 Student Forum

    Sunday, March 22, 7.30AM - 7.00PM

     

    Interested in learning about how complex public datasets can be translated into accessible visual and narrative forms for broad public audiences, highlighting questions of accessibility, ethics, and interpretation? 

    Apply for this one-day excursion to New York City on Sunday Mar 22nd for students participating in the Data for Good forum and other interested Wesleyan students to attend an exhibition during New York Open Data Week, hosted by Data Through Design. Please find more information in the attached link. 

    REGISTRATION VIA THE FOLLOWING HANDSHAKE LINK: https://wesleyan.joinhandshake.com/stu/events/1917468 

    THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS Monday March 2nd.

    Applicants will be notified by Thursday March 4th, and will need to return a confirmation form by Friday, March 6th, to hold their spots on the trek.