Klingler College of Arts and Sciences

RNA Modifications and Ribosome Targeting: Training Students for Multiple Career Paths
Dr. Christine Chow, professor of chemistry at Wayne State University, will present, “RNA Modifications and Ribosome Targeting: Training Students for Multiple Career Paths,” for the Department of Chemistry colloquium on Friday, May 9, at 4 p.m. in Todd Wehr Chemistry 121. See details for the Chemistry Department colloquia here.

Chemistry Colloquium with Kami Hull
Dr. Kami Hull, associate professor of chemistry at University of Texas, Austin, will present the Department of Chemistry colloquium on Friday, May 2, at 4 p.m. in Todd Wehr Chemistry 121. See details for the Chemistry Department colloquia here.

It’s All About Communication: How Bacteria Coordinate Their Life Cycles
Dr. Paola Mera, associate professor of microbiology at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will present, “It’s All About Communication: How Bacteria Coordinate Their Life Cycles,” for the biological sciences seminar on Friday, May 2, at 3 p.m. in Wehr Life Sciences 111. The Biological Sciences Department’s Friday Seminar Series is supported by the Scholl Endowment. Eminent scientists are…

2025 Haberman Lecture: Reimagining chemistry education: Insights from research to practice
The Department of Chemistry’s 2025 Habermann Lecture will be given by Dr. Vicente Talanquer on Friday, April 25, at 4 p.m. in Todd Wehr Chemistry 121. Talanquer will discuss “Reimagining chemistry education: Insights from research to practice.” The Habermann Lecture Series serves to perpetuate the memory of Eugene Habermann and to recognize his generosity and support of…

Spanish honor society initiation
The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures will host the Sigma Delta Pi initiation of Gamma Gamma Chapter, Marquette’s Spanish honor society, on Monday, April 28, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the AMU Lunda Room. Marilyn Jones, director of the Lemonis Center for Student Success, will serve as a guest speaker as new…

Interpretable Large-Scale Testing of Composite Null Hypotheses for Translational Genetics Studies
Dr. Ryan Sun, assistant professor of biostatistics at University of Texas’ MD Anderson Cancer Center, will present the Mathematical and Statistical Sciences colloquium on Friday, April 11, at 1 p.m. in Cudahy Hall 401. Sun’s talk, “Interpretable Large-Scale Testing of Composite Null Hypotheses for Translational Genetics Studies,” introduces a new statistical method to help genetic…

Understanding plant invasions using a traits-based framework
Dr. Gabby Nunez-Mir, assistant professor of biological sciences at University of Illinois Chicago, will present, “Understanding plant invasions using a traits-based framework,” on Friday, April 11, at 3 p.m. in Wehr Life Sciences 111. The Biological Sciences Department’s Friday Seminar Series is supported by the Scholl Endowment. Eminent scientists are invited to the department to deliver seminars, and…

A holistic approach to characterizing heme binding and dimerization mechanisms of progesterone
Dr. Katlyn Meier, assistant professor of chemistry at University of Miami, will present, “A holistic approach to characterizing heme binding and dimerization mechanisms of progesterone,” for the Department of Chemistry colloquium on Friday, April 11, at 4 p.m. in Todd Wehr Chemistry 121. See details for the Chemistry Department colloquia here.

Networked Poetics: The digital turn in South African Poetry
The Africana Studies program and the Department of English will present “Networked Poetics: The digital turn in South African poetry,” on Friday, April 11, at 4 p.m. in the Raynor Memorial Libraries Beaumier Suites. Dr. Susanna L. Sacks is an assistant professor of English at Howard University, where she teaches courses in comparative literature,…

Golden Eras of Medieval China: Tang vs. Song
The Marquette University Chinese Program will host “Golden Eras of Medieval China: Tang vs. Song,” presented by Dr. Daniel Meissner on Wednesday, April 9, at 11 a.m. in Lalumiere Hall 296. Meissner is a retired historian of Modern China at Marquette, specializing in late Qing history and culture and Sino-American diplomatic relations. At Marquette and…