Seminars, News & Events

Background & Philosophy

The weekly seminar series named for R. Melville Cramer (Dartmouth 1877) in honor of his interest in promoting graduate education in biology. Towards this end, graduate students, faculty, and associates are encouraged to invite creative and productive scholars from other institutions to visit the Department of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College, present an open seminar, and engage in scientific discussions. Visits are typically a couple of days with a seminar on Friday. Winter term 2026 seminars will be Fridays at 2:10 pm, unless otherwise noted.  A priority of the seminar series is to engage leading scientists from around the world to participate as outside committee members for Ph.D. students in the Department of Biological Sciences. Because interests within the department range from molecules to ecosystems, we also seek guests whose research seminar will be of interest to a diverse community of biologists.

All seminars are held in the Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center unless otherwise noted. Winter term 2026 seminar location: Room 200, Life Sciences Center.

To inquire about scheduling a Cramer Seminar speaker, please contact Prof. Eric Schaller.

Cramer Series Schedule

Please see the home page events listing for Cramer Series Scheduling or the News and Events page.

Date Time Speaker's Name Topic Host(s)
Fri. 01/09/26 2:10 PM HOLD - faculty candidate TBA
Fri. 01/16/26 2:10 PM HOLD - faculty candidate TBA
Fri. 01/23/26 2:10 PM HOLD - faculty candidate TBA
Fri. 01/30/26 2:10 PM HOLD - faculty candidate TBA
Fri. 02/06/26 2:10 PM HOLD - faculty candidate TBA
Fri. 02/13/26 2:10 PM HOLD - faculty candidate TBA
Fri. 02/20/26 2:10 PM HOLD - faculty candidate TBA
Fri. 02/27/26 2:10 PM HOLD - faculty candidate TBA
Fri. 03/06/26 2:10 PM TBA
Mon. 03/09/26 2:10 PM HOLD - EEES Recruiting TBA Kathy Cottingham
Fri. 04/03/26 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 04/10/26 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 04/17/26 2:10 PM Tentative Robert Unckless, University of Kansas TBA Emily Behrman
Fri. 04/24/26 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 05/01/26 2:10 PM Tentative Skylar Jackman, Oregon Health & Science University TBA Mike Hoppa
Fri. 05/08/26 2:10 PM Tentative Julia Schwartzman, University of Southern California TBA Jacob Holt/Carey Nadell
Fri. 05/15/26 2:10 PM Tentative HOLD - UG thesis
Fri. 05/22/26 2:10 PM Tentative HOLD - UG thesis
Fri. 09/18/26 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 09/25/26 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 10/02/26 2:10 PM Tentative HOLD - Homecoming - pending hotel TBA
Fri. 10/09/26 2:10 PM Tentative HOLD - pending hotel TBA
Fri. 10/16/26 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 10/23/26 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 10/30/26 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 11/06/26 2:10 PM Tentative TBA
Fri. 11/13/26 2:10 PM Tentative TBA

Fri. 01/09/26

2:10 PM

HOLD - faculty candidate

TBA

Fri. 01/16/26

2:10 PM

HOLD - faculty candidate

TBA

Fri. 01/23/26

2:10 PM

HOLD - faculty candidate

TBA

Fri. 01/30/26

2:10 PM

HOLD - faculty candidate

TBA

Fri. 02/06/26

2:10 PM

HOLD - faculty candidate

TBA

Fri. 02/13/26

2:10 PM

HOLD - faculty candidate

TBA

Fri. 02/20/26

2:10 PM

HOLD - faculty candidate

TBA

Fri. 02/27/26

2:10 PM

HOLD - faculty candidate

TBA

Fri. 03/06/26

2:10 PM

TBA

Mon. 03/09/26

2:10 PM

HOLD - EEES Recruiting

TBA

Kathy Cottingham

Fri. 04/03/26

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 04/10/26

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 04/17/26

2:10 PM Tentative

Robert Unckless, University of Kansas

TBA

Emily Behrman

Fri. 04/24/26

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 05/01/26

2:10 PM Tentative

Skylar Jackman, Oregon Health & Science University

TBA

Mike Hoppa

Fri. 05/08/26

2:10 PM Tentative

Julia Schwartzman, University of Southern California

TBA

Jacob Holt/Carey Nadell

Fri. 05/15/26

2:10 PM Tentative

HOLD - UG thesis

Fri. 05/22/26

2:10 PM Tentative

HOLD - UG thesis

Fri. 09/18/26

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 09/25/26

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 10/02/26

2:10 PM Tentative

HOLD - Homecoming - pending hotel

TBA

Fri. 10/09/26

2:10 PM Tentative

HOLD - pending hotel

TBA

Fri. 10/16/26

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 10/23/26

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 10/30/26

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 11/06/26

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

Fri. 11/13/26

2:10 PM Tentative

TBA

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