  {"id":1100,"date":"2021-12-01T20:28:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T20:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/evolution\/?page_id=1100"},"modified":"2025-07-27T20:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T20:46:09","slug":"upcoming-seminars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/evolution\/upcoming-seminars\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminar Series 2025-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are really excited for our upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/vanderbilt.alumniq.com\/giving\/to\/GrandChallengeEvolutionaryStudies?appealcode=CFW01\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1172 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/12\/20023630\/DONATE-TODAY-2-300x300.png\" alt=\"Donation button with gold background - support our seminar series\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/12\/20023630\/DONATE-TODAY-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/12\/20023630\/DONATE-TODAY-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/12\/20023630\/DONATE-TODAY-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/12\/20023630\/DONATE-TODAY-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2021\/12\/20023630\/DONATE-TODAY-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/a> seminars. Below is a table of speakers with external links. Recordings will be made available when possible. To join our mailing list for speaker updates and other evolutionary studies content go to <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/K5ctSBS8v5t2xCsFA\">this page<\/a> and follow the instructions for joining. The table is upcoming or recent talks. Note: the list below is subject to change and may not be final.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-8\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-8\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Speaker<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Institution<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Date <\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Topic<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Place and Time<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">John Gibbons<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Massachusetts, Amherst<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2025 12\/11<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">ESI Retreat<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Fat Bottom Brewery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jennifer Wisecaver<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Washington State University<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2025 12\/11<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">ESI Retreat<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Fat Bottom Brewery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Natasha Vitek<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Stony Brook University<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2025 12\/11<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">ESI Retreat<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Fat Bottom Brewery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Michael Lynch<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Arizona State University<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2026 February<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Darwin Day<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">TBA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tyrone B Hayes<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of California, Berkeley<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2026 03\/18<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">J.T. 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