Category: Presentations and Talks

The Department of Biological Sciences’ fall 2025 seminar series continues with a seminar from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3 in 218 Hubbard Hall with Erika Geisbrecht, Ph.D., of Kansas State University. She will give a public lecture titled, “Integration of proteomic and genetic approaches to understand muscle proteostasis.”

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.

Student Engagement & Belonging (SEB) invites everyone on campus to lunch while listening to Dr. Cornel Pewewardy discuss “A.I. and Chat GPT Effects on Indigenous Culture Values: The Good, The Bad, and The Really Ugly” from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 in 301 Rhatigan Student Center, Gridley Room. Lunch will be provided.

The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Hub (URECA) is hosting a panel on “Indigenous Approaches to Place, Structure, and Sustainability” from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 virtually, allowing campus to learn from worldviews that have long centered balance, reciprocity and respect for the land.

By bringing together local community members and out-of-state Indigenous voices, this event creates space for dialogue that bridges traditional knowledge with contemporary challenges. The panel encourages participants to rethink how they inhabit and care for the places the live, study and work — reminding them that sustainability is not just technical or economic, but also cultural and relational.

Join a public lecture by Professor Michael Dorff from Brigham Young University for the next “Math for Everyone Lecture.” The lecture, titled “How Mathematics Is Making Hollywood Movies Better?” will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 in 127 Jabara Hall. Following the talk, there will be an informal Q&A session and light refreshments for further discussion and engagement.

Join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for its next weekly colloquium event which will take place at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29 in 224 McKinley Hall. The department is honored to host Professor Yu-Shan Lin from Tufts University who will present a talk titled “Structure Prediction of Cyclic Peptides via Molecular Dynamics and Machine Learning.”

The Department of Biological Sciences’ fall 2025 seminar series continues Monday, Oct. 27. The seminar is from 4 to 5 p.m. in 218 Hubbard Hall with Anuradha Ghosh, PhD, Pittsburg State University. She will give a public lecture titled, “Implementing a One Health Approach in Microbiology Research.”

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.

Join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for its next weekly colloquium speaker at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22 in 224 McKinley Hall. The department is honored to host Professor Saswata Dasgupta from Kansas State University, who will deliver a talk titled “Advancing Quantum Chemical and Data-Driven Modeling for Accurate Condensed-Phase Simulations.”

The Department of Biological Sciences’ fall 2025 seminar series continues at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20 in 218 Hubbard Hall with Dr. George Wang, East Central University. He will give a public lecture titled, “Big vs. small: How mammals and insects can interact indirectly.“

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.

The College of Fine Arts begins its 2025-26 Connoisseur Series with an extraordinary guest: acclaimed animator and director Chris Buck.

Hosted by the School of Digital Arts, Buck will present an artist talk at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Shocker Studios lecture hall, 3803 E. Harry St., Suite 121. The event will be followed by a student Q&A Nov. 7.

With nearly five decades in filmmaking, Buck is best known for directing Disney’s “Frozen,” “Frozen II,” “Tarzan” and “Wish,” as well as Sony Pictures’ “Surf’s Up.” His work has earned him an Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Annie Award, cementing his place among the most celebrated storytellers in animation.

The event is free and open to the public. Students and community members alike are invited to explore how imagination and collaboration bring beloved animated stories to life.

Dr. Karlos Hill will guide participants through a transformative approach to history — one rooted not in division or trauma alone, but in healing, deep relational understanding and the wisdom of cooperation that has defined humanity for millions of years, at 5 p.m. Nov. 12 in 141 Woolsey Hall, Fidelity Bank Ballroom.

Using the tragic legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre as both a site of wounding and possibility, Hill illuminates “Healing History,” a revolutionary framework that merges evolutionary science, the wisdom of Ubuntu and the lived experience of Greenwood’s descendants to foster real-world dialogue, healing and justice.

Seats are limited for this interactive evening, so RSVP today.