EEB 50th Anniversary Symposium and Celebration

March 29 through April 1 in Tucson, AZ

When

All Day, March 29 – April 1, 2026

In 1975, the University of Arizona established one of the first Departments of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in the world. For fifty years, EEB has worked to understand life’s diversity from genomes to ecosystems and to integrate across levels of biological organization, with impacts ranging from basic theory to conservation and human health.

To mark this milestone, we will hold the EEB 50th Anniversary Celebration and Symposium on Monday, March 30, 2026, in Tucson. The symposium will celebrate our history, reflect on major advances and missed opportunities in ecology and evolution, and look ahead to the next era of integrative biological science.

Celebratory EEB 50th events during March 29th-April 1st will include:

• A series of lectures by renowned visitors

• Round-table discussions of key issues facing our fields

• Poster presentations by our students and faculty

• A public lecture on the powers of awe, wonder, and storytelling in science

We are pleased to share the speaker lineup for the symposium on Monday, March 30th, which reflects the breadth and intellectual reach of EEB:

Sean Carroll - University of Maryland, Public Keynote Address Talk
Dan Bolnick - University of Connecticut
Marlene Zuk - University of Minnesota
Michael Donoghue - Yale University (former EEB faculty)
Brian McGill - University of Maine (EEB graduate)
Su s an Harrison - UC Davis
Suzanne Alonzo - UC Santa Cruz
Michael Nachman - UC Berkeley (former EEB faculty)

Planned events include keynote lectures, a panel discussion with invited speakers, round-table discussions, student poster presentations, and a public lecture. Activities are planned from March 29 through April 1. Please view this page for updates to the schedule of events.