Events & Seminars

The Department of Horticultural Science hosts regular events throughout the year, including our longstanding Wednesday Seminar in Horticultural Science series (information to the right) and HortSci Grows, an annual departmental celebration and showcase occurring each spring.

 
 

Wednesday Seminar "Lightning Talks"
TBD
January 23, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Horticultural Science Coffee Hour - Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Hosted by the Diversity and Inclusion Committee
January 25, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Wednesday Seminar "Wild Rice"
Jenny Kimball, University of Minnesota
January 30, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Wednesday Seminar "Frito Lay"
February 6, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Wednesday Seminar "Post-Doc Highlights"
TBD
February 13, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Horticultural Science Coffee Hour - Administrative Staff & UMN Organics Recycling Program
February 15, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Wednesday Seminar "STEM Education and Food Security in the Global South"
Bhaskar Upadhyay, University of Minnesota
February 20, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Wednesday Seminar "Research Update"
Julie Grossman, University of Minnesota
February 27, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Wednesday Seminar "Food Production and Food Safety: Meet 4 New Extension/Horticulture Educators and Coordinators"
TBD
March 6, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Horticultural Science Coffee Hour - Finance Team
Hosted by the Finance Team
March 8, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Wednesday Seminar "WEC Seminar & Workshop"
TBD
March 13, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Wednesday Seminar "Breeding and genetics of dwarf tomato varieties for short-season locations"
Changbin Chen, University of Minnesota
March 27, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
International Perspectives on Global Hunger
March 28, 2019, March 29, 2019
http://plantsciencesymposium.umn.edu/registration
International Perspectives on Global Hunger
March 28, 2019, March 29, 2019
http://plantsciencesymposium.umn.edu/registration
Wednesday Seminar "Organic production of small fruit through controlled environment agriculture"
Mary Rogers, University of Minnesota
April 3, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Kermit Olson Memorial Lecture "The Amazing World of Seeds"
Phil Allen, Bringhham Young University
April 10, 2019
TBD
Wednesday Seminar "Goldstein Museum of Design"
Jean McElvain, University of Minnesota
April 17, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Wednesday Seminar "Improving low-input turfgrass for cold climates"
Eric Watkins, University of Minnesota
April 24, 2019
310 Alderman Hall
Wednesday Seminar "Woody Plant Breeding and Genetics"
Stan Hokanson, University of Minnesota
May 1, 2019
310 Alderman Hall

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Wednesday Seminar in Horticultural Science

We host weekly seminars throughout the academic year featuring professors, researchers, and other professionals doing interesting work in the field of horticultural science. Seminars are held Wednesdays at 3:30pm in 310 Alderman Hall (St. Paul campus) unless noted otherwise. All are invited to attend at no cost, no RSVP required, and we even provide light snacks and refreshments.

We encourage you to browse the seminar schedule when it comes out at the beginning of each semester.

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Sign up for the Events in Horticultural Science newsletter to get our full schedule of Wednesday seminars and other public-friendly events, sent at the beginning of fall and spring semester.