Ants are some of the most diverse insects on the planet! They can do incredible things like lift dozens more than their own body weight and take down massive prey. Come join to learn more about what it means to be an ant and the captivating diversity that is ants!

Pollinators have been declining over the last few decades and we can take action to help save them. One of the best ways is to create a pollinator garden. This is an incredibly easy thing to make in your own yard or in your community. Come join to learn about this unique garden, pollinators, plant-insect interactions and how to make this garden yourself!

The Earth has a long and complicated time scale in its 4.5 billion year history. What makes Earth unique is the life it harbors. We will walk through life on Earth from the origins through the Permian extinction. This is tailored to any who are interested in science, natural history or from any background and want to learn.

Following History of the Earth part 1, we will walk through the history of life on Earth from the Permian extinction to the present looking at a variety of fossils in person! These include things like a mastadon and megalodon tooth. This is welcome to all students who are simply interested in the topic!

Ants are all around us constantly, yet they go unnoticed most of the time! But what do these small animals get up to? How diverse are they? What are some wild and crazy ants that live in the world and in the Ithaca area? All of these can be answered in a fun 50 minutes of ant knowledge.

How do the lines of chemistry and biology interact with one another? Find out in this lecture on the fascinating stories of scientific discovery and the evolution of the field of chemical ecology focusing on arthropods mostly.