{"id":19150,"date":"2026-10-15T08:44:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=19150"},"modified":"2026-10-22T09:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:48:35","slug":"george-r-carmody-lecture-with-dr-erin-mccullough","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/event\/george-r-carmody-lecture-with-dr-erin-mccullough\/","title":{"rendered":"George R. Carmody Lecture with Dr. Erin McCullough"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n            <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                                                        <\/div>\n        \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 Annual Carmody Lecture&nbsp;will feature <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aerinjacob.ca%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSarahAnneSzabototh%40CUNET.CARLETON.CA%7C48e518a263784ed0375608de012d41f3%7C6ad91895de06485ebc51fce126cc8530%7C0%7C0%7C638949491122670237%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=poqnecwU172zsFljdk1iDDFaD6gKW1x1U2XhV2Qdyro%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.clarku.edu%2Fmcculloughlab%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAnnalisseDeVroome%40cunet.carleton.ca%7Cc1c063a858a145084f1a08defebf25ce%7C6ad91895de06485ebc51fce126cc8530%7C0%7C0%7C639228294965593167%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QHfCvg5oHAiDNbf55NYXITvkor%2FLFnxrnQEBupvu7nc%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><strong>Dr. Erin McCullough<\/strong><\/a>, who will present <em>\u201c<strong><strong>Love is a battlefield: Sex, conflict, and the secret life of beetles<\/strong><\/strong>\u201d <\/em>on <strong>Thursday<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>October 29, 2026 <\/strong>from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Established in 2013, this lecture series honours <strong>Dr. George Carmody<\/strong>, a valued member of our Biology Department who contributed to our community over 42 years (1969\u20132011). This year, we are excited to continue this tradition with an<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>engaging presentation by Dr. McCullough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please save the date for this special event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Event held in the Health Sciences Building Lobby &amp; Auditorium (HS 1301)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Schedule:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; Reception: 4:30 \u2013 5:30 PM<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; Lecture: 5:30 \u2013 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>About the lecture:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sex is a powerful evolutionary force that drives extraordinary diversity in animal behavior and morphology. From exaggerated weapons to sneaky mating strategies, animals have evolved a myriad of ways to compete for the opportunity to reproduce. In this talk, Dr. McCullough will explore the strange and surprising world of sexual selection, using beetles as a model system. She will also share her recent research on dung beetles in urban forests, highlighting their important role in maintaining healthy ecosystems and how we can help protect them.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>About the speaker:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dr. Erin McCullough is an evolutionary biologist and behavioral ecologist whose research aims to understand patterns of morphological and behavioral diversity.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"author":481,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_event_type":[48],"cu_event_audience":[15],"class_list":["post-19150","cu_event","type-cu_event","status-publish","hentry","cu_event_type-carmody-lecture","cu_event_audience-anyone"],"acf":{"cu_event_start_date":"2026-10-29 16:30:00","cu_event_end_date":"2026-10-29 18:30:00","cu_event_add_to_calendar":"show","cu_event_location_type":"in-person","cu_event_meeting_address_type":"on-campus","cu_event_virtual_type":"tbd","cu_event_virtual_meeting_link":"","cu_building":"HS","cu_event_meeting_room":"1301","cu_event_meeting_address_full":null,"cu_post_thumbnail":"","cu_event_cost":"","cu_event_registration":"","cu_event_secondary_button":"","cu_event_contact_name":"Department of Biology","cu_event_email":"biology@carleton.ca","cu_event_phone":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/19150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/481"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/19150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19162,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/19150\/revisions\/19162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_type?post=19150"},{"taxonomy":"cu_event_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_audience?post=19150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}