WiCOR Lecture Series
Each fall and spring semester WiCOR hosts the WiCOR Lecture!
Below you can find the event listing for the upcoming Lecture(s), and the links to recordings of each of our past WiCOR Lectures.
The WiCOR Lecture Series is possible thanks to a generous group of donors who provide funding for these events.
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Past WiCOR Lectures
Victoria Meadows
Dr. Victoria Meadows, Senior Research Scientist, SETI Institute presented the Spring 2026 WiCOR Lecture entitled “The Search for Living Worlds Beyond the Solar System” on April 22 at the Marquee in Union South.
Jim Cleaves
Prof. Jim Cleaves, Department of Chemistry, Howard University presented the Fall 2025 WiCOR Lecture entitled “Understanding the Chemical Origins of Life” at the DeLuca Forum in the Discovery Building on October 8
Jack Szostak
Prof. Jack Szostak, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Chicago, presented the Spring 2025 WiCOR Lecture on May 1 entitled “The Origin of Life: Easy or Hard?”
Sara Seager
Prof. Sara Seager, MIT, presented the inaugural WiCOR Lecture entitled “Life in the Cosmic Trenches: The Search for Signs of Life Beyond Earth” on Sept 20, 2024 in the Sterling Hall Lecture Hall.
