Ximena E. Bernal, Professor of Biology at Purdue University and a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, will visit Randolph-Macon College on April 16-17, 2026. Professor Bernal's lecture, "Pokebio:  Fostering Scientific Curiosity Through Fictional Worlds", will be held on Thursday, April 16 at 7:00pm ET in Dalton Family Dining Room, Birdsong Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public.