• A silhouetted photographer in a grassy field is depicted in a banner for the Exposure project.

    Ani Yahzid, the Importance of Wilderness, and the Exposure Project

    EBIO student Ani Yahzid is working on a series of independent films, called The Exposure Project, in an effort to give children who lack easy access to wilderness a chance to become familiar and involved with nature.

  • Students working in a lab, measuring insects.

    Discover research opportunities in EBIO

    Curious about research opportunities for undergraduates? UROP? Internships?

  • several plates of lichen showcasing its diversity

    Erin Tripp talks lichen science on CPR

    Colorado Matters host, Nathan Heffel speaks with Erin Tripp about lichens, her new book, and Colorado biology.

  • EBIO Student Eve Beaury conducts research on Niwot Ridge.

    See what EBIO's undergraduates are doing and discovering!

    From crabs to honeybees to biological soil crust, our undergraduates are taking on a wide range of research topics worldwide.

  • deep lake - white river pleteau - photo by jeff mitton

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  • Researchers gather on Niwot Ridge

    Long-term ecological research will continue at Niwot Ridge

    Recent article in CU Boulder Today details NSF renewal grant and history of visionary research site

  • The Citadel, Bears Ears National Monument. Vast canyon landscape peppered with shrubs - photo by Jeff Mitton

    Sale of Utah's Comb Ridge reminds us of tragedy of Hetch Hetchy

    Story by Jeff Mitton

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Max Wasser studies pikas near Mountain Research Station west of Boulder

Beyond Boulder: What pikas and alpine plants tell us about climate change

Undergraduates Max Wasser and Grace Kendziorski discuss their summer research experience at the Mountain Research... Read more
Aerial shot of the fairy circle landscape - photo by Lauren Shoemaker

Namibia Fairy Circles

EBIO Graduate Student - Lauren Shoemaker, recalls her time spent in Namibia investigating the formation... Read more
Kathryn Grabenstein holds a bird and examines its wing.

Kathryn Grabenstein receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Kathryn Grabenstein, a graduate student in the Taylor Lab, has received a Graduate Research Fellowship... Read more
A caterpillar feeds on leaf flesh.

Toby Hammer Interviewed in Nature Podcast

Toby Hammer was interviewed about his work on the missing caterpillar gut microbiome in the... Read more
student presents her poster design to a group of visitors

EBIO Poster Fair!

Hello, all! Once again, it is time for EBIO's Poster Fair. This semester, we'll have... Read more
Samuel Flaxman and Stephanie Mayer.

Sam Flaxman and Stephanie Mayer elected to Boulder Faculty Assembly

EBIO's Sam Flaxman and Stephanie Mayer have been newly elected as members of the Boulder... Read more
Ruddy willows in a snow field welcome the oncoming spring.

Jeff Mitton: Willow stems in spring

I this issue of Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine EBIO professor Jeff Mitton explores the... Read more
Graphic illustrating complex system

Two EBIO students win McDonnell Foundation postdoctoral fellowships

Helen McCreery (Breed lab) and Lauren Shoemaker (Melbourne/Clauset labs) were both recipients of the 2016... Read more
lichen Lechanora argopholis (Butter Biscuits), photo by Erin Tripp

Erin Tripp talks lichens on CPR

Colorado Matters host Nathan Heffel speaks with Erin about her new book ( Field Guide... Read more
oit accessibility poster, computer with icons for disability services

Sam Flaxman receives outstanding faculty award from Disability Services

CU Boulder's Disability Services will be hosting its first annual awards ceremony next month to... Read more
Niwot Ridge in sunset wide shot with mountain background

Long-term ecological study to continue at Niwot Ridge

A $6.8 million NSF renewal grant to CU Boulder’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research... Read more
Ants carrying a grasshopper

Helen McCreery featured in the New York Times

EBIO grad student Helen McCreery's research into group problem-solving strategies among longhorn crazy ants has... Read more
Adult Boreal Toad

Probiotic treatment protects endangered Colorado toads from lethal fungus

Boreal toads are considered to be endangered within Colorado. New research from the McKenzie lab... Read more
Andy in a sunhat and sunglasses

Presidential Teaching Scholar award to Andy Martin

Andy Martin , professor in EBIO has been awarded as one of this year's Presidential... Read more
Noah Fierer sampling in a field

Noah Fierer talks soil microbes on NPR Science Friday

Noah Fierer , Associate Professor in EBIO was recently featured on NPR's Science Friday. In... Read more