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How do ecosystem services respond when species go locally extinct? A new study published in Nature Communications led by Aislyn Keyes, EBIO PhD student in Laura Dee's group, explores this question using network analysis.

As part of ongoing work to make the EBIO department and also the fields of ecology and evolutionary biology more equitable and inclusive, we are in the midst of a long-term process to build a common understanding of the barriers and biases that are prevalent in our community and identify...

CU EBIO student Austin Nash has been awarded a $15,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) for his research on how climate change influences mammals across landscapes, and the role that microclimates might play in conserving future biodiversity. Read more here: https://www.colorado.edu/today/2020/11/16/cu-student-earns-prestigious-astronaut-scholarship

In this Nature article all authors are former/current CU EBIO graduate students, undergrads, postdoc, and staff! CRISPR-Cas9-mediated disruption of the endothelin-signaling pathway in the sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus and the frog Xenopus laevis were used to delineate ancient and lineage-specific roles of endothelin signaling and provide insights into vertebrate evolution.)

The EBIO community shares in the pain and frustration over the recent horrific killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other acts of violence against Black Americans. We stand in solidarity with all who are speaking out against racial injustice. To our colleagues and students in the Black...

Congratulations to Jared Stewart who wrote and was awarded a 3 year NSF postdoc grant to study the "The genetic architecture of hydraulic and whole-plant performance under cold temperatures in sunflower." He will be working with Sean Gleason at the USDA–ARS Water Research and Systems Management unit in Fort Collins...

Can soaking tadpoles in a purple probiotic bath save the Colorado Boreal Toad? Tim Korpita, a graduate student in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology attempts to answer that question.

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) has awarded Katharine N. Suding its Robert H. MacArthur Award . The award honors an established, mid-career ecologist for meritorious contributions to ecology, in the expectation of continued outstanding ecological research. Award winners generally are within 25 years from the completion of their PhDs.

Katie Clark, EBIO office manager is awarded the College of Arts and Science Employee of the Year Award. Clark was praised for her “professionalism, excellent management skills, and boundless initiative,” for her successful efforts to streamline and modernize office systems, procedures and records and for training others in best practices...

The Graduate School congratulates those dedicated faculty members selected to receive this year’s outstanding faculty mentor awards. The nomination materials showcased their many contributions in mentoring graduate students and supporting the graduate education mission.