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EBIO Graduate Student - Lauren Shoemaker, recalls her time spent in Namibia investigating the formation of the famed Namibian Fairy Circles. Lauren, Nichole Barger and Holly Barnard spent half a month in the NamibRand Nature Reserve. Fairy
Kathryn Grabenstein, a graduate student in the Taylor Lab, has received a Graduate Research Fellowship from the NSF for her dissertation project researching biodiversity and human-induced speciation/hybridization. Congratulations, Kathryn!Asked to
Toby Hammer was interviewed about his work on the missing caterpillar gut microbiome in the May 18th, 2017 episode of the Nature podcast. His work (a preprint version) can be found on bioRxiv. The podcast is available for download from Nature's- EBIO graduate students Nathan Kleist (PhD 2017) and Clint Francis (PhD 2010) are featured in a recent article in Science about the increase and pervasiveness of noise pollution in the United States, especially in protected areas. Read about the
- Julie Byle, EBIO graduate student, has secured an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. She plans to create an interdisciplinary program studying the relationship between traditional scientific education--using, for example, conceptual tools such as the
EBIO's Sam Flaxman and Stephanie Mayer have been newly elected as members of the Boulder Faculty Assembly, a position where they will represent the CU Boulder faculty at large in the shared governance of the campus. They will set academic policy in
I this issue of Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine EBIO professor Jeff Mitton explores the causes and variety of willow stem colors in the spring, as well as why they appear to grow small pine cones on their stems. Expand your knowledge of these
Helen McCreery (Breed lab) and Lauren Shoemaker (Melbourne/Clauset labs) were both recipients of the 2016 James S McDonnell Foundation postdoctoral fellowship awards in complex systems. These prestigious awards will provide 2-3 years of support
Colorado Matters host Nathan Heffel speaks with Erin about her new book (Field Guide to the Lichens of White Rocks), lichens, and Colorado. That episode aired March 17th.Erin was also featured on May 25th in the Boulder Daily Camera in recognition
CU Boulder's Disability Services will be hosting its first annual awards ceremony next month to recognize students, alumni, and faculty who have fostered outreach and supported other students and faculty in the disabled community. Disability