EBIO Club

05/14/2019

Katherine Suding, speaks at TEDxCU and discusses the Boulder Apple Tree Project.

Katharine is a Professor of Ecology at University of Colorado Boulder. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a highly-cited author who has written extensively in the areas of ecosystem dynamics and management, ecological restoration, biodiversity, and conservation. Her current research focuses on managing ecosystems in a rapidly changing world.

A spark of curiosity in a seemingly ordinary tree leads to extraordinary discoveries about historic apple trees, community, and inquiry in our natural world....

05/06/2019

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.

There’s a fungus wiping out a special kind of toad that lives in the Rocky Mountains, but scientists may have a solution: a probiotic skin soak. The boreal

04/29/2019

EBIO Assistant Professor, Scott Taylor published in Nature Communications.

A species of rainbow-colored finch from Australia seems to break all of the rules of avian evolution, scientists say.

04/17/2019

See attached flier if you're interested in volunteering with Colorado Parks and Wildlife!

04/02/2019

Pterospora andromedea or Pinedrops are a type of parasite known to only grow at the roots of pines. EBIO Professor, Jeff Mitton talks briefly about Pinedrop decline in the American north east.

Pinedrops parasitizes the mycorrhizal fungus directly, stealing water, minerals, carbohydrates and nutrients, but supplying nothing in return. In effect, it parasitizes a mutualism after germinating in the grasp of a fungus.

04/02/2019

EBIO professor Pieter Johnson wins 2019 Hazel Barnes Prize. Since 1992, the Hazel Barnes Prize has been awarded each year to a CU Boulder faculty member who exemplifies the enriching interrelationship between teaching and research, and whose work has had a significant impact on students, faculty, colleagues and the university.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Pieter Johnson has been named this year's Hazel Barnes Prize winner, receiving the most distinguished award a faculty member can receive from the university.

03/28/2019

EBIO Professor, Valerie McKenzie was recently published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution. The study claims climate is a critical determinant of microbial diversity on amphibian skin, with colder, more variable temperatures producing richer bacterial communities than warmer, more stable environments.

A far-reaching global study led by EBIO scientists has found that climate is a critical determinant of microbial diversity on amphibian skin.

02/21/2019

Please join BSI on Friday for a career talk with Dr. Angela Medina-García of the EBIO department. Dr. Medina-García is a postdoctoral researcher in the Safran lab of EBIO, and she’ll talk a bit about the path that took her to where she is today, as well as answer any questions you have about graduate school, career options for PhD graduates, and academia.
Please RSVP to [email protected] if you plan to join us. We’ll provide lunch!
Date: Friday, February 22
Time: 12-1pm
Place: BSI Classroom (Gold A1B20)
We hope to see you there!

02/20/2019

Hi EBIO! We currently have openings for leadership positions in the EBIO club. This is a great opportunity to make connections, build your resume, and have a influence in our department. We are looking for event planners to organize local field trips, movie nights, special speakers, arts and crafts, etc. Please e-mail me at [email protected]

01/30/2019

Applications for the BSI Scholars in STEM Undergraduate Research Summer 2019 program are now available!

Full-time undergraduate students conducting independent research in STEM labs who have not previously received funding through BSI (the Biological Sciences Initiative) are eligible to apply for grants of $2500 to support their research. Students must have the support of a lab to complete an application, and the application requires the mentor (faculty or postdoctoral researcher) to write a section of the application. The student portion of the application is due Monday, March 18 at 5pm, and the mentor portion is due Friday, March 22 at 5pm.

Please visit the BSI Scholars website for more information about the program, and students, consider attending an Undergraduate Research Information Session to learn more. Upcoming sessions (all held in Gold A1B20) will be:
Thursday, January 31 at 4pm
Monday, February 4 at 4pm

01/25/2019

Its that time of the year when the Evolution Outreach Committee hosts the Family Day at CU Natural History Museum! This year on Saturday, Feb. 9th from 10am-4pm we will explore the theme of Timeless Trees: Rooted in Evolution. We have designed booths round the evolution of trees and we are looking for volunteers like YOU to man these booths!

As a volunteer you will need to sign-up for ~3.5 hour shift either in morning or afternoon. If you are signed up for a booth you will be paired with museum student, so you'll have support at while you are the booth! If you decide to sign up to be a floater you will give breaks to booth volunteers and help out at busy booths. You do not need to do any prep before the event and all volunteers will be provided lunch!

The CU Museum of Natural History is going out on a limb and tree-ting the community to a fun-filled day that is all about trees! From real trees to trees of life to metaphorical trees – you can explore them all. The roots, the trunk, the bark, the branches & leaves – all have fascinating stories...

01/23/2019

Valerie McKenzie named 2019 RIO Faculty Fellow. The RIO Faculty Fellows program is designed to help “collapse the campus” by cultivating a community of diverse, creative research leaders to help drive collaboration and innovation across the university.

The Research & Innovation Office has unveiled the 2019 RIO Faculty Fellows cohort, featuring 15 of CU Boulder’s most promising rising faculty in disciplines spanning the campus. The RIO Faculty Fellows program is designed to help “collapse the campus” by cultivating a community of diverse, cre...