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Birds that can live at 14,000 feet and also breed at sea level might have evolved more quickly than previously thought By Sarah Kuta January 19th, 2023 Mountaineers who venture high into the Colorado Rockies have likely spotted medium-sized, brown-and-pink birds rummaging around on snow patches for insects and seeds...

CU Boulder study: trees outfitted with accelerometers could be the future of arborism, agriculture Low-cost “tree fitbits” can pinpoint the precise timing of tree activities, like spring bloom or autumn leaf change, according to a new CU Boulder study. Researchers outfitted two East Boulder ash trees with high-resolution accelerometers, efficiently...

New research finds genetic link for spatial memory in Mountain Chickadees For the first time, researchers have shown that there is a genetic component underlying the amazing spatial memories of Mountain Chickadees. These energetic half-ounce birds hide thousands of food items every fall and rely on these hidden stores to...

The Graduate School is pleased to recognize 18 dedicated faculty members who received this year’s outstanding faculty mentor awards. The nomination materials showcased their many contributions in mentoring graduate students and supporting the mission of graduate education. We appreciate their service and offer our heartfelt congratulations. 2022 outstanding mentor awardees...

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) announced EBIO Assistant Professor Dr. Laura Dee among the 2022 Early Career Fellows. ESA's fellowship program recognizes the many ways in which its members contribute to ecological research and discovery, communication, education and pedagogy, and management and policy. Early Career Fellows are members within...

As always, unexpected and important discoveries prompt new questions and suggest new lines of research Molecular genetic studies of species are giving us clearer, more precise views of the natural world around us. These sorts of studies have the greatest public impacts when they reveal that a familiar species is...

Requisition Number: 36595 Location: Boulder, Colorado Employment Type: Faculty Schedule: Full-Time Posting Close Date: 11-Mar-2022 Date Posted: 31-Jan-2022 Job Summary The Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research ( INSTAAR ) and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology ( EBIO ) at the University of Colorado, Boulder, (CU Boulder) invite applications...

Hart Van Denburg/CPR News John B. Clark, greenhouse director at CU Boulder’s ecology and evolutionary biology department, with cuttings from the “Old Main Cottonwood” that will be nurtured until large enough to be planted on campus. The tree has been taken down after 140 years. After living through two World...

Professor emeritus was recently awarded an outreach grant to assist in community efforts to mitigate environmental degradation on the Front Range

Planted in 1879 or 1880, the “Old Main Cottonwood” is the oldest and tallest tree on campus. At more than 140 years old, 110 feet tall and 19 feet in circumference at the base of the trunk, it has outlived and outgrown all other on-campus cottonwoods that were planted at...