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The Side by Side project teaches high school students about local birds’ ecosystems through performative arts and scientific observation Barn swallows nesting under a bridge near CU Boulder’s East Campus swoop and dive for insects to feed their chicks, unconcerned by a group of high school students noting the birds’...

The oldest naturalist society in the world has recognized a University of Colorado Boulder researcher for his “exemplary” work both within the sciences and the broader community, the society announced in a virtual awards ceremony today. Scott Taylor, an assistant professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EBIO),...

The Boulder Daily Camera reported on Assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology Julian Resasco's research on flowering plants in a study area known as Elk Meadow at the University of Colorado Mountain Research Station near Nederland. (may be subject to article view limits or require log in)

A new study published in Science led by EBIO PhD student Sheela Turbek (Taylor lab) used genomes and behavioral experiments to identify potential isolating factors of two closely related South American bird species. Turbek et al. found that divergence was driven by reshuffling of a few genes coupled with reinforcement...

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...