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According to ShanghaiRanking Consultancy's 2018 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Ecology at CU Boulder is ranked 9th in the world, rising from its previous ranking at number 33. The ranking is based on "research productivity, research quality, extent of international collaboration, research with top quality (sic), and the highest academic recognitions."

The relationship between the Claret Cup Cactus and hummingbirds are interwoven, Jeff Mitton explains hummingbirds role in the pollination of these species of cacti.

CU Boulder students and researchers are studying Boulder's historical apple trees in the hopes of preserving one of the town's agricultural legacies.

Professor Jingchun Li and postdoctoral researcher Julienne Ng were both awarded in CU Boulder's 2017's Outstanding Postdoc and Mentor awards.

Social insects - those insects that rely on communication to gather, build and survive. Mike Breed reflects on his favorite social insects and research over the past years.

Students in EBIO 4660, Insect Biology are featured in CU Boulder Today. Cochineal bugs are found in nature to have a coloring defense mechanism. Before synthetic dyes were invented, cochineal bugs, among other plants and insects, were used to die fabric.

Hotspots , unearths the stories of people from all backgrounds and challenges viewers to view the world through a different lens. Carley Rutledge, built the Hotspots project with the aim to create a safe and educational platform for the everyday American to share their thoughts, feelings, questions and stories. Rutledge...

The annual U.S. News & World Report on global University rankings has placed CU Boulder in the top 25 for Environment/ Ecology subjects. Globally, CU retained it's number 2 ratings for geosciences and ranks in the top 50 universities overall.

Painted ladies, Vanessa cardui migration continues through Colorado their 70-mile swarm was detected by weather radar. Professor Jeff Mitton shares insight and photos of the migration.

Each year, Provost Faculty Achievement awards are presented to select faculty members who have offered recent significant publications or creative contributions in their academic fields. Noah Fierer, Associate Professor has been awarded a Provost Faculty Achievement Award this year!