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Researchers parse oddity of distantly related bats in Solomon Islands that appear identical
The research team behind the study from the University of Melbourne, Australia, included several evolutionary biologists from the University of Kansas — who collected specimens in the field, conducted genetic analysis and co-wrote the research appearing in the journal Evolution. This includes biologists from both the KU Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department and KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum.
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Ben Sikes receives boost from KU Research GO
Ben Sikes, associate professor, ecology & evolutionary biology, has received funding through KU's 2022 Research Grant Opportunity program as principal investigator for the project Space Stress Resistance of Microbial Communities.
KU Research GO aims to expand the university’s research…
James Walters receives Fulbright Scholar Award
James Walters, associate professor of ecology & evolutionary biology, has received a Fulbright Scholar Award to conduct research for nine months in the Czech Republic. Beginning in September, Walters will join the lab of Petr Nguyen, faculty of science and chair of the Department of Molecular…
Dr. Jae Choi joins EEB as Genomics Assistant Professor
The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department would like to welcome Dr. Jae Choi to KU. He will start his new role in January 2023.
Paulyn Cartwright receives NSF DEB grant
Paulyn Cartwright, professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, has received approval for a grant funded through the National Science Foundation’s Division of Environmental Biology and KU will receive $494,890.
It is titled “Phylogeny of Cnidaria - Convergent Evolution of Eyes, Gene Expression, and…
Amy Burgin receives The University Scholarly Achievement Award in science, technology and mathematics
Burgin, associate professor, Environmental Studies Program and Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and associate scientist for Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research, is one of four faculty members at the University of Kansas to receive the award in recognition…
Discovery of ancient plant fossils in Washington points to paleobotanic mystery
Keana Tang, doctoral student in ecology & evolutionary biology at the University of Kansas and the KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, is raising questions about how plants spread millions of years ago as lead author on research published in New Phytologist. Brian Atkinson,…
Two EEB students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for Spring 2022
Students receiving awards are Margaret Lockwood, a senior from Lawrence, “Illuminating the Unseen: Microbial Exploration through Mixed Media Expression,” mentored by Ben Sikes, ecology & evolutionary biology. And,
Austin Nguyen, a senior from Overland Park: “Campanian Cornus Fossil Fruits: A…
Rob Unckless, associate professor of molecular biosciences, is 1 of 10 finalists to advance in Research Rising
Unckless' proposal, Growing KU’s Interdisciplinary Strengths in Genomics, aims to unlock the secrets held in genomes to understand where we come from, how we fight disease, how organisms respond to a changing environment/climate, and new bioengineering approaches for sustainable development and…
APPLY NOW! Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the University of Kansas in Native Plant and Soil Systems
This REU opportunity takes place at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS and runs for 10 weeks from June 6 through August 12, 2022.
Dr. Sharon Billings named an AAAS fellow
Dr. Sharon Billings, Dean's Professor with the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Senior Scientist with the Kansas Biological Survey, has been named an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellow, a distinct honor within the scientific community.