News
Wed, 04/06/2022
Spring to Action: Support EEB GSO's LaunchKU Fundraiser
EEB's Graduate Student Organization's Spring LaunchKU Fundraiser is officially underway. Continuing until May 5, this fundraiser aims to attain funds to support graduate student travel scholarships and outreach work. If you are able to donate, please do so! You can also help by attending the Groupraise event April 21.
Thu, 03/31/2022
Ben Sikes receives boost from KU Research GO (Opens in new window)
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 enterprise by providing seed funding for projects poised to compete for external funding opportunities with application deadlines in the near future.
Fifteen projects were selected for funding through the program.
Wed, 03/30/2022
James Walters receives Fulbright Scholar Award to Czech Republic
LAWRENCE — James Walters, University of Kansas associate professor of ecology & evolutionary biology, has received a Fulbright Scholar Award to conduct research for nine months in the Czech Republic. ...
Tue, 03/29/2022
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.
Mon, 03/21/2022
Four researchers named recipients of the University Scholarly Achievement Award
LAWRENCE — Four midcareer faculty members at the University of Kansas will receive an award in recognition of their significant research or scholarly achievements in their field. ...
Mon, 03/21/2022
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 Cell Types” with Todd Oakley (Lead PI, UC Santa Barbara) and MariaPia Miglietta (Texas A&M University). The group is reconstructing a detailed phylogenomic tree of Medusozoa in order to trace the evolutionary history of jellyfish eyes and using comparative transcriptomes and single cell RNA sequencing to determine similarities and differences in genetic pathways of convergent eyes.
Photo accompanying this story is a hydromedusae called Polyorchis pencillatus whose common name is red-eyed jellyfish. The red dots at base of the tentacles are eye spots called ocelli that contain light sensing cells. Photo credit goes to Anna Klompen.
Thu, 02/10/2022
Forty-nine KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for spring
LAWRENCE — This spring, 49 KU students will receive an Undergraduate Research Awards (UGRA). UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on research and creative projects with mentors from KU. ...
Thu, 02/03/2022
Rob Unckless, associate professor of molecular biosciences, is 1 of 10 finalists to advance in Research Rising (Opens in new window)
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 health advances.
Wed, 02/02/2022
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.
Mon, 01/24/2022
KU, KU Medical Center faculty named recipients of Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
LAWRENCE — Four University of Kansas faculty members on the Lawrence and Medical Center campuses are this year’s recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. ...
Tue, 01/18/2022
Community mourns death of Ken Armitage (Opens in new window)
The professor emeritus joined KU's Department of Zoology in 1956 and retired in 1996. He was a renowned scholar of marmots, a founder of KU's undergraduate environmental studies program and is a namesake of the Armitage Education Center at KU Field Station.
Thu, 12/16/2021
Dr. Leo Smith earns 2021 Margaret Stewart Award for Excellence (Opens in new window)
Congratulations to Dr. Leo Smith as the recipient of the 2021 Margaret Stewart Award for Excellence in Ichthyology. This award recognizes mid-career researchers for outstanding contributions to the study of fishes.
Fri, 12/10/2021
Take It Outside! Field Experiences for Jayhawks (Opens in new window)
EEB is collaborating with the KU Field Station, Kansas Biological Survey and Environmental Studies to raise funds to expand field course opportunities for KU students. Read about our efforts to help support these engaging, hands-on experiences for students and consider donating at Take It Outside! Field Experiences for Jayhawks!
Fri, 12/03/2021
EEB students share knowledge with local fifth-graders
In early December, Sarah Flynn and Noelle Schlenk from KU's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology shared their expertise with fifth grade students at Basehor Intermediate to shed light on a variety of topics and help inform an ongoing project.
Tue, 11/23/2021
Peterson Recognized as Top Climate Change Scientist (Opens in new window)
KU EEB Professor Town Peterson has recently been recognized by Reuters as one of the 1,000 most influential scientists investigating global climate change.
Tue, 11/23/2021
EEB Graduate Student Recognized as Finalist in 3 Minute Thesis Competition (Opens in new window)
Graduate student Laura Y. Podzikowski has recently been recognized as a finalist in the KU 3 Minute Thesis Competition for her video presentation on "Plants to Capture Carbon: Why Diversity Matters."