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KU, Haskell students to present research projects at 24th annual symposium
Thirteen undergraduate students and six postbaccalaureate scholars supported by KU’s Office for Diversity in Science Training will present posters explaining their research from 4 to 5:30 p.m. April 12 in Navarre Hall at Haskell.
The presenters include undergraduates from KU and Haskell, along with postbaccalaureate scholars from KU.
Among the presenters are a variety of EEB faculty mentors and students.
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GLOBAL STUDY DETAILS MICROPLASTICS CONTAMINATION IN LAKES AND RESERVOIRS
A new study reveals that concentrations of plastic found in freshwater environments are higher than those found in so-called “garbage patches” in the ocean. Ted Harris and Rebecca Kessler contributed samples from nearby lakes and reservoirs. “Places like Clinton Lake are relatively low in…
KU KUDOS: EEB FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS, SUMMER 2023
Jim Bever, Foundation Distinguished Professor of ecology & evolutionary biology and senior scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research, was one of seven scientists across the U.S. named a fellow of the Ecological Society of America.
James Thorp, professor of…
2023 Biology Students Vote for their Favorite Professor
Congratulations to Dr. Gerrit de Boer! The graduating class of 2023 Biology students voted Dr. Gerry de Boer their favorite professor.
Kansas Science Teachers Visit KU Field Station
In early June, 16 middle school science teachers from Kansas converged at the KU Field Station, just north of Lawrence. They spent three days together working with University of Kansas scientists to explore resources and gain new ideas to take into their classrooms.
Botanical Society of America names Haylee Nedblake as 2023 Recipient of Kaplan Award
Congratulations to EEB Graduate Student Haylee Nedblake, winner of this year’s Donald R. Kaplan Dissertation Award in Comparative Morphology. The annual award of up to $10,000 may be used to support equipment and supplies, travel for research and to attend meetings, and for summer support.…
Congratulations to Ashley Wojciechowski!
EEB Graduate Student Ashley Wojciechowski is the recipient of the 2023 Kenneth B. Armitage Graduate Teaching Award. For the Spring 2023 semester, Wojciechowski worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant with Drs. Kris Holder and Jae Young Choi for BIOL350 (Principles of Genetics). “I am still so blown…
#KUFieldWorks: Monitoring bat viruses to prevent the next pandemic
In a remote, mountainous rainforest in Central America, researcher Jocelyn Colella and colleagues recently conducted fieldwork monitoring zoonotic diseases. In this Q&A from the Office of Research, the KU professor discusses how most emerging diseases in humans come from nonhuman mammals and…
Registration Due Friday May 12: Join this course for an Introduction to Restoration Ecology
Interested in field and restoration ecology and methods? This 3-week course will explore restoration ecology principles, experimental design, and field data collection methods: BIOL 418/EVRN 420: Field Ecology: Introduction to Restoration Ecology. The class will take place June 6 – June 22 on…
EEB’s Vaishnavi Verma receives first place
EEB Master’s student Vaishnavi Verma won first place for Master Students for her poster at the Kansas Entomological Society Meeting in April. The title of her poster “Does aggression level co-vary between male and female Drosophila melanogaster?”. The conference was hosted by the Kansas Academy of…
FOSSIL FIND IN CALIFORNIA SHAKES UP THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CYCAD PLANTS
Cycads, a group of gymnosperms that can resemble miniature palm trees (like the popular sago palm houseplant), were long thought to be “living fossils,” a group that had evolved minimally since the time of the dinosaurs. Now, a well-preserved 80-million-year-old pollen cone discovered in California…