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  •  Evolution of the endothelin pathway drove neural crest cell diversification
    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.)
  • black lives matter
    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
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    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
  • A fungus is killing off Boreal toads, a type of toad specifically adapted to high-altitude life in the southern Rocky Mountains.
    Can soaking tadpoles in a purple probiotic bath save the Colorado Boreal Toad? Tim Korpita, a graduate student in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology attempts to answer that question.
  •  Katherine Suding leads a tour of the Long-Term Ecological Research site on Niwot Ridge, Colorado. Photo by Chris Ray, fall 2015.
    The Ecological Society of America (ESA) has awarded Katharine N. Suding its Robert H. MacArthur Award. The award honors an established, mid-career ecologist for meritorious contributions to ecology, in the expectation of continued outstanding
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    Katie Clark, EBIO office manager is awarded the College of Arts and Science Employee of the Year Award.  Clark was praised for her “professionalism, excellent management skills, and boundless initiative,” for her successful efforts to
  • The Graduate School congratulates those dedicated faculty members selected to receive this year’s outstanding faculty mentor awards. The nomination materials showcased their many contributions in mentoring graduate students and supporting the
  • The University of Colorado wishes to recognize outstanding efforts toward continuing the leadership and legacy of sustainability at 91PORN. Since 1997 the Annual Campus Sustainability Awards have recognized individuals, departments, and offices
  •  Society of Naturalists snail logo, a snail is depected looking thorough a microsocpe
    Congratulations to Sheila Turbek who was selected for the American Society of Naturalists' Student Research Award! Her research program "Explaining mismatches between genetic and phenotypic divergence in a rapid radiation of finch-like birds" was
  • Congratulations to graduate students for the following grant awards. Recipients of the John W. Marr award are provided grants of $300 to $1,000 for Ph.D. candidates doing field research in plant ecology in the Rocky Mountains or the Arctic and
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