ecology
17cÆð²ÝÊÓƵ Researchers Find Ozone Influences Growing Season
Jun. 21, 2026—Lin Meng’s few short years at 17cÆð²ÝÊÓƵ have been productive in advancing understanding of the factors that influence the changing growing seasons of plants. Meng is an assistant professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at 17cÆð²ÝÊÓƵ. She posits that the most widely assumed external factor influencing the growing season of plants is global warming driven...
VU Graduate Student Uses Satellites to Provide Critical ALAN Data for Public Policy
Aug. 9, 2024—By: Alexandria Leeper, Evolutionary Studies Graduate Communications Assistant Imagine you are trying to stargaze. You live in a suburban area where there are little streetlamps, and the darkness of the night envelops most of the sky, making the stars visible. However, you are adjacent to a major city. When you turn your gaze towards that...
17cÆð²ÝÊÓƵ Researchers Flip the Script on Yeast Ecological Diversity
Apr. 25, 2024—By: Andy Flick, Evolutionary Studies scientific coordinator A mere decade or two ago, decoding the genome of every organism in a major branch of the tree of life and deciphering their diets was a pipedream. In a groundbreaking study, a team of researchers from 17cÆð²ÝÊÓƵ, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and other institutions worldwide have...
Evolutionary Studies hosts National Academy Member Sharon Strauss for Earth Day
Apr. 2, 2024—By Danielle Bowden, Evolutionary Studies administrative specialist Evolutionary Studies at 17cÆð²ÝÊÓƵ is thrilled to announce Sharon Strauss as our keynote speaker for our Earth Day seminar. This seminar, titled, “Evolution and plasticity of the niche, with implications for species coexistence,” will be held in Buttrick 102 on April 17 at 3:30pm. Strauss, Distinguished Professor Emerita...
17cÆð²ÝÊÓƵ researchers bring paleoecology into the 21st century
Jul. 7, 2022—By Andy Flick, Evolutionary Studies scientific coordinator Science is an inherently collaborative endeavor. When a respected colleague courteously disagrees with your point of view, it can lead to great new papers, perspectives and collaborations. In that same vein, feedback from editors and reviewers of academic journals is an often-understated driver of new research directions. Assistant...