For a plant to thrive, it needs the help of a friendly fungus–preferably one that will dig its way deep […]
Elizabeth Derryberry, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, received recognition in a timeline of important female ornithologists in a […]
Jonathan Dickey, a graduate student in the Fordyce lab, investigates the mediation of pollinator network assembly by rhizospheric soil microbiota […]
In spring 2018, Daniel Malagon won the EEB Undergraduate Research Poster Contest as a junior. He has been conducting out-of-class […]
Anna Killeen Cameron is an undergraduate researcher who has worked in the Simberloff and Leppanen lab for the past year […]
Although it is likely most people have experienced ants at a picnic, they may not realize ants are important seed […]
Pursuing his DDS at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, John Patrick (J.P.) Carney (’13) begins his fourth and final […]
Understanding the distributions and functions of microscopic fungi and bacteria is what drives new Assistant Professor Stephanie Kivlin’s research. “Microbes […]
What’s the difference? How is it that a pest or pathogen can kill its host in one place but not […]
The UT Etnier Ichthyology Collection (UTEIC) was established in 1965 when Professor David A. Etnier started collecting fish specimens from […]
Over the past two years, the UT Herbarium has proudly supported student botanical research through awards from the L. R. […]
Want to take a field course immersed in the natural beauty and ecological complexity of one the world’s biodiversity hotspots? […]
A new study published in Ecology Letters suggests there is more to plant competition than ecologists initially thought. Plants interact […]
At the heart of a liberal arts education is the intersection of science and art. In his new book, Elements […]
Pre-eminent entomologist Carl Huffaker (’38, ’39) never forgot the kindness of a UT president. By Brooks Clark (’16) Among the […]
Representatives from the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency announced the establishment of the Etnier Ichthyology Endowment […]
In late November of 2016, a single spark started a fire on a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National […]
Graduate Student Spotlights One of the most important metrics when measuring the success of a department is external funding. Usually, […]
A songbird belting out its song – whether from the top of a tree in a forest or on a […]
By her senior year Hannah Anderson, an EEB major, had already been involved in several projects. She started in the […]
A simple, but intriguing question led Orou Gaoue to embrace a career in academia: how do we know if a […]
One of the greatest honors a faculty member can receive is for peers to recognize their contributions to the field. […]
After spending nearly six years at Oklahoma State University, Assistant Professor Monica Papeş has traded the Cross-Timbers and Great Plains […]
Buried in their Work! EEB volunteers get dirty digging roots to help with invasive species research. EEB Departmental Awards 2017 […]
This fall, students and faculty in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology will be able to conduct plant research […]
Rats. Fish. Mud. Though not readily apparent, water is the thread that ties all three together. “Too much water. Not […]
Alannie-Grace Grant is modeling the climatic differences between closely related self-fertilizing and cross-fertilizing angiosperm plants. Her results show that self-fertilizing […]
Increasing demand for food, energy, and raw materials is driving rapid environmental change with profound impacts on biodiversity around the […]
Sam Borstein is studying how dietary specialization may affect evolutionary patterns using ray-finned fishes as a study system. Ray-finned fishes […]
When Thomas Brooks (’98) graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in geography, he wanted to focus his […]
Chandler Brown, an undergraduate working in the Williams Lab, entered his first plants-focused class already intrigued by the evolution of […]
From publishing books to winning national awards, our faculty have made their mark on the field of ecology and evolutionary […]
A distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and mathematics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT), Gross is also […]
Congratulations to students, faculty, and staff in EEB who have won grants, awards, and recognitions since our last newsletter. We […]
The halls of Hesler look more like an art museum than the plant biology section of a science building thanks […]
In 1972, UT was one of two universities offering a PhD in ecology. Curt Richardson (PhD ’72) was the second […]
Earlier this year, Jeff Martin began as the new greenhouse and garden facility manager for EEB. A native of South […]
Every day, biologists face the challenge of interpreting the patterns and processes of highly complex systems such as genomes, trait […]
“Plants are my passion,” says Assistant Professor Jessica Budke, whose research focus is on the development and evolution of mosses. […]
A desire to understand the patterns and processes that determine the distribution of species and to use this information to […]
Fascinated with the idea that huge and complicated tasks can be accomplished by groups that could not individually observe or […]
For the past year, Patrick Mckenzie, a senior in the EEB program, worked in the Armsworth Lab on his undergraduate […]
As an undergraduate, Joe Williams became fascinated by the often bizarre ways plants have sex. “Who would have thought that […]
Jim Drake, who recently retired from EEB, spent his entire professional career at UT after receiving his bachelor’s degree at […]
The cotyledons of a tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) emerging from east Tennessee soil in 1970 would have by now produced […]
It has been an exciting year in EEB. Our department has grown on many fronts. First, we have recruited lots […]
Jacob Wessels, an undergraduate in EEB working in the Fitzpatrick Lab, is focused on the population ecology of the nonnative […]
A diverse group of graduate and undergraduate students are committed to enhancing the status and representation of women in science, […]
The EEB website now has a page devoted to Undergraduate Research Opportunities (things like REU’s etc): eeb.bio.utk.edu/undergraduate-research-opportunities/ To submit opportunities […]
Darwin Day in TN was started in 1997 in EEB. This tradition continues this week with movies, information booth, workshops, […]
Congratulations to Zach Marion & Ben Fitzpatrick. They just found out that Zach’s NSF Dissertation Improvement Grant will be funded […]
Five Six current or incoming EEB students were awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships or honorable mentions: Awards: Rachel Fovargue (Armsworth lab) […]
The UT Chancellor’s Office gives annual awards to recognize “extraordinary achievements” for faculty, staff, students, and other members of the […]
The 63rd annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage is April 23 – 37. It is “an annual five-day event in Great Smoky […]
EEB PhD student Jessica Welch, a grad student with Gary McCracken and Dan Simberloff, recently received grants to study how […]
Research assistant professor Barb Banbury and assistant professor Brian O’Meara recently received funding from the Encyclopedia of Life for creating […]
PhD student Jennifer Krauel (a Gary McCracken student) was recently funded by Bat Conservation International for her project, “Identifying insect […]
EEB PhD candidate Riley Bernard was featured in the Knoxville News Sentinel for her research on white nose syndrome in […]
EEB undergrad Devin Jones won first place in the EUReCA undergraduate research symposium, Ecology, Evolution, and Water Quality category, at […]
UTK EEB graduate student Amanda Janicki (McCracken lab), as well as other scientists from UTK and the US Fish and […]
A recent paper by Bill Rice, Urban Fridberg, and UTK EEB faculty member Sergey Gavrilets, proposes that epigenetic factors, the […]
HEAD – DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (http://eeb.bio.utk.edu) at the flagship campus of […]
UTK Distinguished Professor Sergey Gavrilets’ work on the evolution of monogamy, published in PNAS, has been featured in an article […]
A recent paper in PLOS ONE by dept. head Gary McCracken and colleagues, including former UTK EEB grad students Veronica Brown […]
UTK EEB grad student Sara Kuebbing was recently featured in a podcast by the Ecological Society of America. See more […]
UTK Distinguished Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Mathematics Sergey Gavrilets recently published a paper in PNAS on the evolutionary […]
Recent work by grad student Denise Kendall and assistant professor Beth Schussler was selected as an Editors’ Choice by Science. Article […]
UTK EEB PhD student Sara Kuebbing was recently featured in the Knoxville News Sentinel for her work as part of […]
(From left) Kelly Sturner (NIMBioS), Jessica Bryant (EEB), and Emily Austin (EEB) met with Hunter Bethea, a legislative assistant of […]
Sarah Wood, undergraduate in the Classen lab, teaches elementary students how to measure plant traits. The USA Science and Engineering […]
Photo from http://www.tipsconf.ca/ Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Science Dan Simberloff (see also Wikipedia entry), a member of the EEB department, was […]
The following EEB students received awards from Biology (open to all UTK biology departments): Hollaender Award Phillip Hollingsworth Science Alliance […]
Dr. Roland Bagby, a professor emeritus of the former zoology department (now part of EEB), passed away on Monday, April […]
UTK EEB PhD student Jennifer Krauel (a member of the Gary McCracken lab) was awarded a Bat Conservation International Student […]
PhD student Joshua Birkebak, a member of the Brandon Matheny lab, was awarded an NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (DDIG) […]
As part of the Darwin Day events, co-sponsored by NIMBioS, there was a public debate about the role of warfare […]
Darwin Day Tennessee has been picked up in numerous media outlets. A selection so far: Knox News: Humphrey on the […]
Darwin Day Tennessee has begun its three days of festivities celebrating Darwin and the importance of his theory of evolution for […]
Alison Boyer, Research Assistant Professor in the UTK EEB department, recently coauthored a paper in PNAS on the drivers and […]
The most recent version of the EEB Newsletter has appeared. You can download a PDF, submit items to the editor, […]
Photo from Indiana State University press release UTK EEB postdoc Justin Boyles recently coauthored a Nature article establishing Geomyces destructans as […]
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