NSF-DDIG Grants for Grant and Borstein
Alannie-Grace Grant (Kalisz Lab) and Sam Borstein (O’Meara Lab) have been awarded Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants from the National Science […]
Category Archives: grant
Evolution Grant for Benoit
Amanda Benoit, a grad student in Susan Kalisz’s lab, has received a Rosemary Grant Award for Graduate Student Research from […]
NSF S-STEM Grant for Schussler
Beth Schussler is co-PI on a $2,887,974 collaborative NSF S-STEM grant, which will provide scholarships and research opportunities for four […]
Eppley Foundation Grant Awarded for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Research
Professor Daniel Simberloff and postdoc Christy Leppanen have been awarded a $16,500 grant from The Eppley Foundation for Research for […]
Lewis and Clark Grant for Ware
Ian Ware (Bailey Lab) has been awarded a $5000 grant from the Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field […]
NSF DDIG for Van Nuland
Michael Van Nuland (Schweitzer Lab) has been awarded a Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant from the National Science Foundation. The goal […]
O’Meara Receives NSF Career Award UPDATE
Brian O’Meara has received an NSF Career Award! “Reducing barriers for comparative methods” has been funded for $738,000 over 5 […]
USFWS Grant for EEB & FWF
Emma Willcox (PI, Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries), Gary McCracken (co-PI, EEB), and Riley Bernard (co-PI, Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries) have […]
NSF Grant for Schussler
Beth Schussler has been awarded an NSF grant worth almost $500,000: RCN-UBE: Biology Teaching Assistant Project (BioTAP 2.0): Advancing Research, […]
O’Meara Receives NSF Career Award
Brian O’Meara has received an NSF Career Award! “Reducing barriers for comparative methods” has been funded for $738,000 over 5 […]
NSF Grant for O’Meara
Brian O’Meara is co-PI on a newly funded, nearly $1 million NSF grant entitled “Collaborative Research: ABI Development: An open infrastructure […]
A Bat Abode
Gary McCracken and Emma Wilcox (FWF) have received a Community Engagement Incentive Grant to build a bat house over in […]
UTIA grant for McCracken Lab
Congratulations to Gary McCracken, Emma Willcox (FWF) and Riley Bernard! They were recently notified of a $10,000 grant from the […]
Rhododendron Grant for Pfenningwerth
Alix Pfenningwerth, a graduate student in the Schweitzer Lab, won a Fellowship from the American Rhododendron Society this summer. Her […]
Bat Grant Awarded to Riley Bernard
Riley Bernard, a PhD student in the McCracken Lab, just received notification of $5,000 in funding from Basically Bats Wildlife […]
Zoo Grant Awarded to Cassie Dresser
Graduate student Cassie Dresser (Fitzpatrick Lab) has just found out that her work on Bog Turtle conservation in collaboration with […]
Moorhead awarded NSF GROW grant
Leigh Moorhead, a graduate student in the Classen Lab, was recently awarded a Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) grant from […]
NSF Grant for O’Meara and Gilchrist
Congratulations to Brian O’Meara and Mike Gilchrist, who were recently awarded a new grant from NSF for “Population genetics-based codon […]
DOE Grant for Classen
Aimee Classen has received more than $880,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to investigate often-overlooked carbon cycle players. She […]
Grad Student Achievements
In 2012-2013, thirty-nine EEB grad students submitted progress reports (1st years do not submit a report). This is what they […]
Schweitzer Awarded Technology Funds
Jen Schweitzer was awarded over $145,000 in Technology Fee Funds from the University in May. These funds are being used […]
NIMBioS Renewal
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $18.6 million to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for the National Institute for […]
Sarah Wood awarded Sigma Xi grant
Undergraduate student, Sarah Wood (Classen Lab), was awarded a Sigma Xi grant in aid of research (http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/) for her undergraduate […]
NSF Graduate Fellowships – Updated (again)
Five Six current or incoming EEB students were awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships or honorable mentions: Awards: Rachel Fovargue (Armsworth lab) […]
Grants on effects of invasion on bats
EEB PhD student Jessica Welch, a grad student with Gary McCracken and Dan Simberloff, recently received grants to study how […]
R-Encyclopedia of Life interface
Research assistant professor Barb Banbury and assistant professor Brian O’Meara recently received funding from the Encyclopedia of Life for creating […]
Bat Conservation International Scholarship to Jennifer Krauel
UTK EEB PhD student Jennifer Krauel (a member of the Gary McCracken lab) was awarded a Bat Conservation International Student […]
Bat Conservation International Scholarship to Jennifer Krauel
UTK EEB PhD student Jennifer Krauel (a member of the Gary McCracken lab) was awarded a Bat Conservation International Student […]
Joshua Birkebak earns NSF DDIG grant
PhD student Joshua Birkebak, a member of the Brandon Matheny lab, was awarded an NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (DDIG) […]
Joshua Birkebak earns NSF DDIG grant
PhD student Joshua Birkebak, a member of the Brandon Matheny lab, was awarded an NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (DDIG) […]
Sanders awarded grant for effect of climate change on ants
EEB Associate Professor Nate Sanders was recently awarded a $171,286 grant from NSF for studying “The climate cascade: functional and […]
Sanders awarded grant for effect of climate change on ants
EEB Associate Professor Nate Sanders was recently awarded a $171,286 grant from NSF for studying “The climate cascade: functional and […]
Ecology Observatory in Oak Ridge
The Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper recently covered the establishment of a UT/ORNL site as one of 20 ecological observatories funded as […]
Ecology Observatory in Oak Ridge
The Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper recently covered the establishment of a UT/ORNL site as one of 20 ecological observatories funded as […]
Grant to Matheny for new Fungi of Australia volume
Brandon Matheny and Neale Bougher (Department of Conservation, Western Australia) have received a grant from the Australian Biological Resources Study, […]
Grant to Matheny for new Fungi of Australia volume
Brandon Matheny and Neale Bougher (Department of Conservation, Western Australia) have received a grant from the Australian Biological Resources Study, […]
Bat grant to Jennifer Krauel
Jennifer Krauel, a PhD student of Gary McCracken, recently got an award from Bat Conservation International for studying “Fall migration […]
Bat grant to Jennifer Krauel
Jennifer Krauel, a PhD student of Gary McCracken, recently got an award from Bat Conservation International for studying “Fall migration […]
Mariano Rodriguez-Cabal awarded NSF DDIG fellowship for work on invasion ecology in Patagonia
EEB grad student Mariano Rodriguez-Cabal was just awarded an NSF DDIG fellowship for his PhD work on invasion ecology in […]
Mariano Rodriguez-Cabal awarded NSF DDIG fellowship for work on invasion ecology in Patagonia
EEB grad student Mariano Rodriguez-Cabal was just awarded an NSF DDIG fellowship for his PhD work on invasion ecology in […]
REU supplement to Matheny grant
Brandon Matheny has gotten a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grant from the NSF for his existing grant for a […]
REU supplement to Matheny grant
Brandon Matheny has gotten a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grant from the NSF for his existing grant for a […]