The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce its 2023 Fellows. The Society’s fellowship program recognizes the many ways […]

Fungi have come to the cultural forefront with the new popular series, “The Last of Us” on HBO. The series, […]

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Three of EEB’s own faculty members, Nina Fefferman, Orou Gaoue, and Xingli Giam, were honored with awards at the recent […]

This year, graduate students hosted Darwin Day UT, a series of events on campus to promote awareness of the importance […]

Louis Gross, Chancellor’s Professor in the UT Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, recently co-authored an article, “Determinants of Emissions […]

Millions of years ago, Red Pandas used to roam the hills of East Tennessee. Now, Zoo Knoxville  leads one of […]

For centuries, scientists have explored and documented the natural  world, collecting the billions of specimens housed in museums, universities, and […]

Being a 25+ year employee at UT has allowed me to experience several academic units. In all of the departments, […]

It’s got the largest cluster of flowers—sometimes more than eight feet tall—of any plant in the world. It doesn’t flower […]

Tomato Production At Risk Due to Decrease in Buzz Pollinators Tomatoes are the heart of many backyard gardens. Tomato crops […]

Katherine Whitaker graduated magna cum laude in May 2021 as a biology major, concentrating in ecology and evolutionary biology. Katie […]

Alumni Spotlight: Vernon C. (Tom) Gilbert Members of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology recognize and are proud of […]

Message from EEB Head and Associate Heads In 2020, EEB underwent a ten-year Academic Program Review to evaluate the entire […]

Laura Russo, assistant professor of ecology, conducts research revolving around win-win scenarios, from the level of mutualistic interactions between microbial […]

The legacy of Biology in a Box lives on after Susan Reichert’s retirement with new Director Elizabeth Derryberry and former […]

For a plant to thrive, it needs the help of a friendly fungus–preferably one that will dig its way deep […]

We are pleased to offer three mini-term courses this year. We are confident that you will love each of these […]