CEEB maintains close ties to the UO Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geography, Geology, and Landscape Architecture, as well as the Institutes for Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, and Marine Biology.Together, CEEB's students and faculty are working in the laboratory and the field to address fundamental and applied questions about the organization and history of life on earth.
The Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (CEEB) facilitates research and graduate education in ecology and evolutionary biology. The center fosters a collegial and stimulating intellectual environment for world-class research in molecular evolution, evolutionary genetics, evolution of development, and microbial, population, community, and ecosystems ecology.
CEEB Publication on Cover of Trends in Genetics
Kevin Emerson, a PhD student in the Bradshaw/Holzapfel lab, recently published a paper that made the cover of Trends in Genetics. You can find the article online, here.
CEEB Student Leads Spring Nature Walks
First-year PhD student and accomplished botanist Tobias Policha will be leading nature walks every Wednesday. The Eugene Register-Guard recently featured a story about Tobias, leading a group of nearly 40 plant enthusiasts in Hendrick's Park. Tobias is entertaining, informative and extremely knowledgeable. Walks will leave from the UO Urban Farm, near Franklin Boulevard and Onyx Street, at noon on Wednesdays.
Bohannan Selected as 2009 Leopold Leadership Fellow
Brendan Bohannan will receive a Leopold Leadership Fellowship for 2009. This fellowship is awarded to up to 20 North American scientists annually, to help academic scientists contribute to public policy. You can read a longer press release here, and a description of the fellowship here.
Information on the ongoing Darwin Lecture Series is here. Attendance at the lectures has been high, so arrive early to ensure that you get a good seat.