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Dr. Wilson Laney on a striped bass tagging trip

Jul 22, 2019

Dr. Wilson Laney Awarded Conservationist of the Year

Applied Ecology adjunct faculty member, Dr. Wilson Laney, has been recognized as the Conservationist of the Year by the Governor's Conservation Achievement Awards.  The prestigious award is the highest natural resource honor given in the state. 

Gabriella Pardee PhD research on wildflowers

Jul 19, 2019

Sky-high climate change reshapes wildflower communities

I toppled a powerful nation's economy, wooed the god of the underworld, cost newlyweds thousands of dollars every year, and am right outside your front door.  Who am I? 

Gluten Experiment with Dr. Erin McKenney

Jul 10, 2019

Increased Yeast Yields Bakethrough on Swelling Starters

Why do some starters rise to the challenge while others fall flat?  This question–and how best to answer it–troubled Dr. Erin McKenney during her postdoctoral research. 

AEC 2019-2024 Strategic Plan

Jun 27, 2019

Applied Ecology Releases New Strategic Plan

The Department of Applied Ecology has launched a strategic plan effective through 2024.  

Carpenter bee life cycles

Jun 7, 2019

Where Have All the Big Bees Gone?

Big-bodied bees, like carpenters, are everywhere in the spring.  Yet, now that summer has entered its full swing, carpenter bees have seemingly disappeared. Is this cause for concern? 

prof alonso ramirez

May 29, 2019

Prof. Alonso Ramirez elected President of the Society of Freshwater Science

Professor Alonso Ramirez was elected President of the Society of Freshwater Research at their annual meeting at Salt Lake City. "My love of streams started in my home country, Costa Rica, where I was fascinated with dragonflies as a child. As an undergraduate student at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, I had the opportunity to study dragonfly nymphs..."