Eco and Evo Biology
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Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Joined October 2014
From our colleagues at the @CTICornell .
Call for Proposals: Innovative Teaching & Learning Grants! @Cornell faculty, propose a project that explores innovative teaching approaches, new tools, and/or emerging technologies to enhance student learning. Pre-applications due April 28. More info:
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Some Dragon Day 2025 @Cornell memories to welcome you back to campus -- best of luck with the rest of the Spring semester to all students, faculty and staff.
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EEB department chair, Jed Sparks elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas -- congratulations, Jed!.
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EEB assistant prof @BabonisLeslie among recipients of @NSF early-career professors award -- congratulations, Leslie!
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Juan Pablo Jordán from EEB's Kessler Lab among recipients of @AtkinsonCenter awards supporting graduate student biodiversity and sustainability research.
We are excited to announce the 36 recipients of the Cornell Atkinson Graduate Research Grant & Sustainable Biodiversity Fund awards. These graduate students will work on projects that protect biodiversity, improve health, reduce climate risk, and more.
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Regional Critical Ecologies Workshop at Cornell University happening from April 11-13, 2025. RSVP by TODAY! March 21. Jointly organized by Cornell's Departments of Global Development and Natural Resources and the Environment.
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Grateful to all the donors who supported @Cornell #CornellGivingDay and programs like @ShoalsMarineLab .
"Thank you for all your support for keeping the island a great place for people like me to come to away from our campuses and really appreciate a natural area, I feel very lucky to have spent time at Shoals." - Emily Hart Cornell '27, SML '24
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EEB assistant prof @pondscience part of team reporting: "Floating solar increases greenhouse gas emissions on small ponds." @CornellCALS @CornellNews.
Floating solar panels ⬆️ greenhouse gas emissions on small ponds by ~27%. While floating solar – the practice of putting solar panels on bodies of water – is promising in its land use efficiency, a new experiment finds there are environmental trade-offs:
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EEB's prof emerita @DrewHarvell and her lab, part of collaborative research team showing how herbivores like sea snails can promote the spread of seagrass wasting disease @CornellCAS @CornellCALS @CornellCIS @o_jgraham @CornellNews .
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Cornell plant and computer science experts joined forces to show how herbivores like sea snails can promote the spread of seagrass wasting disease. Grazing by small herbivores was associated with a...
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Ready, set. count! 🕊️🦆🦅🐦⬛🐦 Connect to Birds, to Nature, and with Each Other! Birds are everywhere, all the time, doing fascinating things. Join in: February 14–17 @CornellAlumni @CornellBirds.
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Held each February, the Lab of Ornithology’s Great Backyard Bird Count unites fans of feathered friends—worldwide
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EEB former grad @heil_seb, lead author along with prof Flecker, associate prof McIntyre and colleagues report: "Smaller fish offer better nutrition, lower environmental cost." @CornellCALS.@AtkinsonCenter.@WildlifeCornell.@cornellvet.@CornellNews.
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Smaller fish species are more nutritious, lower in mercury and less susceptible to overfishing, a Cornell-led research team has found.
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EEB senior research associate and curator of birds and mammals at the Cornell Museum of Vertebrates lead author in new paper about cavity nesting birds. Co-authors include Associate prof @MarenVitousek and @JennHoutz .@CornellNews.
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When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin, it isn’t just making an interesting home décor choice. For some birds, it keeps predators at bay.
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Mark your calendars for a new semester of biogeochemistry seminars!
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Here we go, spring '25 semester.👏.Welcome back, Cornellians! We missed you. ❤️
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EEB prof and @AtkinsonCenter faculty fellow @anuragasclepias in the news @nytimes. "Monarch Butterflies Are Recommended for Protected Status." 📷 @chrstinebphotos
Faculty Fellow Anurag Agrawal (CALS) mentioned in the New York Times discussing monarch butterfly populations:
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Happy New Year to all! Here's the latest news from EEB 🪴🪴@CornellCALS Dilmun Hill Student Organic Farm is accepting applications for Steering Committee and Farm Manager positions; applications are due January 31, 2025.
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EEB prof and @CornellBirds director emeritus John Fitzpatrick along with lead author and former EEB grad student @SahasBarve share long-term data study: Florida scrub-jay reproductive efforts hampered by climate change. 📷 Reed Bowman
Because of warmer winters, Florida scrub jays are nesting 1 week earlier than previous years. A paper co-authored by John Fitzpatrick (Lab of Ornithology) found that this made nests susceptible to predation by snakes, resulting in reduced offspring.
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The last day of classes nears, but there are still events across campus over the next week for crafters, filmgoers, art lovers and more.
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Attention students! It's that time of year to give thanks to your profs.
Thank a Professor is back! #Cornell students, has a prof. gone the extra mile to make a difference in your life or course? If so, let them know what it meant to you. Fill out the form at the link, and CTI will deliver the note after grades are submitted!.
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