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About OEB

The Graduate Program in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology provides interdepartmental training for MS and PhD students in ecology, organismal and evolutionary biology. Graduate students, post-docs, and faculty study biological processes ranging from the molecular to the ecosystem level, often bridging the gap between basic and applied research. Our faculty and students conduct research in four broad areas:

Animal Behavior: Behavioral ecology, communication, learning
Ecology: Community ecology, population ecology, landscape ecology, conservation biology
Evolutionary Biology: Evolution, phylogenetics, population genetics, molecular evolution
Organismal Biology: Physiology, morphology, paleontology

News

Long awarded two grants

OEB doctoral candidate Skye Long was recently awarded grants from Sigma Xi and the Arachnological Society. Congratulations.

OEB Science Café featured in Daily Hampshire Gazette

Goodwin and Rosario at Science Café

This spring's final Science Café was featured in a May 15 Daily Hampshire Gazette article, along with a similar series hosted through Mount Holyoke College. The series of monthly events was started by Sarah Goodwin two years ago and has become the primary outreach focus of OEB grad students. “We desperately want to make science more approachable,” said Goodwin . . . “We want the community to walk away with a better idea of what the science is about and who the scientists are.”

The OEB Cafe (oebsciencecafe.org) is on break for the summer, with its next café scheduled for September.

Justin Henningsen Dissertation Defense

10:00 AM
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
319 Morrill 2 (OEB Seminar Room)
Thesis Title: Performance and signaling in the green anole lizard
Advisor: Duncan Irschick

May Science Café: Brace for impact!

May Science Café Poster

Join us at Esselon on Monday, May 6th at 6:00 PM for Brace for Impact! with Gary Gillis of Mt. Holyoke College. Gary will explore the acrobatics of jumping frogs and how they, like gymnasts, coordinate their muscles to effectively prepare for landings. Gary uses biomechanics and neuromuscular analysis to understand how animals are able to control their movements during rapid deceleration.

All Science Café events are free and designed for a public audience. Light snacks will be provided and drinks will be available for purchase. For more information, visit www.oebsciencecafe.org.

April Science Café: Speed

Speed Science Cafe poster

Join us at Esselon on Monday, April 15th at 6:00 PM for Speed: Life in the Fast Lane with Sheila Patek of the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Patek will explore some of the world’s fastest animals – but maybe not the ones you’re thinking of! We hope to see you then!

All Science Café events are free and designed for a public audience. Light snacks will be provided and drinks will be available for purchase. For more information, visit www.oebsciencecafe.org