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Dr. Sara Branco Publishes a Tansley Review In New Phytologist

Aug. 25, 2022

Assistant Professor Sara Branco published a Tansley review in the journal New Phytologist entitled ‘Mechanisms of stress tolerance and their effects on the ecology and evolution of mycorrhizal fungi’ ( https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/98WM38S5DPYCAKKT56KD?target=10.1111/nph.18308 ). This work was a collaborative effort with Dr. Hui-Ling Liao (University of Florida) , Dr. Joske Ruytinx (Vrije...

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Congratulations Dr. Annika Mosier!

Aug. 18, 2022

The Department would like to congratulate Dr. Mosier on her tenure confirmation! Dr. Mosier will be on sabbatical for the fall semester.

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Dr. Sara Branco Co-Publishes in New Phytologist and Current Biology

June 21, 2022

Dr. Sara Branco recently co-published an article in New Phytologist , " Mechanisms of stress tolerance and their effects on the ecology and evolution of mycorrhizal fungi " as well as an article in Current Biology , " Giant Mobil Elements: Agents of Multivariate phenotypic evolution in fung i".

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Don’t Swim in the South Platt Warns Alan Vajda

June 20, 2022

If you go to the Confluence on any given hot day, you may see people wading into the water. The city doesn’t recommend it, but there’s no firm ban that’s enforced. Alan Vajda, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, who has done academic research on the South Platte going back to...

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Dr. Brian Buma and Dr. Michael Greene Receive Faculty Excellence Awards

May 6, 2022

Integrative Biology is excited to announce that Dr. Brian Buma has been awarded the Excellence in Research and Creative Work award and Dr. Michael Greene has been awarded the Excellence in Teaching award. Congratulations to you both!! Please see a message about the awards from Constancio Nakuma, PhD, Provost and...

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Environment Stewardship of Indigenous Lands (ESIL) Certificate Program

Feb. 17, 2022

The Department of Integrative Biology is happy to announce that the Environmental Stewardship of Indigenous Lands (ESIL) certificate program, run by our own Dr. Timberley Roane , faculty member in environmental microbiology, is in its third year. The ESIL certificate provides academic, cultural, social, and professional support for Indigenous and...

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Dr. Kathy Kelsey and Dr. Brian Buma, Principal Investigators on $3.6 million National Science Foundation Grant

Feb. 10, 2022

Research led by scientists at CU Denver was recently funded by the National Science Foundation. Kathy Kelsey (GES) and Brian Buma (Integrative Biology) are Principal Investigators on a 5-yr, $3.6M grant titled: Collaborative Research: Co-defining climate refugia to inform effective management of mountain headwater systems. This project is focused on...

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Elizabeth Pansing and Diana Tomback Publish on Postfire Plant and Fungi Recovery

Feb. 7, 2022

Alum and former Outstanding CLAS Graduate Student Elizabeth Pansing and Integrative Biology Professor Diana Tomback are part of a team that recently published the paper, " Limitations to Propagule Dispersal Will Constrain Postfire Recovery of Plants and Fungi in Western Coniferous Forests ” in the high impact journal, BioScience ...

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New Publication from Dr. Brian Buma

Dec. 3, 2021

Dr. Buma has a new book out on the basics of environmental science, ecology, and climate change: The Atlas of a Changing Climate. Over half imagery from National Geographic, satellites, historical documents, and data artists, the book takes a basic science view of how the climate works with a highly...

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Diana Tomback profiled in American Forests, October 4, 2021 Issue

Oct. 27, 2021

A true trailblazer for whitebark pine “DIANA TOMBACK and her backpacking partner Pamela were sitting under a pine tree in Inyo National Forest in the early 1970s when Tomback saw something that would change her life. A black and gray bird with white wing patches landed on the tree and...

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