Held the 3 rd Tuesday of each month from 12-1 PM MST. Learn more about this year's webinar series. On December 19 th , Sara Goeking will present: Broad-scale evaluation of whitebark pine status and trends: Past and current applications of Forest Inventory and Analysis data Register for the webinar...
“ Climate change is already forcing lizards, insects and other species to evolve – and most can't keep up”, an article written by Dr. Michael Moore and Dr. James T. Stroud, (Georgia Institute of Technology), was published in the current edition of Yahoo News – “The Conversation addresses. The article...
Diana Tomback, former Integrative Biology graduate student Thomas McLaren, and Yellowstone National Park wildlife biologists, publish a chapter on Clark's nutcrackers and whitebark pine in Yellowstone’s Birds: Diversity and Abundance in the World’s First National Park , a 2023 Princeton University Press book. This book is the first to describe...
The Ricketts Conservation Foundation and American Forests in association with Yellowstone National Park hosted an event on September 28, 2023, at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. The event publicized conservation work for whitebark pine and highlighted its seed disperser Clark’s nutcracker. This was the unveiling of a...
Bees, and Other Flying Insects, at Greater Risk of Climate Change Extinction, According to CU Denver and Georgia Tech Researchers CU Denver News, September 11, 2023 Press Release Flying insects struggle with low oxygen and thin air at high elevations . DENVER— In response to rising global temperatures, many plants...
Congratulations Jessica Romero for successfully defending your Master's Degree Thesis! Jessica Romero Master’s Degree Candidate Dr. Timberley Roane’s Lab CU Denver Department of Integrative Biology When: Friday, November 17, 2023 Where: Science Building, Rm 1111, at 9:00a " Using Metagenomic Sequencing to Elucidate the Bacterial Degradation of 1,4-Dioxane in Groundwater...
Congratulations Ally Davidge for successfully defending your Master's Degreee Thises! Ally has accepted a position with the US Forest Service as a District Wildlife Biologist in Pollick Pines, CA, and will be moving there during Winter Break. Ally Davidge Master’s Degree Candidate Drs. Michael Wunder & Laurel Hartley’s Labs When:...
Congratulations to Tiffany for successfully defending your Master's Degree Thesis! Tiffany has accepted a position as a botanist for a consulting firm in Denver. Tiffany Gentry Master’s Degree Candidate Dr. Jennifer Ackerfield & Dr. Leo P. Bruederle’s Lab CU Denver Department of Integrative Biology When: Thursday, November 16, 2023 @...
Thinking about a Master's or Doctoral degree? JOIN US FOR THE FALL CU DENVER GRADUATE FAIR Stop by the North Classroom Atrium - Tuesday, Nov. 17th, 11:00a to 2:00p Learn more about the 70+ graduate programs Cu Denver has to offer! REGISTER HERE
CLAS MixTape, Nov. 9th Into the Anthropocene: Is it "The End of the World as We Know It?" Thursday, November 9 11:00 - 12:15 LSC Terrace Room Join us to learn how CLAS members are researching, teaching, and making creative works that address our warming world. Trevor Carter Trevor Carter...
Congratulations Dr. Allison Pierce for successfully defending your thesis! Dr. Allison Pierce Ph.D. Thesis Defense Ph.D. Candidate, CU Denver Dept. of Integrative Biology Dr. Michael Wunder’s Lab When: Nov. 3rd, at Noon Where: Denver Campus, Science Building, Room 2001 Life history trade-offs of seasonal migration: A theoretical foundation for understanding...
HackR/Student Seminars will be held every Monday throughout the semester starting 9/21/23, 5:00p-6:00p. For more information please contact Fayelynn Scheideman .
Department of Integrative Biology Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam Audrey Spencer Ph.D Student Drs. Ackerfield & Bruederle’s lab, Denver Botanic Gardens When: Oct. 24, 2023 at 11:00a Where: SI 4127 Systematics and Biogeography of the Eastern Asian-North American Disjunct Genus, Physocarpus (Rosaceae) My dissertation research uses Physocarpus , a genus of shrubs...
Congratulations to Dr. Sindewald on successfully defending her dissertation! Laurel started an ORISE Postdoctoral Fellowship on September 1st, working with Karin Riley (USFS - Missoula Fire Sciences Lab) and Shawn Urbanski (Rocky Mountain Research Station in Fort Collins). They are using stochastic models that simulate large fires, fuel consumption, and...
Alyssa Brostowitz, MS student in Dr. Carlos Infante's lab, has accepted an offer for a position as a Scientific Writer for Inotivin in Westminster following her graduation this Spring Semester. Alyssa successfully defended her thesis in April this Spring Semester. Congratulations Alyssa!
Congratulations to Jessica Romero for receiving the 2023 Fall CLAS Outstanding MS Student Award. The Department would like to recognize both of our nominees for the Fall 2023 CLAS Outstanding Graduate. Student Awards, Laurel Sindewald for PhD and Jessica Romero for MS. Both students have contributed positively to the research...
Congratulations to the 2023 Spring Integrative Biology Student Excellence Award recipients. The Department recognizes outstanding graduate and undergraduate students for their accomplishments in teaching or research. Teaching can include any formal teaching-related activities (e.g., teaching assistants, learning assistants, tutors, supplemental instructors, etc.). Research can include scholarly activities that make an...
The Department would like to announce the recipients of our 2022 Spring Student Excellence Awards. This year we had four awardees, two graduate students and one undergraduate student in the Research Award category, and one undergraduate student in the Teaching Award category. Students were allowed to submit self-nominations but also...
Don’t Miss the Next Installment of High-Elevation Five-Needle White Pines: Science and Management Webinar Series! Held the 3 rd Tuesday of each month from 12-1 PM MST. Learn more about this year's webinar series. On November 21st, Stephen Huysman will present: Projecting future whitebark pine susceptibility to white pine blister...