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Department of Integrative Biology Graduate Thesis Defense CONGRATULATIONS to Alex Smith who successfully defended his MS Thesis on April 10th! Alex is a MS student in Dr. Sarah Branco's lab and intends to pursue a career in mycoindustry after graduation! Alex Smith Master’s Degree Candidate Dr. Sarah Branco’s Lab CU...

Erika Garcia (PhD student in Dr. Paula Cushing's lab) was awarded a 20-month Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship to pursue her project titled “ An integrative approach to evaluating the diversity of the elusive camel spider in Israel” at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In this project, Erika will be using conducting...

Department of Integrative Biology Graduate Thesis Defense CONGRATULATIONS to Erin Twaddell who successfully defended her MS Thesis on April 5th! Erin is a MS student in Dr. Brian Buma's lab, she plans to use her degree in the environmental/spatial modeling fields, hopefully, related to disturbances in some capacity. In the...

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...

Alyssa Davidge, CU Denver Integrative Biology Master’s candidate was featured on page 15, in Denver Field Ornithologist’s January publication, The Lark Bunting . Alyssa, will be giving a public presentation, “How Historical Redlining Led Denver’s Cooper”s Hawks to Live Where They Do”, during the DFO’s Winter/Spring Program. Alysia is a...

Are you an undergraduate looking for an opportunity to conduct research at CU Anschutz over Summer 2023? Join these upcoming info sessions to learn the specifics about different programs available, upcoming deadlines, and tips for your applications. Monday, December 5, 2022 | 4:00 - 5:00 pm | Register in Handshake...

Congratulations to Laurel Sindewald (Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Diana Tomback's lab) and Ryan Jones (Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Paula Cushing's lab) for each receiving a $250 Dissemination/Travel Grant. The Integrative Biology Awards, Scholarships, and Outreach (ASO) Committee selected Laurel and Ryan for the grants to help fund conference attendance and...

Congratulations to Zoe Erkenbeck on being named CLAS Outstanding MS Graduate for Fall 2022. Zoe will be recognized at the fall commencement and at the CLAS reception in Spring, 2023

The Department is happy to announce that Zoe successfully defended her M.S. Thesis! Zoe is going to graduate this December and then seek employment in a research based position to continue similar work with a Federal Agency such as USGS. Department of Integrative Biology Graduate Thesis Defense Zoe Erkenbeck M.S...

Department of Integrative Biology Graduate Thesis Defense Emily Orr M.S. Degree Candidate CU Denver Department of Integrative Biology Dr. Jennifer Neale Lab When: November 16, 2022, 9:00a-10:00a Where: Zoom – Join Zoom Meeting https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/94528312467 Meeting ID: 945 2831 2467 Population genomic analysis of the rare, narrow endemic, Astragalus microcymbus. The...