University of Michigan
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology was founded in 2001 after reorganization of the biological sciences in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan. In 2011, EEB, the Herbarium and the Museum of Zoology merged in order to enhance our broad strengths in evolutionary biology by further integrating the programs.

The department comprises over 30 faculty members with diverse research interests in the following areas:

• Population and community ecology
  
• Ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry
• Global change biology and sustainability
  
• Biogeography and paleobiology
  
• Evolution of behavior, life histories, and  morphology
• Evolutionary genetics and genomics
• Phylogenetics and phylogeography
• Ecology and evolution of infectious disease
  

A number of our faculty have joint appointments in:

• Museum of Zoology
• University Herbarium
• Museum of Paleontology
• School of Natural Resources & Environment
• Life Sciences Institute
  

They are affiliated with programs such as:

• The Center for the Study of Complex Systems
• The Program in Bioinformatics
• The Program in American Culture
  

A number of additional faculty with appointments in the following units are affiliated with our department and contribute to our intellectual diversity and teaching strength.

• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (MCDB)
• The School of Public Health
• The School of Natural Resources and Environment