EEBlog: Primordial soup

A random collection of experiences, ponderings, ideas and more from graduate students in ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan designed to inform and entertain.

Prospective and current graduate students are invited to post comments and ask questions. In fact, it's an open forum to anyone who is interested.

Be sure to check back weekly to read new posts.

Sarah Cobey

Sarah is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan. Her thesis is on the dynamics of influenza. She's lived in California, New Jersey, and Lao PDR. She doesn't do winters, but she's a sucker for a good research climate.

Visit Sarah's blog: d(PhD)/dt

Leah Boris
Leah is a second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan. Originally from Seattle, she now braves cold winters, hot summers, and mosquitoes to research wetland food webs in the wilds of rural Michigan.

Outside of school, Leah plays ultimate Frisbee for the Ann Arbor rec league and enjoys cooking great food.

Visit Leah's blog: Frog Blog