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Join the Frontiers Master's Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan!

Why join the Frontiers Master's Program?

• This NEW program is designed to attract a diverse student body interested in ecology and evolutionary biology research.
• This program gives you the foundation you need to continue on to a Ph.D.
• You’ll have the chance to explore the full range of research approaches in EEB – from molecular biology in labs to field    work in remote areas of the world.
• Be part of exciting research that has a positive impact.
• You’ll join an internationally diverse student body – from over a dozen countries.
• Our program offers you the opportunity to work with outstanding researchers.
• You will study with faculty committed to ensuring an exciting and supportive environment for all students.

Why study ecology and evolutionary biology?
The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology embraces education and research on virtually all aspects of biodiversity, including the origins and history of species ranging from bacteria to humans, the processes by which this diversity has evolved, and the ecological context in which this evolution takes place.

These basic sciences underlie some of the most important applied sciences in the world today, such as global climate change, sustainable agriculture, the emergence and spread of infectious diseases, invasive and exotic species, conservation biology, natural resource management, and evolution of pesticide and antibiotic resistance.

Why study EEB at the University of Michigan?
Our focus on a wide diversity of organisms and how they function in the complex environments of the natural world offers a unique perspective among the life science units at the University of Michigan. In addition, the outstanding and innovative academic environment combines with a diverse campus community and a central location in dynamic Ann Arbor to make it one of the nation’s most desirable universities.

What can you study?

Comparative biology and systematics is concerned with the inference of phylogenetic (genealogical) relationships among species, which in turn provide a foundation for many inferences about the history of changes in their characteristics.

Ecology embraces all aspects of the relationships between organisms and their environment, which includes both biotic and abiotic components.

Evolutionary processes include the study of the causes of genetic change and the resulting organization of genes into genomes, genetic variation within and between populations, and understanding how genetic changes lead to changes in phenotype.

Paleobiology includes the study of how long-term physical changes of ancient global geography and climate have affected the evolution of plants and animals, how ecosystems have responded to these changes, and how these responses have affected today’s patterns of biodiversity.

Organismal biology involves the analysis of physiology, morphology, and behavior of individuals, how these characteristics interact with the environment, and how they differ among organisms within a species and among species.

Interested in learning more about happenings at U-M?

Check out our Web site further or read about the
U-M SEEDS chapter (The Ecological Society of America Strategies for Ecology, Education, Development, and Sustainability)

College of Literature, Science and the Arts events

U-M Events

The U-M Frontiers Master’s Program in EEB is funded by:

U-M Rackham Graduate School

The Michigan AGEP Alliance
(Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate)

U-M College of Literature, Science and the Arts

Other useful links:

American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) 
Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) 
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)