EEB Honorary “Photographer at Large” Contest
Voting is open through November 24! Go to the CTools photo site under polls and select up to 10 of your favorite images. There are nearly 80 incredible images from around the block and around the world. Don't miss this visual treat.

Winner receives the honorary title for the year of Photographer at Large in memory of David J. Bay. (more)

Upcoming defenses
Heather Adams presents "Controls on bacterial productivity in Arctic lakes and streams," 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 20, 2024 Dana.
Amanda Zellmer presents Friday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m, east conference room, fourth floor, Rackham.
Emily Farrer presents Friday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m., Modern Language Building, Lecture Room 2.

“The Struggle for Existence: Darwin’s Dreams”
November 19 (students only), 20, 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Exhibit Museum of Natural History. Don’t miss this original play, written by Professor Catherine Badgley, about Charles Darwin as he is writing the last chapter of “The Origin of Species.” The play explores Darwin’s struggle to resolve his sense of accomplishment with his worries about the possible misuses of his theory of evolution.

The play, performed by a cast of students and faculty and directed by Kate Mendeloff, makes use of different parts of the museum for each act. November 20, followed by a public reception. November 21, followed by a public discussion with the director, playwright, and cast. Reservations required due to limited capacity. Call (734) 764-0480. $10 suggested donation (students free). (more)

ECSS 2010 call for nominations
EEB invites nominations of outstanding scientists early in their careers to take part in the sixth annual Early Career Scientists Symposium on experimental evolution on Saturday, April 17, 2010 in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Eight scientists will be selected to present their work. All research involving observation of long-term changes in controlled populations, investigating response of natural populations to experimental manipulation, or performing evolution in silico, will be favorably considered.

Early career scientists are defined as senior graduate students (who will receive their Ph.D. within one year) or postdoctoral researchers. Potential speakers can be nominated by their advisor or a senior colleague.

Nominations must include a brief letter of recommendation addressing the nominee’s scientific and communication skills, a copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae, and a brief abstract of the proposed presentation (< 200 words, written by the nominee). Nominations can be sent electronically (in a single file if possible) to kuhnlein@umich.edu with the subject line: “Nominee for ECSS.”  More information is available on the ECSS 2010 Web site.

All nominations must be received by December 15, 2009. Selected participants will be contacted by January 15, 2010.

For more information, contact Gail Kuhnlein. The 2010 ECSS organizing committee: Alex Kondrashov, Timothy James, Amanda Izzo, Zhi Wang.

Classical Revolution Ann Arbor

EEB Friday coffee hour

Join fellow EEB faculty, students and associates for an informal gathering to enjoy fresh organic coffee, Washtenaw Dairy donuts and other treats each Friday from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. in Room 1088 Ruthven Museums. There’s always plenty of good conversation to go around. Watch for e-mails from Jeremy Wright regarding occassional time changes or cancellations.

Doctoral students present their preliminary seminars for peer and faculty review during their second year of graduate study.

Thursday Seminar Series
Weekly seminars held on Thursdays during fall and winter terms featuring international, national and local speakers presenting their latest research on wide-ranging topics in the fields of ecology and evolutionary biology. A casual reception follows in the graduate student lounge. Usual time and place: 4:10 – 5 p.m., Natural Science auditorium but check the schedule (linked above).

Tropical Biology Seminar

Noon - 1 p.m., Thursdays, Room 3552 Dana Building

The Tropical Biology Seminar  (TROPIBIO) is a weekly discussion group comprising faculty and students from Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the School of Natural Resources and Environment who conduct research in the tropics. Anyone with an interest in tropical ecology is encouraged to attend. For further information, contact Professor Christopher Dick. See the complete schedule.

Tuesday Lunch Seminar
EEB Lunch is a great opportunity to foster close interactions among the diverse research avenues in EEB. We strongly encourage everyone to attend and invite you to present your research. The seminars are targeted at graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and research staff. We would also appreciate having visiting researchers presenting their work, so, if you know of somebody coming to Ann Arbor who would be willing to give a seminar, let us know. Seminars can range from highly polished to informal. For instance, presentations can be used to seek feedback from your colleagues regarding work in progress, for your preliminary talk, to practice for a job talk, or to share advances in your research. Bring your own lunch.

Time and place: Tuesdays at noon, Room 2009 Ruthven Museums  

Discussion groups

Behavioral Ecology Group (BEG)
11 a.m. on Thursdays; fall 2009 in Room 2111 Kraus Natural Science Building
This is a group of professors and graduate students from EEB, Psychology and Anthropology who are interested in behavioral ecology and animal behavior. We meet to discuss papers every other week, with a member of the group presenting research ideas or results on the weeks in between. Each semester the group discusses a different topic of interest. For fall 2007, the topic is sexual selection.
Contact:  Mike Sheehan
E-mail user group: behavioralecology@umich.edu

Evo Devo Discussion Group
Fall term, Mondays, 4 p.m., in the Paleoecology classroom in Ruthven Museums

New World Agriculture and Ecology Group
Thursdays 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., Room 2111 Kraus Natural Science Building
NWAEG is made up of faculty and students from various departments who share an interest in agroecological, political, and economic issues of importance in the western hemisphere, although issues of global interest are occasionally dealt with. Meetings are held once a week and feature presentations and/or discussion of readings, followed by a social hour. Other activities that the group engages in typically focus on education and outreach, and range from writing letters to journals and newspapers, to designing and teaching a minicourse on a topic not addressed by existing courses.

Contact: Professor John Vandermeer
E-mail user group: nwaeg@umich.edu

Plant Ecology Discussion Group
Fall term, Fridays, 1:30-2:30 p.m. in 2082 Natural Science Building
Also known as PEDG or pedagogue, meets weekly to talk about current research, both from the literature and by members of the group. It is an excellent forum to discuss all stages of research, from initial half-baked ideas to practice conference presentations or critiques of a manuscript draft. The range of topics depends on the interest of the group and (despite the name) is not limited to plant ecology.
Contact:  Professor Deborah E. Goldberg

Tropical Ecology and Evolution Reading Groups
Fridays, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Espresso Royale on State Street
Also known as LOTS (Lianas and Other Tropical Stuff). This group meets weekly to discuss articles, manuscripts, and occasionally research carried out by one of the group’s members. Topics include: tropical plant ecology, biogeography of the New World tropics, paleobotany, and plant morphology.
Contact: Sandra Yap and Professor Robyn Burnham
E-mail user group: lots-eeb@umich.edu (established fresh each term)

In order to join the above e-mail user groups visit http://directory.umich.edu/. You need to login using your uniquname and password.  Select “bind” to make changes. Now click on your uniquname in the upper-right-hand-corner. Your entry should appear. Then press group memberships and a list of the user groups to which you belong will appear. Click Add, and enter the name is it appears above in the top box. Click your uniquname to return to your profile. The name of the user group should now appear. 

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