Welcome to the Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program at Michigan State University!
Upcoming Seminars
- Thursday, February 11, 3:30 PM -- James Bever -- "Ecological and Evolutionary Dynamics of the Mycorrhizal Mutualism"
- Friday, February 12, 10:45 AM -- James Bever -- "Microbial Drivers of Plant Community Dynamics"
- Thursday, February 18, 3:30 PM -- H. Allen Orr -- "Is a Theory of Adaptation Possible?"
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Check out the MSU Museum's "Darwin Discovery Day"
News Items
November 24, 2009 -- See EEBB alum Corine Vriesendorp and team members describing their rapid biological inventory work through the Field Museum on YouTube
May 14, 2009 -- Congratulations to EEBB students Melissa Kjelvik (ZOL/Mittelbach), Tomomi Suwa (PLB/Lau) and Mridul Thomas (ZOL/Litchman) for receiving Sigma Xi awards for dissertation Research. Also, congratulations to Matthew Aardema (ENT/Scriber)for receiving a 2-year Plant Science Fellowship and the first recipient of the Scriber Scholars in Butterfly Biology/Conservation award.
May 14, 2009 -- Congratuations to incoming EEBB students for receiving the following recruitment awards . . . UDF & NSF: Colin Kremer (PLB/Klausmeier). UDF: Caroline Turner (ZOL/Lenski) and Rohan Maddamsetti (ZOL/Lenski). PSF: Tyler Bassett (PLB/Lau) and Beth Miller (PLB/Klausmeier). MSU Academic Achievement Graduate Assistantship: Andrea Maguire (PLB/Kobe). Rasmussen & CNS: Christian Orlic (ZOL/Lenski) & Samuel Rossman (ZOL/P. Ostrom). CNS: Lisa Stelzner (PLB/Malmstrom).
April 24, 2009 -- Kay Holekamp has been named a University Distinguished Professor - the highest honor that the university can bestow on a member of its faculty. The title of University Distinguished Professor (UDP) recognizes distinguished achievement in teaching, research, and public service. Dr. Holekamp is a noted authority on the spotted hyena and her ongoing research in Kenya has been featured in numerious scientific journals and other media. Her research camp continues to provide invaluable and inspired fieldwork experience for undergraduate and graduate students. Please join us, in congratulating Dr. Holekamp!
April 08, 2009 -- Congratulations to EEBB grad students, Lauren Kinsman (Steve Hamilton's lab), Emily Grman (Kay Gross's Lab), Sarah Hamer (Jean Tsao's lab) and Emily Morrison (Catherine Lindell's Lab). Their Dissertation Improvement grants have been recommended for funding at NSF.
MSU has an outstanding program in all of these core areas, with students and faculty pursuing research and other scholarly activities both locally and around the nation and globe. The images that you see above and as you move through this site are only a small sample of the diverse organisms that we study, the research sites where we conduct our research, and the many people who are part of the EEBB Program.
The EEBB Program at MSU has an unusual organization that facilitates interdisciplinary interactions among our students and faculty, while allowing participants to engage in the program's activities at different levels depending on individual interests and availability. Both students and faculty have their primary appointments administered by one of 16 participating departments that include Zoology, Plant Biology, Fisheries & Wildlife, Forestry, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Computer Science, and many more. Our students pursue either a dual-degree Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology & Behavior and one of the participating departments or, alternatively, a Master's degree in one of the participating departments with a specialization in EEBB. Our students take required courses in ecology, evolutionary biology, and relevant quantitative methods as well as any additional coursework required by their home departments. Students and faculty alike participate in the weekly seminar series that features outstanding scientists and scholars from other institutions, as well as occasional student and faculty speakers from our own program.
If you are a prospective or current student, we hope that you will find the EEBB Program at MSU an exciting opportunity to carry out your graduate studies and research. We look forward to hearing from you, and would welcome your application for admission to the program. Please do keep in mind that all our students must have a home department, so you should begin your formal application process there after you have studied what the EEBB Program has to offer. You can then apply jointly to a selected home department and the EEBB Program or, alternatively, you may apply for admission to EEBB after you have entered a participating department.
Kay E. Holekamp, Director
Ecology, Evolutionary Biology & Behavior Program
