News Items
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.
February 13, 2009 -- EEBB graduate student Sarah Benson-Amram was interviewed on NPR's morning edition about her work, with Prof. Kay Holekamp, on spotted hyenas.
February 12, 2009 -- Today is the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, and 2009 is the 150th anniversary of his landmark book "On the Origin of Species". The National Science Foundation today released a special report on Darwin and Evolution including an essay by and interview with EEBB Prof. Rich Lenski. Working with the Society for the Study of Evolution, EEBB Prof. Rob Pennock also put together a video birthday card for Darwin.
February 09, 2009 -- Great news! Prof. Kay Holekamp has been appointed the new Director of the EEBB Program effective immediately. As most of you know, Kay is an outstanding scholar and mentor, and she has long been involved with the EEBB Program. I'm sure she will provide thoughtful and excellent leadership for our program for years to come. For the next month or so, I'll be working along side Kay to help her transition into the position. As always, you can contact Pat in the EEBB office with any questions, and she will direct requests to one or both of us as needed. -- Rich Lenski
December 20, 2008 -- President-elect Barack Obama has named Oregon State Prof. Jane Lubchenco as one of his top science advisors. MSU awarded Dr. Lubchenco an honorary doctor of science degree in 2003 for her pioneering research in marine ecology and public leadership on biodiversity and global health.
December 09, 2008 -- Congratulations to two EEBB faculty, Prof. Elena Litchman and Prof. Alex Shingleton, each of whom has been awarded a prestigious NSF CAREER award!!
June 02, 2008 -- Carl Zimmer has a blog article featuring research by EEBB student Zachary Blount and Prof. Richard Lenski on the experimental evolution of a new function in E. coli bacteria
April 05, 2008 -- Congratulations to three EEBB students who are among five NSF pre-doctoral fellowship recipients this year at MSU!!! The EEBBers are Ellen Holste (working with Prof. Rich Kobe), Kane Keller (working with Prof. Jen Lau), and Eli Swanson (working with Prof. Kay Holekamp).
April 04, 2008 -- EEBB Prof. Jen Lau has received a Young Investigator Prize from the American Society of Naturalists. This award recognizes "rising stars" in ecology, evolution, and allied fields. Congratulations, Jen!
March 04, 2008 -- Congratulations to EEBB Prof. Kay Holekamp for the front-page write up of her fascinating research on spotted hyenas in today's "Science Times" section of the New York Times!
