Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology

What is EEOB?

Our department conducts research, teaching, and service in many areas of the life sciences, including animal behavior, behavioral endocrinology, biomechanics, cell biology, conservation biology, ecology, ecomorphology, evolution, genetics, physiology, population biology, systematics, and theoretical ecology. Our graduate program is also named EEOB and offers Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, with an emphasis on the latter. We are also part of the Evolutionary Biology Joint-Doctoral Program with San Diego State University. In addition, our faculty and graduate students are affiliated with several interdepartmental graduate programs, including: Biophysics; Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology; Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics; Biomedical Sciences; and Neuroscience. We also offer many opportunities for undergraduate research.

Weekly Seminars

Department of Evolution, Ecology, & Organismal Biology Colloquium
see schedule at BIOL 252 Seminars
Thursdays at 4:10, Genomics Auditorium

Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Graduate Program Seminar
see schedule at EEOB 265 Lunch Bunch
Fridays at noon, normally in 2200 Spieth Hall

Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics (GGB) Graduate Program Seminar
see schedule at BIOL/GGB 261
Wednesdays at 12:10

Neuroscience Seminar Series
see schedule at NRSC 287
Tuesdays at 4pm Genomics Auditorium

Message from the Chair

Welcome to the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology (EEOB), at the University of California, Riverside!

Graduate Program

The EEOB Graduate Program, part of the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, offers graduate study leading to both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. As a member of the program, you will have a unique and diverse set of educational experiences, including: a broad background in evolution, ecology, and organismal biology; exposure to exciting and modern research; training in pedagogy and the opportunity to teach undergraduate laboratories and discussion sections; and immersion in your specific area of concentration. These experiences will serve you well while in graduate school and also prepare you for a successful career in biology.

EEOB News

August 19, 2021

The EEOB Graduate Program is proud to announce the PHD Dissertation Defense of Jessica Tingle.

Title: Evolution and Biomechanics of Specialized Locomotion in Snakes

June 10, 2021

The EEOB Graduate Program is proud to announce the PHD Dissertation Defense of Holly Andrews.

Title: Patterns and Mechanisms of Trace Gas Pulses Following Soil Rewetting in Drylands

May 07, 2021

Sex chromosome transformation and the origin of a male-specific X chromosome in the creeping vole

Mystery solved? Chromosomal sex determination arises when an autosomal locus acquires a sex-determining function. In some taxa, this process occurs often. The XY system in mammals, however, has been evolutionarily stable across a wide array of species. Fifty years ago...

April 29, 2021

$1 million project helps tribal nations adapt to climate change

UC Riverside ecologists are leading a $1 million plant protection project that will help Southern California’s tribal nations adapt to climate change. The goal of the project is to preserve plant species and ecosystems that enable the continuation of native...

March 25, 2021

Award enables ecology PhD student to connect with policy makers

UC Riverside’s William Ota is one of the few graduate students nationwide to be honored this year with a policy award from the Ecological Society of America.

March 10, 2021

The EEOB Graduate Program is proud to announce the MS Thesis Defense of Anna Cassady

Title: A Foundation for Integrated Water and Species Policy: Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Overlaps with Wildlife in California Watersheds

February 03, 2021

Study finds childhood diet has lifelong impact

Eating too much fat and sugar as a child can alter your microbiome for life, even if you later learn to eat healthier, a new study in mice suggests.

November 23, 2020

Sniffing your way to the gym

Exercise motivation could be linked to certain smells, UC Riverside mouse study finds

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