Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology

Welcome Message from Chair Joel L. Sachs

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

The EEOB department is responsible for instruction of the Biology major -- consistently among the largest majors on campus. We teach classes ranging from molecular and cellular biology, to ecology, evolution, and physiology of living organisms.

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 4pm, 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 12pm

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

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

March 08, 2023

Ted Garland Interviewed by the Washington Post

Research by recent EEOB graduate Monica McNamara and colleagues sheds light on how your gut microbiome may affect motivation and/or ability for exercise. Don’t feel like exercising? It could be your microbiome. Why do some love to exercise? It might...

December 02, 2022

The EEOB Graduate Program is Proud to Announce the Ph.D. Dissertation Defense of Robert Prather.

Title: The Evolution of Dispersal in the Trinidadian Guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

September 02, 2022

The EEOB Graduate Program is Proud to Announce the PH.D. Dissertation Defense of Elisa Casado Henderson.

Title: Genomics of the Speciation Continuum: Insights from Hummingbird Hybrid Zones

August 31, 2022

NSF bestows CAREER Awards on 11 UC Riverside professors

Eleven UC Riverside faculty members this year have been awarded prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Awards. These awards support early career faculty who demonstrate the potential to serve as academic role models and advance their organization’s mission. Research conducted with...

August 23, 2022

The EEOB Graduate Program is Proud to Announce the PH.D. Dissertation Defense of Samantha Levell.

Title: The Evolution of Reproductive Mode and Associated Familial Conflict

August 22, 2022

The EEOB Graduate Program is Proud to Announce the PH.D. Dissertation Defense of Andrea M. Keller.

Title: Tritrophic Mutualisms in a Changing Climate

August 01, 2022

International project tracks climate change effects on freshwater dwellers

UCR ecologist Kurt Anderson and collaborators have received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to track the effects of environmental changes on creatures that live in freshwater streams.

June 09, 2022

The EEOB Graduate Program is proud to announce the Ph.D. Dissertation Defense of Matthew Green.

Title: The Influence of Spatial Structure and Trophic Interactions on Ecological Communities

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