The Graduate Program in EEOB is proud to announce the PhD Defense of: Marisol Ibarra Zea Major Professor: Dr. Theodore Garland, Jr. Title: “ Does Selective Breeding for High Voluntary Wheel-Running Behavior Alter the Pelvis in a Sex-Specific Manner? ” Date/Time: September 1st, 2026 at 2:00 PM Location: Darwin Rm (Spieth 1239) Zoom: Meeting ID...
Being an elite athlete, at least as a mouse, does not shorten lifespan or limit how many children you can have. This is the finding of a study 30 years in the making, and it runs counter to accepted evolutionary theory.
The Graduate Program in EEOB is proud to announce the PhD Defense of: Natalie Whitehead Major Professor: Dr. Polly Campbell Title: “Evolutionary Physiology of Lifetime Reproductive Success, Lifespan, Healthspan, and Play Behavior in Selectively Bred High-Runner Mice” Date/Time: September 4th, 2026 at 10:00 AM Location: Darwin Rm 1239 Zoom: Meeting ID: 915 7359 9205 Passcode...
The Graduate Program in EEOB is proud to announce the MS Thesis Defense of: Swopnil Adhikari Major Professor: Dr. Polly Campbell Title: "Evolution of multicopy genes in vole ( Microtus ) Y chromosomes " Date/Time: June 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM Location: Moore Room ( Spieth Hall 3365) Zoom Link: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/9036343743#success
In northern Argentina, one bird courts romance by snapping its wrists together, producing a sound scientists have puzzled over for decades. Now, researchers have captured the behavior in detail, revealing how scissor-tailed nightjars create one of the most curious sounds in the avian world.
Congratulations! 2025-2026 SDRC Disability Ally Award! Nine years ago, the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) began the tradition of recognizing outstanding staff, faculty, and departments who have gone “the extra mile” in support of students with disabilities on the UCR campus. This year, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology has been selected for the 2025-2026 Outstanding...
The Graduate Program in EEOB is proud to announce the MS Thesis Defense of: Zach Cadima! Major Professor: Dr. Tim Higham Title: “From Tree Trunks to Sand Dunes: The Effects of Surface Roughness, Compliance, and Incline on Gecko Locomotor Performance and Kinematics " Date/Time: May 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM Location: Darwin Room Zoom: Meeting...
The Graduate Program in EEOB is proud to announce the PhD Defense of: Marie Palanchon! Major Professor: Dr. Jessica Purcell Title: "Evolution of Selfishness within Social Supergene Polymorphisms in Ants" Date/Time: June 2nd, 2026 at 10:00 AM Location: Darwin Room (Spieth 1239) Zoom Link: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/ 95190444 819?pwd=w0RUB36fPKoTvTHhtfCYjo uBF8eyEY.1
The Graduate Program in EEOB is proud to announce the PhD Defense of: Gary Qin! Major Professor: Dr. Helen Regan Title: "Assessing California's Freshwater Health: Ecosystem integrity, Services, and Governance" Date/Time: May 15th, 2026 at 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Darwin Room (Spieth 1239) Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/97551749169?from=join#success
The Graduate Program in EEOB is proud to announce the PhD Defense of: Tito Abbo! Major Professor: Dr.Amy Litt Title: "L'enfer de Michel Adanson: adventures in diverse, rare,endangered, hybrid and sometimes even paraphyletic manzanitas" Date/Time: May 27th, 2026 at 2:00 Pm Location: Genomics Building Auditorium 1102A Zoom: Link: https://app.zoom.us/wc/99301799804/join?fromPWA=1 Passcode: 664847
The Graduate Program in JDEB is proud to announce the PhD Defense of: Michael Remington! Major Professor: Dr. Rulon Clark Title: "Basking in the Warmth of the Red Queen: Agent-Based Modeling of Predator–Prey Dynamics between Kangaroo Rats and Rattlesnakes" Date/Time: April 23rd, 2026 at 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Location: SDSU Gold Auditorium Zoom: Link...
The Graduate Program in EEOB is proud to announce the PhD Defense of: Marina Vollin! Major Professor: Dr. Timothy Higham Title: “ Life after tail loss: Consequences of caudal autotomy on gecko locomotor performance and behavior ” Date/Time: March 3rd, 2026 at 3:30-4:30 PM Location: Darwin Room (Spieth 1239) Zoom: Link: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/97574429013
The Graduate Program in EEOB is proud to announce the PhD Defense of: Anthony Cobos! Major Professor: Dr. Natalie Holt Title: ““Plasticity and Performance of the Muscle-tendon Unit Across Ontogeny and Environments” Date/Time: November 24th, 2025 at 2pm Location: Orbach 240 Zoom: Link: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/9726371165
The Graduate Program in EEOB is proud to announce the MS Thesis of: Joseph Wu! Major Professor: Dr. Tim Higham Title: ““Ecomorphology of the House Geckos (Genus: Hemidactylus )” Date/Time: September 24th, 2025 at 3pm - 4pm Location: Online Zoom: Meeting ID: 963 994 3291 Passcode: 095070
