The Graduate Program in EEOB is proud to announce the PhD Defense 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...

The Graduate Program in EEOB is proud to announce the PhD Defense of: Jamie Dolan! Major Professor: Dr. Kimberly Hammond Title: ““Effect of voluntary exercise and exposure to hypoxia on body composition and organ size in Deer Mice (Peromyscus maniculatus...

Biologists in the US have shown for the first time that global biodiversity is concentrated within a few disproportionately large groups with exceptional rates of evolutionary diversification. This result suggests that rapid radiations, including adaptive radiations, have generated the majority...

The Graduate Program in EEOB is proud to announce the PhD Defense of: Allyn Nguyen! Major Professor: Dr. Natalie Holt Title: “Physiological mechanisms underpinning the unusual mate-holding behavior of the southern alligator lizard ( Elgaria multicarinata ).” Date/Time: August 21st...

The Graduate Program in EEOB is proud to announce the PhD Defense of: Chenkun Jiang! Major Professor: Dr. Theodore Garland Title: “Effects of Total Sleep Deprivation in Selectively Bred High Runner Mice: Voluntary Exercise, Behavior, Body Composition, and Food Consumption”...

The Graduate Program in EEOB is proud to announce the PhD Defense of: Matthew Major! Major Professor: Dr. Janet Franklin Title: “Surveying Needlegrass Grasslands to Plan Management Actions and Model Habitat Suitability in Southern Orange County Parks, California” Date/Time: Thursday...

The Graduate Program in EEOB is proud to announce the PhD Defense of: Mitchell Coleman! Major Professor: Dr. Louis S. Santiago Title: “Using Functional Traits to Predict Ecological Niche Breadth and Phylogeny in Halophytic Plants” Date/Time: September 5th, 2025 at...

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Catano on being awarded a Hellman Fellowship!