News & Announcements

We are pleased to announce the following OEB PhD dissertation defense

Cory Elowe
December 15, 2022
Dissertation Title: Beyond the fat: protein metabolism and muscle function as part of the migratory syndrome of songbirds

We are pleased to announce the following OEB PhD dissertation defense

Alison Fowler
December 13, 2022
Dissertation Title: The effect of pollen diet on pathogen infection, immunity, and gut

We are pleased to announce the following OEB PhD dissertation defense

Michael Griego
June 24, 2022
Dissertation Title: Flexible phenotypes, energetics, and whole-animal performance of migratory songbirds

We are pleased to announce the following OEB PhD dissertation defense

Michelle Gilbert
June 21, 2022
Dissertation Title: Constraints of the imagination: how phenotypes are shaped through genetics, development, and the environment

We are pleased to announce the following OEB PhD dissertation defense

Elsa Cousins
June 9, 2022
Dissertation Title: Ecology and phytochemistry of the non-native plant Thlaspi arvense (Brassicaceae) in subalpine meadows of Colorado

We are pleased to announce the following OEB PhD dissertation defense

Mariamar Gutierrez Ramirez
Thursday, December 9, 2021
12:30 PM
Morrill , Room 222
Dissertation Title: Drivers and direct impacts of lean mass dynamics on the stopover ecology and migratory pace of Nearctic-Neotropical songbirds in spring

We are pleased to announce the following OEB PhD dissertation defense

Eve Beaury
Friday, December 10, 2021
11:00 AM
French Hall, Room 209
Dissertation Title: The spatial distribution of invasive plant presence, abundance, and impact.

Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series Presented by Dr. Kristen M. DeAngelis

Dr. DeAngelis has been selected to present the Distinguished Faculty Lecture "Healthy Soils: Our Hope for a Warming World" on December 8, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Established in 1974, the annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture is dedicated to acknowledging the work of our most esteemed and accomplished faculty members. The lecture series not only honors individual faculty members and their achievements, but also celebrates the values of academic excellence that we share as a community. Each honoree is presented with the Chancellor’s Medal, the highest recognition bestowed upon faculty by the campus. Read more

We are pleased to announce the following OEB PhD dissertation defense

Lian Guo
Thursday, December 2, 2021
10:30 AM
French Hall, Room 209
Dissertation Title: Thermal Ecophysiology of Juvenile Anadromous River Herring

Graduate Students Organize the UMass Amherst SACNAS Fall 2021 Kick-off Event

The SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science) chapter at UMASS Amherst held their first kick-off event of the fall! Chapter officers were excited to share the group's goals and meet with interested students of all years, staff, and faculty. The event was organized by Miriam Hernandez-Romero (PB), Estefany Argueta (OEB), Natasha de la Rosa-Rivera (NSB), Leah Travis-Taylor (GeoSci), and Nadia Fernandez (ECO).

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