Program News

UC Davis environmental toxicologist Andrew Whitehead recently was interviewed by The Conversation Weekly. The podcast described three case studies, including Andrew's work, that demonstrate how humans can drive rapid evolution in natural systems. Andrew's research documents populations of killifish that thrive in polluted estuaries. But rather than a source of optimism, Andrew describes this as a "cautionary tale."

Jay Stachowicz' research recently was featured by the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences. Stachowicz is part of a global network that studies seagrasses and the organisms that live in coastal seagrass beds. They found that genetics influences on seagrasses dating back to Pleistocene glaciation have influenced the genetic diversity, size, and community structure of seagrasses even more than current conditions. 

For more information, see the full article. 

Popular Science just named Rachael Bay as one of the 2022 Brilliant 10. 

Woohoo, congratulations, Rachael!

The EERREC program includes a science communication workshop, with a 3-minute video as capstone experience.

It's summertime!

Summer in Davis brings sunflowers in bloom and the arrival of the EERREC 2022 Cohort. They've gotten settled in campus housing, reacquainted themselves with bikes, and are becoming part of their lab and campus community.

Check out our Scholars page to learn more about them -- you can search using "2022" in the Position box. We'll add more info in the weeks to come.

How do corals adapt to warming oceans and avoid bleaching? Check out this really nice profile of coral research by graduate students from Rachael Bay's lab!

Our 2021 cohort of EERREC scholars created videos to translate their research for public.

Rachael Bay, an EERREC trainer and faculty member in the UC Davis Department of Evolution and Ecology, has been named a member of the 2021 Class of Packard Fellows!

UC Davis ecologist and EERREC mentor Rachel Vannette has isolated and described two new species of bacteria from flowers that grow at the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden  and the UC Davis Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve.