Undergraduate Opportunities

by ecos | Dec 18, 2024

ECOSs – Undergraduate Opportunities The ECOSS mission is to conduct high-impact, innovative research on ecosystems and how they respond to and shape environmental change, to train next-gen scientists, and to communicate discovery and its relevance to people....

Ecological and Social Science Training and Education

by ecos | Oct 24, 2024

Gain experience and career ready skills with ESSTE ESSTE: A new undergraduate program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture ESSTE is a unique, 3-semester internship and mentorship opportunity for undergraduate students to help prepare the next generation to...

Haley Dunleavy, PhD ’21

by ecos | Oct 10, 2021

“When I decided to pursue a career in science, my vision of what it would entail was hazy, to say the least. From growing up watching NOVA on PBS to exploring the ecological diversity of deserts, glaciers, coasts, and tundra during my undergraduate career, I...

Deciduous trees offset carbon loss from Alaskan boreal fires, new study finds

by ecos | Apr 15, 2021 | By Kate Petersen, News & Events

More severe and frequent fires in the Alaskan boreal forest are releasing vast stores of carbon and nitrogen from burned trees and soil into the atmosphere, a trend that could accelerate climate warming. But new research published this week in the journal Science...

Contrasted effects of temperature during defoliation vs. refoliation periods on the infection of rubber powdery mildew (Oidium heveae) in Xishuangbanna, China

by ecos | Mar 19, 2021

Rubber powdery mildew caused by the foliar fungi Oidium heveae is one of the main diseases affecting rubber plantations (Hevea brasiliensis) worldwide. It is particularly serious in sub-optimal growing areas, such as Xishuangbanna in SW China. To prevent and control...