I wrote this mission statement following a discussion in the EEB Ecology Group: Field work is one of the most crucial, irreplaceable, and rewarding aspects of research in ecology and evolutionary biology. It is also risky. Unfortunately, its risks include unacceptably high rates of sexual assault and sexual harassment for field researchers. As a…Continue Reading Equity in field work: Reducing the risk of sexual assault and harassment
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Adriana Romero wins BioSci award
Adriana Romero has been awarded a Dr. William F. Holocomb Scholarship from the School of Biological Sciences at UCI. It recognizes her dissertation research on the adaptation of fungi to global warming. Congratulations to Adriana! She is a PhD candidate in our lab….Continue Reading Adriana Romero wins BioSci award
Linh Anh Cat receives UCI Data Science Fellowship
Congratulations to Linh Anh Cat and Morgan Gorris! They have received a graduate fellowship from the UCI Data Science Initiative to study environmental controls over the fungus that causes Valley Fever. Linh Anh is a PhD student in our lab, and Morgan is a PhD student in Randerson Lab in ESS….Continue Reading Linh Anh Cat receives UCI Data Science Fellowship
Olivia Anumudu recognized for undergrad research
Olivia Anumudu has been busy winning awards for her research presentations! She is a CAMP scholar mentored by Mia Maltz, and her project is “The Effects of Herbicides on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Associations in Roots”. She presented her results at the 2014 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (San Antonio TX), the 2014 Society of the Advancement of…Continue Reading Olivia Anumudu recognized for undergrad research
Irene Koo wins award at OC Science Fair
One of our high school interns, Irene Koo, won a special award (from CH2M) at the OC Science Fair. Her project was “The Effect of Glyphosate Concentrate on Carbon Dioxide Emission and Hyphal Growth of Fungus”. Irene is a junior at Woodbridge High School, and she has been mentored by Yev Marusenko….Continue Reading Irene Koo wins award at OC Science Fair
Mia Maltz’s first chapter to be published in Restoration Ecology
Restoration Ecology has accepted Mia Maltz’s first chapter for publication. In it, she reports that restoration projects that inoculate plants with native mycorrhizal fungi have better outcomes. Mia is a PhD candidate in the lab, and this is the first chapter of her dissertation. Maltz, M. R. and K. K. Treseder. 2015. Sources of inocula…Continue Reading Mia Maltz’s first chapter to be published in Restoration Ecology
Adriana Romero to give invited talk
Adriana Romero has been invited to give a talk about her research to the Arcadia branch of AAUW on May 11. The talk is entitled, “Do fungi adapt to global warming, and what are the consequences for our environment? Adriana is a PhD student in the lab, and she is an AAUW fellow. http://mtnviewsnews.com/v09/htm/n16/p07.htm…Continue Reading Adriana Romero to give invited talk
Sandra Holden’s latest manuscript accepted for publication
Sandra Holden’s manuscript will be coming out soon in Soil Biology and Biochemistry: Holden, S. R., A. A. Berhe, and K. K. Treseder. 2015. Decreases in soil moisture and organic matter quality suppress microbial decomposition following a boreal forest fire. Soil Biology and Biochemistry: in press. Sandra received her PhD in our lab, and is…Continue Reading Sandra Holden’s latest manuscript accepted for publication
Jenny Talbot wins Soil Ecology Society award
Jenny Talbot received the Soil Ecology Society Early Career Award. This award “recognizes an early career soil ecologist within 5 years of their PhD who has begun making, and shows exceptional promise to continue making, outstanding research contributions to the broad field of soil ecology.” Jenny earned her PhD in our lab and is now an…Continue Reading Jenny Talbot wins Soil Ecology Society award
Linh Anh Cat wins Quebec Fellowship
PhD student Linh Anh Cat received a Quebec Fellowship to support her work on airborne fungal pathogens. http://linhanhcat.weebly.com/…Continue Reading Linh Anh Cat wins Quebec Fellowship