- Check out the NatureRx at UConn web site for how to find natural areas close to campus (https://naturerx.initiative.uconn.edu)
- Grace Casselberry (UConn EEB major, graduated 2013) with a great hammerhead shark from NOAA acoustic work in Crooked Island Sound, Florida
- EEB researchers study interactions among organisms (here, salamanders and green algae)
Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates
We are very excited to be kicking off an NSF-funded RaMP program to train a cohort of 10 recent college graduates in genomic, evolutionary and computational biology. Graduating and not sure what to do next? Apply to join our RaMP program and give research a test drive!
Program benefits:
✓ Engage in authentic research about genomic novelty
✓ Stipend of $32,500 suppports each participant
✓ Form relationships with multiple mentors
✓ Networking and professional development
✓ Gain in-demand skills
✓ Preparation for a STEM career or graduate school
Program dates: Aug. 1, 2023-July 31, 2024.
Application deadline: March 31, 2023
Click here to learn more about this exciting opportunity!Opportunities
- Snapshot USA Internship at Smithsonian: camera-trapping May 10, 2024
- Graduate position: UMissouri_StLouis.PlantEvoDevo May 3, 2024
- Entry-level jobs and internships from Handshake April 22, 2024
- UKansas.LabTech.FlyComplexTraits March 26, 2024
- Osprey Project Field Technicians: Illinois March 18, 2024
- Hiring Summer 2024 Field Assistants – UW Madison March 15, 2024
- CT DEEP Water Monitoring Program – 2024 Seasonal Positions! March 15, 2024
- Internship & Volunteer Opportunities March 15, 2024
Join us for a Virtual Genome Assembly Workshop 7/15-18! Visit https://bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/ to register
#genomeassembly #workshop #genomics @UConnCLAS @UConnResearch @UConnCAHNR
Climate change is happening worldwide, but the Arctic provides an unusually rich and diverse environment to study its effects. Enter: the Evolving Meta-Ecosystems (EvoME) Institute. @MarkCUrban #NSFfunded
Professor of @UConnEEB Daniel Bolnick, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Statistics Ming-Hui Chen, and Professor of @UConnMath Guozhen Lu have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (@aaas).
IN THE NEWS | @TheHourNews: Could climate change lead to one Connecticut coastal bird's extinction by 2050? Professor of @UConnEEB Chris Elphick explains why protecting the saltmarsh sparrow could help protect a critical ecosystem.
Upcoming Seminars
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EEB MS Defense: Anni Wang 2:00pm 8/5
EEB MS Defense: Anni Wang
Monday, August 5th, 2024
02:00 PM
zoom
EEB-related Events
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Jul
27
Shark Day: Beyond Jaws! 1:00pm
Shark Day: Beyond Jaws!
Saturday, July 27th, 2024
01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Gant Science Complex
The Museum is celebrating Shark Week with our very own exploration of sharks and rays, members of the group of cartilaginous fish known as elasmobranchs.
- Learn about the world’s biggest shark, the world’s smallest shark, and some of the world’s weirdest sharks
- Touch real shark skin
- View real preserved shark and ray jaws
- Learn how sharks hunt for prey using special grasping, crushing, and tearing teeth
- Be a shark detective to uncover little known facts and win a fossil shark tooth
We aim for you to come away from the day with an appreciation of the wild diversity of sharks and rays!
Contact Information:
If you have questions or require any accommodations to participate in this event, please contact the CSMNH at 860-486- 4460 or CSMNHinfo@uconn.edu by Monday July 15, 2024.
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