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Lost in translation: Organic matter cuts plant-microbe links

Soil scientists from Cornell and Rice University have dug around and found that although adding carbon organic matter to agricultural fields is usually advantageous, it may muddle the beneficial underground communication between legume plants and microorganisms.

Were Australia’s lyrebirds the first ‘meme generators’?

Australia’s Superb Lyrebird – the most astonishing animal mimic in the world – has been transmitting song and dance memes for millions of years.

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MAR 06Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Weekly Seminar Series... Dr. John McCutcheon, University of Montana Title: Genomic, biochemical, and cell biological integration of bacteria into host cells 4pm, Biotech G10

MAR 09Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Weekly Seminar Series... Julien Ayroles, Princeton University Title: Leveraging Evolutionary Mismatches to Study Genotype by Environment Interactions 03/02/20, A106 Morison Room, 12:20pm

MAR 16Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Weekly Seminar Series... Alex McAlvay, Cornell University Title: Domestication, dedomestication, and redomestication of field mustard (Brassica rapa L.) 03/16/20, A106 Morison Room, 12:20pm

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Our Department in Action

EEB faculty and students pursue topics across a broad set of interlinked fields, including ecosystem biology and biogeochemistry, community ecology and population biology, organismal biology, chemical and molecular ecology, population genetics and genomics, speciation and macroevolution. Follow this link to view Our Department in Action gallery. Photos below: Geber Lab, “Clarkia species flowers in an experimental array for pollinator observations” by Aubrie James; Searle Lab research, wild house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) by Michael Amphlett.

house mouse held in EEB professor Jeremy Searle's hand Clarkia Specisoa flowers in field

Research Spotlight

Teaching at Cornell is in the midst of a transformation, with EEB faculty Michelle Smith and others across the University applying the latest research and technologies across disciplines to excite and engage students. The Center for Teaching Innovation (CTI), established in 2017, brings together experts on teaching and learning research and academic technologies, previously housed in different units, to provide the most comprehensive and forward-thinking resources and programming for faculty. This video was orginally posted by CornellCast (an interactive transcript is available once you click on the video).