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  • Ecology, In the News
  • April 24, 2025

3 UC Irvine professors elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Rina Dechter, Catherine Lord and Jennifer Martiny recognized for scholarly excellence

From left, Jennifer Martiny, Rina Dechter and Catherine Lord join 38 other current and former UC Irvine scholars as academy members. Laurel Hungerford (Martiny image);…

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  • Ecology, In the News
  • April 16, 2025

Professor Kathleen Treseder Named a 2025 Woman Making a Difference

April 9, 2025

Irvine City Council member and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Kathleen Treseder was named a “2025 Woman Making a Difference” by Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley at the fourth annual Women Making A…

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  • Ecology, In the News
  • April 16, 2025

The Hidden Architects of Evolution How “Jumping Genes” Shape Genetic Diversity

March 24, 2025

Lee Lab team. From left: Zita Gao (second author), Kayla Ly (third author), Grace Lee,

Yuheng Huang (first author).

Irvine, Calif., March 24, 2025 — Why do genetic recombination rates — the process that…

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  • Ecology, In the News
  • April 8, 2025

Professors Jennifer Martiny and Katrine Whiteson are co-directors of the new Center for Microbiome Science ORU.

Establishment of UCI’s Center for Microbiome Science as a provisional Organized Research UnitDear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the establishment of UCI’s Center for Microbiome Science as a provisional Organized Research Unit (proORU). Microbiomes — communities of…

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  • Ecology, In the News
  • February 20, 2025

Professor Kwasi Connor and the Aquarium of the Pacific Assess California’s Marine Species

Assistant Professor Kwasi Connor of the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences has made significant contributions to marine conservation, most recently through his involvement with the Aquarium of the Pacific’s “Marine Species Report…

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  • Ecology, In the News
  • January 31, 2025

Fall 2024 Proof of Product Award of Professor Catherine Loudon

Congratulations to Professor Catherine Loudon, Vice Chair of the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, on her Fall 2024 Proof of Product (PoP) Award from UCI’s Beall Applied Innovation! Her project, “Physical Insecticides: Harnessing the…

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  • Ecology, In the News
  • December 18, 2024

Bird-inspired leg enables robots to jump into flight

Professor Monica Daley is a co-author and biology contributor for this Nature paper on RAVEN: a bird-inspired multi-modal robot that uses its legs to propel itself for take-off for flight.

04 December 2024

A bird’s ability to…

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  • Ecology, In the News
  • December 18, 2024

Seagrass Cuts Disease in Seaweed Farms: UC Irvine Study Reveals a Natural Way to Boost Aquaculture yields

Irvine, Calif., December 16, 2024 — In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences have found that seagrass ecosystems can significantly…

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  • Ecology, In the News
  • November 22, 2024

Professor Jennifer Martiny Receives a Hypothesis Fund grant to explore how eco-evolutionary theory can shape the human gut microbiome.

Jennifer Martiny, Ph.D.

University of California, Irvine

Eco-evolutionary principles in the human gut microbiome

What does eco-evolutionary theory teach us about improving ecosystem functioning and productivity in the human gut microbiome? 

Scout note:“Jen is taking a large creative leap…

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  • Ecology, In the News
  • November 22, 2024

Professor Matthew Bracken – UC Irvine Study Reveals Snails Help Algae Thrive

UC Irvine Study Reveals Snails Help Algae Thrive: New research uncovers snails’ unexpected role in promoting marine ecosystem health

October 9, 2024

Irvine, Calif., October 9, 2024 — Researchers at the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of…

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