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• ÌýÌý December 2024ÌýÌýKaitlyn’s paper is now out in Oikos!Ìý

• ÌýÌý November 2024ÌýLincoln and Asia received awards for their presentations in the in Phoenix!

• ÌýÌý September 2024ÌýCheck out Anna's interview about her in theÌý

• ÌýÌýJune 2024ÌýAsia has been awarded a USDA NIFA predoctoral fellowship!

• ÌýÌýMay 2024ÌýAsia's paperÌýÌýis out in Urban Ecosystems! Press from CU-Boulder Today!

• ÌýÌýAprilÌý2024ÌýAnna's paperÌýÌýis out in Ecology! Press from CU-Boulder Today,Ìý, and !

• ÌýÌýMarch 2024ÌýPress release on fire ants study in ColoradoÌýArts and Sciences Magazine

• ÌýÌýFebruaryÌý2024ÌýCo-authored paperÌýÌýled by Ìýin out inÌýFunctional EcologyÌý

• ÌýÌýJanuary 2024ÌýWorking group paper led by ÌýonÌýÌýis out in Trends in Ecology and Evolution

• ÌýÌýJanuary 2024Ìýis published in Freshwater Science!Ìý

• ÌýÌýAugust 2023ÌýWelcome Lincoln Taylor! ÌýLincoln is a new PhD student in the lab co-advised by Sammy Ramsey.Ìý

• ÌýÌýJune 2023ÌýJulian was invited to share ourÌýresearch on corridors and plant-pollinator interactions on the . Thank you to Matt CandeiasÌýfor the invitation and forÌýrunning such a great podcast!

• ÌýÌýApril 2023ÌýAndrew's paper on is out in Western North American NaturalistÌý

• ÌýÌýMarch 2023ÌýAndrew's paper is out in Ecosphere where he asksÌý.

• ÌýÌýFebruaryÌý2023ÌýWe're thrilled to haveÌýa new postdoc, Leana Zoller,Ìýjoin the lab. Welcome, Leana!Ìý

• ÌýÌýDecember 2022ÌýCongrats to Anna Paraskevopoulos on publishing her REU project with Lars Brudvig and Chris Catano in Restoration Ecology!Ìý.

• ÌýÌýDecember 2022ÌýÌýNew paper out in Ecological Entomology!ÌýResasco, J.,ÌýBurt, M.A.,ÌýOrrock, J.L.,ÌýHaddad, N.M.,ÌýShoemaker, D.Ìý&ÌýLevey, D.J.Ìý. We found that the corridor effect we observed in a onÌýpolygyne fire ants (+) and native ants (-)Ìýdiminishes over > decade. Here’s the key figure.Ìý

• ÌýÌýDecember 2022ÌýÌýSo fun dying silk scarves using cochineal scale insects for our Insect Biology lab with

• ÌýÌýAugustÌý2022ÌýA warm welcome to the newest member of our lab, PhD student Casey Carroll. Casey recently received a MS from UF Entomology with Adam Dale and is interested in insect community ecology, ecosystem disturbance and conservation. Welcome Casey!

• ÌýÌýAugustÌý2022ÌýAnna, Andrew, Claire, Benjamin and JulianÌýwent to the Ecological Society of America's Annual Meeting in Montreal to present their research.

• ÌýÌýJuly 2022ÌýÌýVictoria Alarcon Macias presented a fantastic poster on community gardens and insect biodiversity at the SMART program symposium. Congrats toÌýVictoria and her outstanding mentorÌýAsia Kaiser!

• ÌýÌýJuly 2022ÌýPostdoc opportunity in the lab! Details here: https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/Postdoctoral-Associate/39836

• ÌýÌýAprilÌý2022ÌýCongrats to Andrew on the defense of his Masters thesis on the natural history and distribution of a rare, high elevation endemic plant,ÌýTelesonix jamesii. Bravo Andrew!Ìý

• ÌýÌýMarch 2022ÌýÌýJulian and Rob Fletcher's paperÌýÌýwas selected forÌýtheÌý2021Ìý inÌýLandscape Ecology

• ÌýÌýMarch 2022ÌýÌýMairead defended her outstandingÌýHonors Thesis "THE IMPACT OF NUISANCE BLOOMS OF THE FRESHWATER DIATOM DIDYMOSPHENIA GEMINATA ON INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN STREAMS". Congrats Mairead!

• ÌýÌýJanuary 2022ÌýÌýhas co-authored a cool new paper in Ecological Entomology with and on . Way to go Anna!Ìý

• ÌýÌýOctoberÌý2021ÌýOur lab's field season ~1sec/day

• ÌýÌýAugust 2021Ìý

• Julian is presenting at. Watch the presentation hereÌý

• is off to UC San Diego to start her PhD in the . Good luck and best wishes, Jess!Ìý

• ÌýÌýSummerÌý2021ÌýThe field season is in full swing. Lots of exciting projects happening on Pikes Peak, Niwot/MRS, Boulder, and South Carolina.Ìý

• ÌýÌýApr. 2021ÌýJulian and co-authors and have a newÌýpaper out in Ecology! We did this study overÌýseveral years at CU's Mountain Research StationÌýand foundÌýthat . Press: CU-Boulder, .

• ÌýÌýMar. 2021ÌýLots of good news this month:

• Anna received funding from Boulder OSMP,ÌýtheÌýBev Sears fund, EBIO, and CU Museum of Natural HistoryÌýfor her work on

• AndrewÌýreceived funding from the Colorado Native Plant Society and EBIO for his work on the rareÌýplantÌýTelesonix jamesii

• ClaireÌýreceived fundingÌýfrom EBIO for her work on soil fauna

• KatilynÌýreceived funding from CanBee Cocktails for her work on bumblebees

• Julian is honored to have beenÌýselectedÌýas anÌý by the Ecological Society of America. Press:ÌýCU A&S Magazine

• New paper led by Ìýis out in Ecological Entomology,Ìý

• ÌýÌýFeb. 2021ÌýJulian and have a new paper out in Landscape Ecology on how .

• ÌýÌýJan. 2021ÌýÌýEBIO Diversity Statment: "We celebrate our differences and embrace our shared humanity. The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology is firmly rooted in an understanding that diverse backgrounds and perspectives promote growth and resilience in our society and our science. By continually refining inclusive practices and removing biases in mentoring, outreach, recruitment, research, and teaching, we seek to empower the next generation of ecologists and evolutionary biologists to advance science through justice, equity, and inclusion."

• ÌýÌýDec. 2020ÌýÌý New paper! Ìýby Drew Prinster, Julian, and ,Ìýjust published in Ecology and Evolution

• ÌýÌýOct. 2020ÌýÌý We've had a couple of papers published stemming from a Ìýon temporal dynamics of mutualistic networks organized by and . One is, Ìýa Reviews and Synthesis paperÌýled byÌýÌýand ,Ìýjust published in Ecology Letters.ÌýThe other is,Ìý, a quantitative synthesis led by , published in OikosÌýwhich was selected as Editor's Choice. Such a blast to collaborate with this international group of fantastic ecologists!Ìý

• ÌýÌýSep. 2020ÌýThe new academic year is underway. We had our first lab meeting, masked and with socal distaning,Ìýat the foot of the flatirons.
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• ÌýÌýAug. 2020ÌýCheck out some our talks (and collaborators') at the virual conference

• Claire Winfrey and KimberlyÌýSheldon (Claire's work from her Masters):Ìý
  Julian Resasco,ÌýAna Martín González, and Diego Vázquez: organized "Inspire" session onÌýÌý(intro talk on )
  Julian Resasco, Natacha Chacoff, and Diego Vázquez:ÌýÌý(also on )
  Topher Weiss-Lehman (University of Wyoming) andÌýJulian Resasco:Ìý
  Drew Prinster, Julian Resasco, and CesarÌýNufio:Ìý
  Melissa Burt, Nick Haddad, and Julian Resasco:Ìý

• ÌýÌýSummerÌý2020ÌýAnna, Andrew, Kaitlyn, and Julian have beenÌýin the field this summer collecting data onÌýplant pollinator interactions and eating licorice!Ìý

• ÌýÌýJun.Ìý2020ÌýÌýEBIO Solidarity Statement #BlackLivesMatterÌý

• This summerÌýAnabella Miller, undergraduate atÌýNew Mexico Highlands University, will be working with us,Ìý,ÌýandÌýIrfan AlamÌýon how landscape context affects apple tree ecology.Ìý

• ÌýÌýApr.Ìý2020ÌýÌý The lab keeps growing -- KaitlynÌýBarthell has joined the lab as a B. A. / M. A. student. WelcomeÌýKaitlyn!

• ÌýÌýMar.Ìý2020ÌýÌýÌýLots of exciting news!ÌýAnna Paraskevopoulos and Ìýwill be joining the lab in the fall as PhD students (Claire co-advised by ). Anna was just awarded a 2020ÌýNSF-GRFP and Claire will be coming in with a 2019 NSF-GRFP!

• ÌýÌýJan.Ìý2020ÌýÌýOur new research technitan, Anna Paraskevopoulos,Ìýhas joined the lab. Welcome Anna!

• ÌýÌýSep.Ìý2019ÌýÌýNew paper from the Corridor Project team on how connectivityÌýbeniefits plant biodiversity.ÌýOut now in ScienceÌý!Ìý. Press: , , , .

• ÌýÌýAug.Ìý2019ÌýÌýMeet the lab!Ìý

• ÌýÌýJun.Ìý2019ÌýÌýMeta-analysis on a decade of testing corridor efficacy is out inÌýCurrent Landscape Ecology Reports​Ìý.