by Andrea | Apr 20, 2021
Plants and plant-feeding insects account for half of all known species, and it is widely thought that interactions between them have driven each group’s tremendous diversification. However, much remains unknown about how plant-insect interactions can generate new...
by Andrea | Apr 20, 2021
Our world teems with a captivating diversity of life, but just how do these unique forms progress from a single cell to a specialized organism? Erin is using CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis in the amphipod crustacean model Parhyale hawaiensis to study the function of the...
by Andrea | Apr 20, 2021
Lydia’s research is rooted in two coupled questions: how does climate influence terrestrial ecosystems and how do terrestrial ecosystems influence climate? To investigate these questions, Lydia studies soil carbon turnover rates, decomposition processes, and their...
by Andrea | Apr 20, 2021
Grace studies the land system impacts of energy development. In geographies as diverse as California, India, and South Africa, energy systems are on the cusp or in the midst of major transitions from conventional to renewable technologies. How can these transitions be...
by Andrea | Apr 20, 2021
Gabrielle’s work addresses a unique experiment conducted in the Illilouette Creek Basin in Yosemite National Park where a natural fire regime has been allowed to establish since 1972 (fires are routinely suppressed in almost all other forests in California). ...
