UT Hosts Summer Camp for Local Middle Schoolers
https://tntribune.com/ut-hosts-summer-camp-for-local-middle-schoolers/
Blum Named Associate Dean for Research and Creative Activity
https://artsci.utk.edu/blum-named-associate-dean-for-research-and-creative-activity/
Dr. Benjamin Keck et. al. Published in Science
Read Dr. Keck’s article “Erosion of heterogenous rock drives diversification of Appalachian fishes” here:
Studying Mysteries of the Microbiome – interview with Dr. Stephanie Kivlin
https://artsci.utk.edu/dialogue/studying-the-mysterious-of-the-microbiome/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=noopener%20noreferrer&utm_campaign=TN%20Today
Dr. Lou Gross named Fellow of the Ecological Society of America
The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce its 2023 Fellows. The Society’s fellowship program recognizes the many ways in which its members contribute to ecological research, communication, education, management and policy. This year, the ESA Governing Board has confirmed seven new Fellows and ten new Early Career Fellows.
Fellows are members who have made outstanding contributions to a wide range of fields served by ESA, including, but not restricted to, those that advance or apply ecological knowledge in academics, government, non-profit organizations, and the broader society. They are elected for life.
Read more here: https://www.esa.org/blog/2023/04/05/ecological-society-of-america-announces-2023-fellows/
Russo Co-Authors Planting for Pollinators
Assistant Professor Laura Russo is part of a research team that published findings from an experiment to provide evidenced-based recommendations for pollinator-friendly native perennials in eastern Tennessee.
Download the UT Institute of Agriculture Extension Publication: Planting for Pollinators in East Tennessee, authored by Virginia Sykes, Department of Plant Sciences, Karl McKim and Laura Russo, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Amani Khalil, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education.