External Press Releases — Page 9

Daniel Laughlin, a University of Wyoming professor in the Department of Botany, has been selected as a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America.

Benjamin Freeman, assistant professor and Elizabeth Smithgall-Watts Endowed Faculty in the School of Biological Sciences, has been named a 2025 Early Career Fellow by the  Ecological Society of America (ESA).

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Lisa McManus is recognized for notable efforts to investigate how climate change impacts coral reef ecosystems.

University of Cambridge, Department of Zoology Professor Robert Fletcher has been made a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America.

The Ecological Society of America announced Professor Paul Armsworth, of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, among its cohort of 2025 ESA Fellows.

Joan Dudney studies the impacts of global change on forests to develop science-based management strategies.

Tagged fish reveal juvenile salmon search for habitat in varied watersheds.

New research reveals how Saharan mustard, a nonnative species, disrupts desert plant diversity and weakens recovery from climate swings.

A research team with the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences found that trees in subtropical forests are better at coping with soil acidification (and the nutrient deficiency it causes) than herbs.

Six Stevenson students and three faculty members attended the annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Ecological Society of America held April 4-6 at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA.

The award helps graduate students bridge science and policy by providing training in communication and advocacy before they meet with lawmakers.

A research team uncovered the ecological forces that drive remarkable chemical diversity of trees in the Andes Mountains.

A new study reveals overnight flights over the Gulf of California and migrations of over 1,000 miles.

Researchers seek to understand the environmental factors that influence the distribution of hantavirus in rodent populations across the United States.

The Ecological Society of America recently spotlighted bumble bee research from the laboratory of pollinator ecologist Neal Williams, a professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

Scientists have revealed for the first time that some fish sneak up on their prey by hiding behind sharks.

What motivates farmers to participate in cooperative nature conservation measures?

It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store more carbon—but new research finds that it’s more complicated than that.

The award provides graduate students hands-on training and science policy experience including interacting with congressional decision-makers, federal agency officials and ecologists who work in the science and public policy arena.

Chichedo Duru, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry’s Bioenvironmental Science program, is the recipient of the 2025 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award from the Ecological Society of America.