A new lab study mapping genetic diversity across landscapes, and demonstrating it influences forest damage (and likely mortality) – read it at Global Change Biology or download a PDF. Our spatial map of genetic features can be interactively explored (very fun!) using Google Earth Engine. Species distribution models typically assume that distributions depend on the…

Luiza Maria Teophilo Aparecido et al – H35X-1301 – Cooling capacity of urban trees exposed to thermal stress (Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 17:00 – 19:00, Convention Center – Poster Hall, D-F) Ian Breckheimer et al. – GC22E-05 – Integrative Remote Sensing to Promote Environmental Discovery: The RMBL Spatial Data Platform (Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 10:57…

Congratulations to Emily Xie, who today was named as one of the two Fall Rausser College of Natural Resources Honors Symposium 2021 winners of the Melis Medal at UC Berkeley. Her honors thesis with the lab is entitled, Investigating the Likelihood of Seed and Plant Interactions in Relation to Seed Functional Traits and Adult Plant…

Learn more about our Tucson-based leadership role, and apply at: https://arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/7850?c=arizona. The position is open until filled. The UA Sky School provides science education programs (1-4 days) to Arizona students in grades 4–12. We deliver 30+ programs to 1000+ students annually, via strong partnerships with area teachers and school districts. Programs are taught by instructors…