Our lab took a trip to see the Grand Canyon before we move to California. Here are a few photos from the trip!

Can you tell much about the genetics of a population just by looking at a landscape? Our new study suggests the answer is ‘yes’, based on measurements of the iconic tree of western North America, quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides). We just had a new paper out showing how, which you can read at the journal…

What are the challenges around doing inquiry projects in K-12 schools? Our Sky School has been working on creating professional development resources for teachers, focusing on building comfort and confidence facilitating small-group student projects, especially in schoolyard settings. The other weekend, Rebecca Lipson (assistant director for education) and I went up to Prescott for the…

I went to the climate strike on Friday afternoon to show solidarity from the research community with the young people organizing this and other events. The Phoenix event was powerful – the people who organized it put on a professional event that ended at the state capitol and was covered by news helicopters and vans,…