EEB is harnessing the power of ecology and evolutionary biology to develop solutions to global challenges.

EEB is harnessing the power of ecology and evolutionary power to develop solutions to global challenges.

EEB is harnessing the power of ecology and evolutionary power to develop solutions to global challenges.

EEB is educating the next generation of scholars, professionals and citizens for the biological, environmental and biotechnological challenges of the future.

EEB is educating the next generation of scholars, professionals and citizens for the biological, environmental and biotechnological challenges of the future.

EEB is educating the next generation of scholars, professionals and citizens for the biological, environmental and biotechnological challenges of the future.

EEB is an intellectual hub that bridges fundamental and applied life sciences.

EEB is an intellectual hub that bridges fundamental and applied life sciences.

EEB is an intellectual hub that bridges fundamental and applied life sciences.

EEB is answering fundamental questions in ecology and evolutionary biology.

EEB is answering fundamental questions in ecology and evolutionary biology.

EEB is answering fundamental questions in ecology and evolutionary biology.

UNDERGRAD

opportunities beyond the classroom

students can choose to do field research in our Field or Marine Biology Quarter, take part in our annual Biology Research Symposium or get involved with research with our amazing faculty!

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GRADUATE

creative and highly interactive, intellectual environment

students are prepared to excel in positions in academia, industry, and governmental / non-governmental organizations.

 

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FACULTY

diverse faculty interests

world class faculty study a wide spectrum of research areas including, Behavior, Conservation Biology, Developmental Biology, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Marine Biology, Paleobiology, Plant Biology, Physiological Ecology, Theory, and Tropical Biology.

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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

Robert Wayne

I am interested in the evolutionary genetics of wild animal populations, particularly of dogs and dog relatives. A new aspect of our work is to identify and study specific genes that influence the form, physiology, and behavior of organisms in nature.

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News

EEB Graduate Student, Kelsi Rutledge, Featured in the UCLA Newsroom, "How a UCLA fish scientist helped the alien in Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ seem terrifyingly real"

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EEB graduate student, Marissa Ochoa, awarded Best Student Poster at this year's Botany 2022 Conference

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Seminars

October 12, 2022
Lutz Becks
Eco-evolutionary dynamics: from genes to communities and back again
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February 8, 2023
Ophelia Venturelli
TBA
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