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	The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology embraces education and research on all aspects of biodiversity, including the history of life on earth, the evolutionary mechanisms that generate diversity, the ecological context in which all life has evolved, and the consequences of interactions among organisms, including humans. Faculty expertise ranges from bacteria to mastodons, from the tropics to the tundra, from the theoretical to the practical.


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		Featured research

	Mouse can do without man's most treasured genes The mouse is a stalwart stand-in for humans in medical research, thanks to genomes that are 85 percent identical. But identical genes may behave differently in mouse and man, a study by graduate student Ben-Yang Liao and Professor Jianzhi “George” Zhang reveals. Their results, which have implications for the use of mouse models in studying human disease, appear in the current issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). "Everyone assumes that deletion of the same gene in the mouse and in humans produces the same phenotype (an observable trait such as presence or absence of a particular disease). That's the basis of using the mouse to study human disease," said Zhang, an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. "Our results show that may not always be the case." U-M News Service press release Image by Ben-Yang Liao


	News
		Reappointments announced Professor William L. Fink has been reappointed as director of the Museum of Zoology for a three-year term and Professor Knute Nadelhoffer has been reappointed as director of the Biological Station for five years. (more) New Frontiers The 2008 Frontiers master’s students have begun their classes and research at the U-M Biological Station, pictured here with Professor Mark Hunter (center), the director of the Frontiers program. (more) Spotlight shines on EEB key ad Nancy Smith, department administrator, has won the LSA Spotlight Award for spring 2008. (more)


	Events
		Michigan Ecology Mixer at ESA conference Faculty, students, alumni, and their guests are invited to the Michigan Ecology Mixer at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 5 at the Ecological Society of America annual meeting in Milwaukee, Wisc. Art show features UMMZ artist Megahan The art of John Megahan, U-M Museum of Zoology graphic artist, will be on display at the Pierre Paul Art Gallery, Ann Arbor, from July 12 – early September. (more) New EEB student orientation Breakfast and introductions begin at 9 a.m., Thursday, 8/28/08, Room 2009 Ruthven Museums. Get acquainted with new colleagues and EEB’s resources. EEB student and faculty photo and video contest Submit photos and videos of yourselves engaging in research. (more) BioStation centennial Alumni and friends will gather at the U-M BioStation Aug. 21- 23 to celebrate its 100-year anniversary. (LSAmagazine story, U-M News Service press release) The EEB Fall Weekend: Meet, mingle, and explore! The 22nd annual EEB Fall Weekend will be held at the U-M Biological Station from Friday evening, Sept. 5, until noon, Sunday, Sept. 7. Tuesday lunch seminars TROPIBIO seminars Thursday seminar series All resume fall term

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