Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB)
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Staff Spotlight: Justin Hopper
Justin Hopper steps into the role of Senior Graduate Coordinator for the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) with a rich tapestry of experience.
The Record: Bold Challenges awards $700K for eight research teams
Eight interdisciplinary teams from across the University of Michigan have received more than $700,000 from the Bold Challenges’ Accelerate Program to explore innovative research projects that address a wide range of societal challenges.
RESEARCH FEATURE
Michigan News:Â Vast DNA tree of life for flowering plants revealed by global science team
Scientists use 1.8 billion letters of genetic code to build groundbreaking tree of life!
The most up-to-date understanding of the flowering plant tree of life is presented in a new study published today in the journal Nature by an international team of 279 scientists, including three University of Michigan biologists.
Using 1.8 billion letters of genetic code from more than 9,500 species covering almost 8,000 known flowering plant genera (ca. 60%), this achievement sheds new light on the evolutionary history of flowering plants and their rise to ecological dominance on Earth.
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