Samples from Huanan Seafood Market provide further evidence of COVID-19 animal origins Sept. 19, 2024 Professional sterilization teams can be seen outside the main entrance of the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China in March 2020, shortly after its closure. Read more Image
Genetic ghosts suggest Covid’s market origins Sept. 19, 2024 Racoon dogs are implicated as one of the potential animals that could have been the source of Covid Read more Image
BRIDGES program connects student's love for the outdoors and research in evolutionary ecology Sept. 5, 2024 PhD student Savannah Fuqua was part of the Fall 2021 inaugural BRIDGES cohort. Read more Image
When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate change June 19, 2024 A hillside near the Wayqecha field station in Peru. The Amazon rainforest spans an area twice the size of India, and is one of the world's largest carbon sinks. Jake Bryant Read more Image
Dr. Judith Bronstein elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences April 24, 2024 The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced today the election of their newest 250 members, including Judith Bronstein, a University of Arizona Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a BIO5 Institute member. Read more Image
Members of France-Arizona Institute for Global Grand Challenges convene in Tucson to reflect on partnership's first year Feb. 28, 2022 Partners from UArizona and the French National Centre for Scientific Research will convene to celebrate accomplishments and renew commitment to shared goals of the institute, which was established one year ago. Read more Image
Evidence Points to Animal Market, Not Lab, as Epicenter of Pandemic Nov. 18, 2021 In a new paper published in Science, UArizona virus expert Michael Worobey connects the dots from the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak and shows that an origin other than the Huanan Seafood Market is extremely unlikely. Read more Image
Life on LEO: Plants to be Added to the Landscape Evolution Observatory at Biosphere 2 Oct. 12, 2021 Surprisingly little is known about how rain moves through landscapes once it's on the ground. UArizona's Landscape Evolution Observatory is designed to provide answers. A $3.5 million grant will allow scientists to study the roles plants and microbes play in the process. Read more Image
Study Shows Impacts of Deforestation and Forest Burning on Amazon Biodiversity Sept. 1, 2021 Combining extensive species mapping with remote sensing records of deforestation and fire reveals that the Amazon's biodiversity is extraordinarily vulnerable to changes in forest management and policy enforcement. Read more Image
In memory of Bill Schaffer (1945-2021) May 6, 2021 He will be greatly missed by the EEB community, and by ecologists worldwide. Read more Image