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A team of Michigan State University researchers found that lakes in communities of color were three times less likely to be sampled at least once than lakes in white communities. The disparity was even larger when taking into account lakes that have been monitored for 15 years or more

Scientists knew that red-backed salamanders were abundant in eastern North America, but a recent study found their densities and biomass, or their total quantity across the region, were much higher than expected. 

Soranno, an ecologist, will lead a chapter for this first-ever report to examine impacts of lost land, waters and wildlife.

A team led by MSU researchers has revealed the leading cause of butterfly loss in the Midwest

Researchers from the Zipkin lab look back at a century of change in statistical ecology.

The College of Natural Science’s annual event honored its outstanding alumni, faculty and students.

Elise Zipkin, director of the Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, or EEB, program and an associate professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, was bestowed the title Red Cedar Distinguished Professor in February. Zipkin joins the second cohort of appointees following the award’s creation in 2022.  

McGraw is the new chair of the Department of Integrative Biology, bringing “new dimensions of scholarship and leadership” to the university.