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40th Anniversary in 2008!
Please fill out our Alumni Survey:As part of our 40th Anniversary in 2008, we are making a special effort to reconnect with all of our alumni. We would love to know where our alumni are and what they have been accomplishing in their career and life since graduating from the Ecology program. Please take the time to fill out the brief survey and reconnect with the Ecology Graduate Group! You can mail e-mail the form to Silvia Hillyer.
Please pass the word to other alumni to reconnect!
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Winifred
(Winnie) Blair Spurr - November 3, 1916 - January 22, 2003
In recognition of the GGE's 40th Anniversary, we're pleased to announce a scholarship named in honor of one of the people who shaped the GGE in its first four decades, Winnie Spurr. This award provides the winning candidate with a monetary award of $400. To learn more, click here.
Winnie was a former staff adviser for the Graduate Group in Ecology in its' formative years. She was loved by both students and faculty. In recognition of her service, both to the Ecological community at UC Davis and to the Davis community, the Graduate Group in Ecology has named a service award in her honor.
Winnie, and husband Art, were among the first who worked and saved the Arboretum from being eliminated in the early 1970's. The Spurrs were the recipients of the Distinguished Service Award given to them by the Davis Arboretum.
The Spurr award is in recognition of outstanding outreach to the general public in the field of Ecology, and is awarded to an Ecology student each year in the Spring.
NEW PROGRAM:
The Conservation Management Program is a graduate training curriculum within the GGE focused on training conservation biologists and social scientists seeking professions outside of academic institutions on issues related to the conservation of biological diversity.
October 2007: Faculty member Dr. Pete Richerson is elected an AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) fellow
Read about Pete Richerson selection as fellow here.
October 2007: GGE Alum Caitlin O´Connell wins the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Young Alumni Award
Link: http://caes.ucdavis.edu/NewsEvents/Events/celebration/2007-award-of-distinction-recipients
October 2007: UC Davis Most Productive University in Conservation Research
According to a recent article in Conservation Biology, UC Davis was the most productive university in the nation in terms of Conservation research. A ranking of impact of this output place UC Davis number 3, behind Oregon State and UCSB. Combining this ranking with our number four 2008 ranking in Evolution and Ecology in US News and World Report, makes UC Davis the only University in the country ranked in the top five by both applied and basic science metrics.
September 2007: Recent grad Rick Lankau publishes his dissertation work in Science
Read the abstract of his work.
September 2007: Faculty member Dr. Peter Moyle received two prestigious awards
Peter Moyle received an award of Excellence from the American Fisheries Society and the Outstanding Achievement Award from the American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists. Both are prestigious awards. Read the article about why Peter Moyle was selected.
US News and World Report's 2007 graduate program rankings: UC Davis 1st in the nation in ecology/evolutionary biology
US News and World Report ranked UC Davis as first in the nation for graduate programs in ecology/evolutionary biology in 2007! The National Research Council, ranking graduate programs in Ecology and Evolution, placed UC Davis in the top 5, nationally. The ISI ranks schools and colleges in terms of research productivity. UC Davis is the top ranked ecology program in the world.
Sarah Marie Otterstrom, Ph.D. ’04 - 2006 Emil M. Mrak International Award
Please read the article about Sarah Otterstrom in UC Davis Magazine.
Dr. Alan Hastings receives 2006 ESA MacArthur Award
Read about Alan Hastings and why he was selected for the award.
Fall 2006: Daughter of a GGE alum joins the GGE as a Ph.D. student
Mara Evans (seated), daughter of GGE alum Daniel C. Evans (Ph.D. 1988) entered the PhD program in Ecology this fall 2006. Mara's Mother, Julia Tully (left) received an M.S. in 1985 from the International Agricultural Development program. Mara's sister, Sierra (right), is a junior in the Anthropology Department. In addition, Mara's grandmother received a B.A. and M.S. from UC Davis, and Mara's Uncle also received a B.A. from UC Davis. When Mara and Sierra graduate this family will have a total of 10 degrees from UC Davis. Quite a UC Davis story.
May 23, 2007: 1990 Alumnus Caitlin O'Connell's book on Elephant Communications and Africa
"A tightly-woven story of human warmth, strange cultures, fabulous wildlife, and scientific discovery. Only the best science and
nature writing draws you into a whole different world, and this remarkable book does it right from page 1with grace, humility,
and all the exotic splendor of Africa."
-Carl Safina, author of Song for the Blue Ocean and Voyage of the Turtle
2004 Alumus Zeb Hogan shows off a Mekong giant catfish
Check out National Geographic's article on Zeb Hogan and his research work.