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The Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IE²) facilitates research and graduate education in ecology and evolutionary biology. The institute fosters a collegial and stimulating intellectual environment for world-class research in molecular evolution, evolutionary genetics, evolution of development, and microbial, population, community, and ecosystems ecology.

IE² maintains close ties to the UO Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geography, Geology, and Landscape Architecture, as well as the Institutes for Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, and Marine Biology.Together, IE²’s students and faculty are working in the laboratory and the field to address fundamental and applied questions about the organization and history of life on earth.

In IE² News

Spring 2022 Rotation Talks

REMINDER   Spring rotation talks will be held next week on Mon, June 6th (IEE and IMB) and Tues, June 7th (ION).

2022 Grad Forum Award Winners

Congratulations to Sabrina Mostoufi, Claire Goodfellow, Savanah Bird, and Herve Memiaghe on their awards from the 2022 UO Graduate Research Forum! Sabrina won an Outstanding Poster Award for her presentation entitled, “Wolbachia infection alters transposable element activity in Drosophila ... Read More

IEE Fall Rotation Talks – 10:00AM Monday, December 7

IEE Fall Rotation Talks – 10:00AM Monday, December 7, 2020 Host: Brendan Bohannan   TIME SPEAKER                                               LAB 10:00 AM Gilia Patterson                              Kern 10:20 Abby Onos    ... Read More