Recent News
Emily Sessa Receives Emerging Leaders Award!
July 9, 2019
Biology Assistant Professor Emily Sessa is the recipient of the 2019 Emerging Leaders Award from the Botanical Society of America (BSA). In awarding her this honor, the BSA describes Emily as, “…one of the brightest botanical stars of her generation…… Read More
Biology Professor Todd Palmer featured in UF News & Nature Magazine
June 5, 2019
What happens when a new lizard predator moves to your idyllic island community? If you are its prey, fear takes over and causes increased competition— and thus a fundamental change in community structure and the ability of prey species to… Read More
Ant-Plant Mutualism Press Release
May 20, 2019
Palmer Lab’s recent research in ant-plant mutualism: In a study published May 16 in the journal Ecology, University of Florida researchers Ryan Tamashiro and biology professor Todd Palmer show that ant-protected plants are much more vulnerable to herbivores during the… Read More
Biology Professor Robert Holt Receives Eminent Ecologist Award
April 17, 2019
The Ecological Society of America has awarded its highest honor, the Eminent Ecologist Award, to Robert Holt, Biology Eminent Scholar and Arthur R. Marshall, Jr., Chair in Ecology. The Eminent Ecologist Award from the ESA “honors a senior ecologist for… Read More
BIOLOGY PROFESSOR ANA LONGO PUBLISHES GLOBAL STUDY ON AMPHIBIAN DECLINE
April 2, 2019
Biology Assistant Professor Ana Longo is part of a global team that is assessing the effect of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis on amphibian populations. This worldwide amphibian pandemic has resulted in the decline of over 500 amphibian species and caused… Read More