Ecology and Evolution
Welcome!!!
Dr. Meredith Zettlemoyer and nine new grad students join EE!
EE welcomes our newest faculty member, integrative plant ecologist Dr. Meredith Zettlemoyer (at left), plus new graduate students Whitney Adam and David Tevs in Lowe Lab, Laura Blumensaadt, Derik Butts, and Linnea Schaefer in Cheviron Lab, Mikaela Hoellrich in Miller Lab and Ezra Mendales, Jessica Powell and Jessica Scales in Good Lab.
Please keep an eye out for these new folks and help them feel at home!!
EE Overview
The Ecology and Evolution (EE) program at the University of Montana was created nearly three decades ago, with the fusion of UM Botany and Zoology programs. While founded on the principle that questions in ecology and evolution transcend taxonomic categories, EE retains a strong emphasis on organismal biology. Specifically, we foster faculty and students whose research investigates patterns of natural variation and the processes that generate them.
As a graduate program, EE's primary focus (beyond the questions that motivate our science) is graduate student development. This is reflected both in the structure of our M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs and in the productivity and camaraderie of our students. EE's commitment to excellence was recognized with a Program of National Distinction (PoND) award from UM; combined with generous support from the Drollinger-Dial Foundation, the PoND provides additional resources in support of the EE graduate student experience.
EE Seminars and Events
EE Graduate Program Recruitment Weekend!
We are excited to host the EE grad recruits and show them everything UM and the natural beauty of Montana has to offer.
- EE Graduate Program introduction: Friday, Feb. 9, 9 AM. Missoula Public Library
- Dinner reception: Friday, Feb. 9, 6PM
- Lolo Pass ski trip: Saturday, Feb. 10, 9AM
- Graduate student get-together: Saturday, Feb. 10, 8PM