When are the computer restarts going to stop? I am not asking for a friend.

A ‘Green Glacier’ of trees and shrubs is burying prairies, threatening ranchers and wildlife kcur.org/news/2024-04-2…

There are options other than academia with a PhD in ecology - and those options can simultaneously contribute to science and conservation. Well done Elizabeth Bach!!! Elizabeth Bach TNC in Illinois nature.com/articles/d4158…

Kansas Prairie Streams Are Getting Choked, Maybe for Good eos.org/articles/kansa…

Diana Wall obituary: ecologist who foresaw the importance of soil biodiversity nature.com/articles/d4158… I agree: “She will be remembered fondly as the global ambassador for soil biodiversity.”

Researchers at the University of Kansas have discovered that the stalled production of amyloid protein, rather than the amyloid plaques themselves, may trigger the degeneration of nerve cell connections in Alzheimer's disease. aau.edu/research-schol…

Shout out to @KUGrounds for the courage and care that an employee showed saving a snapping turtle wandering west campus roads today.

Researchers at the University of Kansas have discovered critical functions of the "Src" gene in a nervous system development using CRISPR technology. This breakthrough could pave the way for new therapies for spinal cord injuries and stroke. aau.edu/research-schol…

Can resilience be restored? Just out: evidence that restored prairie is resilient as remnant prairie to drought - and more so if there is heterogeneity in soil. Great job ⁦⁦Ashley Bowman (Wojciechowski)⁩ !! ⁦Konza Prairie LTER⁩ ⁦⁦⁦Kansas Bio Survey & Center for Ecological Research⁩ search.app/c1wmFx9VbbRy6J…

This Saturday is not off to the best start.

Curious about the role of viruses in soil? Download for free until October 7, 2024! Effects of experimentally elevated virus abundance on soil carbon cycling across varying ecosystem types - ScienceDirect sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We are accepting applications for our new NIH IRACDA postdoctoral program. Its an awesome program for those that want to pursue research and get some teaching experience. sjobs.brassring.com/tgwebhost/jobd…

The one restoration I came closest to calling a complete failure (seeding followed by torrential rainfall) is now coming along in its 3rd growing season.

Yesterday was an inspiring combined effort from many KU and KSU ecologists to share their insights about Kansas ecosystems through field tours Konza Prairie LTER and KU Field Station with natural area managers attending the national Natural Areas Association conference.

We start reviewing applications in November! If you know someone who might be interested, please let them know!

Liz Koziol, Kansas Bio Survey & Center for Ecological Research assistant research professor, found that many commercial products claiming to provide fungi that help grow crops did not produce those fungi when applied. Learn how University of Kansas research supports Kansas agriculture. kcur.org/news/2024-12-0…

How much of Kansas was prairie before European settlement? About 95%, according to federal government surveys of every square mile. Every remnant of this historically and biologically important habitat carries information about how an ecosystem can be sustained. #prairie

Someone is representing KU in Telluride.

Did you know? The Kansas Biological Survey became a formally recognized entity by an act of the Kansas legislature in 1959—but in fact, surveys of plants and animals had been happening for 93 years by then. How far back does our history go? To be continued tomorrow ...

⁦Undergraduate honor’s thesis by Anna Krause, mentored by Ashely Bowman, showing nutrient enrichment accelerates phenology of a dominant prairie grass. KU Ecology & Evolutionary Biology⁩ ⁦⁦Kansas Bio Survey & Center for Ecological Research⁩ esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…