This study comes from my (Antoine) previous research project in the Galloway lab @ UVA. For almost five years, I the evolutionary consequences of long-term climate change in populations at the...
I (Nick) successfully defended my M.A. thesis(!), bringing an exciting and challenging year of graduate school to a close. My time at UVA gave me the opportunity to explore new areas of environmental...
This summer, I (Carter) have had the opportunity to work as a researcher at Upstream Carbon, a carbon project development firm, to find the best carbon model for their purposes. Working with Upstream...
As I wrap up the first year of my PhD (woohoo!), I keep returning to the age-old question of “What came first?”. Except instead of chickens and eggs, I’m interested in the chemical compounds inside...
I (Ethan) was lucky enough to attend the 42nd Annual Cullowhee Native Plant Conference on scholarship provided by the Virginia Native Plant Society. What. A. Week. A week of natural beauty in the...
Liz, Ethan, Tess, and Emma E spent a few days coring some (over 100) red oaks at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s ForestGEO plot. Over two very humid days we collected over 300 ~3cm...
Hanna presented her work at the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution this summer in Copenhagen, Denmark! She learned a lot about the use of genomic offset models and then took some personal...
Hi, my name is Tess, and I am a rising 3rd-year undergrad in the lab! This summer, I am completing an REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) at Blandy...
Saying hey from Quebec City! For the past week, members of the BUDS lab travelled to Quebec City for the biannual North America Forest Genetics Society Conference. Hosted by Laval University in...
