With more than four decades of groundbreaking research, field expeditions, and academic leadership, Dr. Lynn Clark has been honored as a Distinguished Professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University.
The Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology proudly congratulates four exceptional members of our department who were honored at the 2025 LAS Fall Convocation and Awards Ceremony.
Iowa State University’s summer research program gives K-12 educators hands-on lab experience, helping them bring real science into classrooms. The result? More engaging STEM lessons and students who see themselves in science.
Dr. Amy Burgin, Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology Chair, discusses the global relevance of EEOB's work, alumni engagement, student research experiences, and department support in this issue's Letter from the Chair.
Following a spectacular and rare bloom at Reiman Gardens, Stink Floyd—the Amorphophallus titanum otherwise known as the “corpse flower”—has retired to his home in the Richard W. Pohl Conservatory, located atop Bessey Hall at Iowa State University.
Amy Toth was named in the newest class of AAAS Fellows “For distinguished contributions to the field of evolutionary biology, particularly for advancing insect sociogenomics and the understanding of the social biology of organisms.”
A new study led by an Iowa State University evolutionary biologist described for the first time the three-dimensional architecture of turtle genomes, which fold in a configuration unlike any other animal observed so far.
“It’s possible this is the ancestral condition of amniotes, from which mammals, birds and reptiles evolved in different patterns. The turtles may be showing us what existed at the beginning, shedding light on the evolution of vertebrate genomes.”
~ Nicole Valenzuela, professor of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology
Returning to her home state, Amy Burgin will become the next chair for Iowa State University’s Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, effective Jan. 1, 2025.
