Ecosphere article highlighted in the popular press. Can we use art to infer ecosystem history? www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/t...
What Did the Hudson River School Painters See?
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Sunshine Van Bael
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Ecologist, book lover, travel enthusiast Editor-in-chief of Ecosphere All views my own
As Editor of Ecosphere, it is exciting to see our studies in the popular press: here a long term chronicle of population crash and rebound. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
A record die-off of sea stars was followed by something that stunned biologists
Sea stars almost went extinct along the West Coast a decade ago. Recently, they have been making a comeback.
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New podcast from EEB’s Dr. Cheruiyot The Sapling is a podcast that explores the interplay between natural systems, science, and shared cultural practices. Its host is Dr. Jelagat Cheruiyot a scientist, educator, and Kalenjin (Keiyo) woman. www.podbean.com/ei/pb-msiv8-...
Episode 1 - What's all the buzz with honey?
This week on The Sapling, meet host Dr. Jelagat Cheruiyot, a Senior Professor of Practice at Tulane University, and dive into the world of honey and honey harvesting with a focus on the Kalenjin peopl...
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My department is hiring a Professor of the Practice (non-tenure track) position in Marine Biology. Please help spread the word! apply.interfolio.com/171874
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Today it is official; I have been promoted to full professor at Tulane University 🎉. Achievements like these require a village and this couldn’t have happened without excellent teamwork by the members of our lab group. Thank you!
Tomorrow I will be sharing an overview of our team’s research with crushed, recycled glass and coastal restoration. If you are at the State of the Coast conference, check out session 55, and also our 5 posters in the evening session! Recycleforthecoast.org
Today we planted bald cypress, irises and native grasses out at the glass island project. Grow, grow, grow!
@bat-lady.bsky.social Congratulations to Dr. Hannah Frank for winning the Early Career Achievement Award from Tulane’s School of Science and Engineering. Well deserved!
Since there have been zero hurricanes in the Gulf of America, I should get to pay a lower home insurance cost, right? Right?
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Study unearths sophisticated year-round corn-growing system in ancient Bolivian Amazon
Between 600 and 1,500 years ago, Indigenous people of the seasonally flooded savannas in the Bolivian Amazon created an advanced farming system that allowed them to grow corn throughout the year, acco...
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Check out this course that I am teaching in Ecuador: we welcome undergraduates from anywhere. The deadline has been extended to March 9. Join us in beautiful Ecuador! Or share this with your network.
Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.