Science article

August 19, 2021

Our article Ecology in the age of automation appeared in Science today. In the article, we lay out how the combination of small computing devices, sensors and machine learning could be leveraged to monitor biodiversity and the environment. It was fun to write but also painful as we were limited to only 15 references! Read more about Science article

Graduate student Alison Northup successfully defends her thesis

August 4, 2021

Alison gave a great presentation of her thesis: MODERN ANALYSES OF COMPLEX DATASETS IN PLANT ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. The committee was impressed and she passed without conditions. Congrats Alison!

Graduate student Nikunj Goel awarded fellowship and best paper

August 4, 2021

Nikunj Goel was awarded the Stengl-Wyer graduate fellowship by the College of Natural Sciences, UT Austin and the Read more about Graduate student Nikunj Goel awarded fellowship and best paper

Two postdocs available in UT's Energy Institute

July 21, 2021

There is an interesting group that has emerged out of UT's Energy Institute that is investigating micro- to macro- interactions. Take a look at the adverts below and please get in touch if you are interested.

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Send off for Dave (Planet Texas 2050 Program Director)

May 26, 2021

It's been over a year since I first joined into the Planet Texas 2050 project and yesterday was the first time I had met many of my collaborators in person! What a year its been! We met to wish Dave Kramer, our earstwhile program director, happy travels and good luck in his new adventures in Boston. He was a great part of the project and will be missed.

Postdoctoral Scholar – Climate change research

March 25, 2021

The Keitt Lab[1] at the University of Texas at Austin seeks a postdoctoral scholar to join our team. With funding through UT’s Bridging Barriers program[2], we are investigating how climate and landscape change is affecting the biogeography of species and communities across Texas and beyond. Candidates with interests in landscape genetics, eco-evolutionary dynamics or near-term iterative forecasting are especially encouraged to apply.

Chaparral Wildlife Management Area

January 19, 2021

I netted two more jays last weekend at the Chaparral Wildlife Management Area. This looks like it will be a good long term site for population studies. Also, we got our first batch of genome sequence data from our collaborators at Texas A&M! Read more about Chaparral Wildlife Management Area

Choke Canyon Green Jay Banding

December 27, 2020

I was recently at Choke Canyon State Park and banded a couple of Green Jays. Extra bonus was seeing the Spotted Rail that has been hanging around in the park.

NSF Award

September 17, 2020

Our Mongolia project "CNH2-L: Using Sound to Advance Conceptual Frameworks of Resilience of Integrated Grassland-Pastoralist Systems" has been awarded by NSF. The project will examine resilience in the context of traditional ecologoical knowlege and soundscapes. This is in collaboration with folks at Purdue and Read more about NSF Award

UT ConTex Award

September 16, 2020

Our project "Phylogeography of Core and Satellite Populations of the Green Jay in Texas and Mexico" received funding from the University of Texas ConTex program, a joint UT and Conacyt cooperation. We are collaborating with Read more about UT ConTex Award

Keitt Lab

Landscapes, conservation and global change.

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