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Lab farewell: Congratulations to Yiluan and Wenqi
The lab recently gathered to bid farewell to Yiluan Song and Wenqi Luo as they finish their postdoc appointments. Yiluan is heading to the University of Pittsburgh as an assistant…
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Exploring tree migration: Kai Zhu featured in social media video
Our lab’s expertise on tree migration was recently featured in a short video collaboration with Alex Haraus! In the video, Dr. Kai Zhu, together with colleague Dr. Inés Ibáñez, discusses…
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Michigan’s muted fall foliage may be a symptom of climate change
While a number of trees in Ann Arbor are exhibiting their vivid reds, oranges and yellows this autumn, some have only just now begun to undergo this transformation. Compared to…
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Clark Lab Reunion at ESA 2025 in Baltimore
It was a wonderful experience to reconnect with colleagues, mentors, and friends at the Clark Lab & Descendants gathering during the 2025 Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting in…
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Getting sneezier? Blame climate change for making fungal allergy season longer
If your springtime allergies have felt sneezier and sneezier, you might be right. And pollen is likely not the only culprit.
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Seasonal allergies caused by fungal spores now start three weeks earlier under climate change
Although many of us spend allergy season cursing out plant pollen, spores from mold and other fungi also deserve some of that same disdain. These invisibly small agitators tend to…
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Ecological Acclimation Workshop
From May 5 to 9, members of the lab attended the Ecological Acclimation workshop, hosted at U-M through the IGCB. The workshop featured multiple brainstorming sessions on projects related to…
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Lab hosted Andrew Finley (Michigan State)
The lab hosted Andrew Finley from Michigan State University on April 4, 2025.
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Insights into publishing from Science’s editor Bianca Lopez
The SEAS PhD and Postdoc Program, in collaboration with the Zhu Lab, recently hosted a highly informative seminar featuring Dr. Bianca Lopez, Associate Editor at Science. Her visit provided an…
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Lab hosted Jon Wang (Utah)
The lab hosted Jon Wang from the University of Utah on March 14, 2025.