Peter Adler visit
Peter Adler and Michael Stemkovski from Utah State University visited the lab and IGCB to discuss the collaborative project on ecological acclimation.
Lab visited UMich Herbarium
On April 12, the lab visited the University of Michigan Herbarium, guided by Dr. Brad Ruhfel. We were impressed by the vast collection of specimens and the potential that the herbarium data could provide for research. On a related note, Kai and Yiluan published a Commentary in New Phytologist on this topic last year. Zhu K, Song Y (2023), Harnessing herbaria to advance plant phenology research under global change. New Phytologist, 6, 2057-2059. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19088
Tim received NSF GRFP Honorable Mention
We are excited to announce that Tim Muhich, one of our PhD students, received an Honorable Mention for the highly competitive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) for the year 2024. The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions. Through the NSF GRFP, Mr. Muhich proposed an innovative project aimed at empowering high schools [...]
Ziyu presented at undergraduate symposium
On March 29th, 2024, Ziyu Zhou (undergraduate student) presented her research, “Near-term phenology forecasting with mechanistic and data-driven models,” at the Michigan Student Symposium for Interdisciplinary Statistical Sciences (MSSISS). This work, in collaboration with Drs. Yiluan Song and Kai Zhu, examines popular predictive phenological models through the lens of statistics and ecology.
Lab hosted Dan Katz (Cornell)
The lab hosted Dan Katz from Cornell University's visit on March 29, 2024.
Mini-symposium: Understanding Biodiversity in a Changing Planet
The Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) and the Institute for Global Change Biology (IGCB) co-organized the mini-symposium Understanding Biodiversity in a Changing Planet on March 21 – 22, 2024. On Day 1, with six invited talks and four lightning talks, the symposium presented a diverse range of studies leveraging innovative data science methods to gain deep insights into the changing biodiversity. On Day 2, a faculty roundtable discussion provoked thoughts on the status and future [...]
Lab hosted Jack Liu (MSU)
The lab hosted Jianguo "Jack" Liu from the Michigan State University's visit on March 15, 2024.
Phenology working group funded
News from the Environmental Data Science Innovation & Inclusion Lab (ESIIL): After careful consideration, we are excited to announce ESIIL’s first cohort of working groups! These groups will play a pivotal role in promoting the integrative approach to environmental data science championed by ESIIL, pooling knowledge and expertise from various disciplines to tackle environmental issues with a data-driven perspective. Linking Phenological Change to Range Change in North American Plant Species Short Title: Macrophenology PI: Sydne Record (University [...]
Kai’s co-author paper published in PNAS
Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration, study finds Published On: January 15, 2024 Written By: Lauren Barnett, University of Florida Contact: Jim Erickson Social Media: Share on: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Study: Climate change determines the sign of productivity trends in US forests (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2311132121) Climate change is reshaping forests differently across the United States, according to a new analysis of U.S. Forest Service data. With rising temperatures, escalating droughts, wildfires and disease [...]
Kai gave talk at Yale
Kai Zhu visited Yale University, co-hosted by the Hixon Center for Urban Sustainability and the Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment. On Nov 9, 2023, Kai gave a seminar talk titled "Plant biodiversity responses to climate change: Contrasting implications from forests and grasslands."