Job Announcement – The University of Potsdam, Faculty of Science, Environmental Sciences and Geography, Landscape Ecology

Young, modern, and research-oriented... the University of Potsdam has firmly established itself within the scientific landscape since its founding in 1991. Nationally and internationally renowned scientists teach and perform research here at Brandenburg’s largest university. The University of Potsdam is successful in acquiring third-party funds, delivers outstanding performance in technology and knowledge transfer, and [...]

2022-12-21T03:52:54-05:00December 21st, 2022|Categories: News|

Workshop – Estimating biogeographic history with BioGeoBEARS and PhyBEARS

Historical biogeography methods have long been dominated by the "dispersal versus vicariance" debate, and different computer programs (e.g. DIVA, Lagrange, BayArea) have made different fixed assumptions about the importance of these processes. Researchers typically just run the different programs, and observe whether or not the inferences differ, but they have no ability to judge, [...]

2022-12-21T03:08:29-05:00December 19th, 2022|Categories: News, workshop|Tags: , , , , , |

The Distinguished Fellow Award

The Distinguished Fellow award was established by the International Biogeography Society in 2021 to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions through excellence in basic research and exceptional service to the field of biogeography. Fellows are chosen every two years, and nominations for the January 2024 IBS meeting in Prague are due no later [...]

2022-12-12T11:02:51-05:00December 12th, 2022|Categories: Awards, Featured, Misc posts, News|Tags: , , , , , |

November 2022 Funk Lecture

November 30, 2022 5-6 pm UTC (Noon - 1 pm CDT) Join us on Wednesday, November 30th at Noon Central Daylight Time (5 pm UTC), for a talk by Dr. Juan Rocha. Juan C. Rocha is a research scientist at the Stockholm Resilience Centre where he co-leads the theme on complex systems. His research [...]

2022-12-05T11:53:42-05:00November 15th, 2022|Categories: Featured, Funk Lectures, Misc posts, News|Tags: , , , , |

MacArthur & Wilson Award Call

The MacArthur and Wilson Award was established by the International Biogeography Society to recognize an individual for a notable, innovative contribution to biogeography. This award targets comparatively early career investigators and targets recipients who have completed their PhD no more than 12 years before the deadline for nominations.   The committee has some flexibility [...]

2022-11-09T02:08:21-05:00November 9th, 2022|Categories: Awards, Featured, Misc posts, News|Tags: , , , , , |

Alfred Russel Wallace Award Call

The Alfred Russel Wallace Award was established by the International Biogeography Society in 2004 to recognize an outstanding current research record and impact by an eminent scholar in any subdiscipline of biogeography. The award is made once every two years.   The award will be presented at the IBS biennial meeting in Prague, Czech [...]

2022-11-09T02:09:59-05:00November 9th, 2022|Categories: Awards, Featured, Meetings, Misc posts, News|Tags: , , , , , , |

October 2022 Funk Lecture

October 26, 2022 5-6 pm UTC (Noon - 1 pm CDT) Join us on Wednesday, October 26th at Noon Central Daylight Time (5 pm UTC), for a talk by Dr. Núria Galiana Ibáñez. Dr. Ibáñez studied environmental sciences at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, where she also obtained her master’s degree in [...]

2022-10-18T09:20:03-04:00October 18th, 2022|Categories: Featured, Funk Lectures, Misc posts, News|Tags: , , , , |
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