Graduate students

	A tipping point The future of above-ground carbon hangs in the balance between two types of wood-rotting fungi.
	The technicolor world of life after glaciers Mariana Cardenas investigates the lichens adapting to South America’s mountain summits.
	Looking to the future The investigation of a protein linked to a worse cancer prognosis could pave a way forward for improved cancer treatments.
	A new evolutionary frontier Maria Kalambokidis takes on the daunting task of re-framing the study of the origins of life.
	The dark side of colored nectars Evin Magner analyzes the black nectar of Melianthus minor.
	What dead fungi can teach us about life Postdoctoral researcher Katilyn Beidler investigates the role of fungal necromass in carbon cycling.
	Fashion and fact Coral reef ecology and high fashion converge for EEB doctoral student Rachael Kaspar.
	Science and the Cities A look at work in progress at one of the only urban long-term ecological research programs in the country.
	Of prairies and pollinators Maggie Anderson investigates how human activity affects pollinator resources.
	Life in the uncharted waters of Greenland's glacial melt Christopher Hansen shares a few takeaways from his time studying microbes in Greenland’s glacial environments.