The department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior conducts a broad range of research spanning molecules to ecosystems from chimpanzee behavior to bacterial evolution, predator interactions on the Serengeti Plains to the impact of nutrients on grasslands. You are now viewing a collection of news, features and opportunities for and about EEB.
As a first-year student at Penn State University, Jason Bundy worked to design his own major as a dating coach. At the time, Bundy had his sights set on law school and a political career, but yearned for a track outside of pre-law. Fascinated by social dynamics and human behavior, this creative major was a great fit.
In her latest book, Marlene Zuk, illuminates how all our attributes, behavior or not, are shaped by both genes and the environment, in a complex way that defies a simple binary. She shared her thoughts on the topic as well as writing about science.
