iEcoLab goes to West Laurel Hill Cemetery!
On Friday, July 19th, the iEcoLab team visited West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, PA, to collect arthropod samples and conduct bird point counts.…
iEcoLab Welcomes New Lab Managers – Both Named Hannah!
This summer, the iEcoLab hired two new lab managers/research assistants to oversee daily operations and help conduct research. Coincidentally, both new lab managers are named…
Isabella Pursues Her Master’s Degree!
It is a bittersweet day at the iEcoLab, as Isabella Smith, who has been a member of the lab since 2021, leaves to pursue a…
New Insights on Non-Native Herpetofauna in the Carribean
Last week, the iEcoLab published a new paper titled “Non-native herpetofauna of Aruba island (Caribbean): patterns and insights.” The paper was authored by Gianna Busala,…
Payton Successfully Defends Her PhD Dissertation
On Monday, Payton Phillips successfully defended her doctoral thesis titled “Understanding the influence of anthropogenic habitat modification on urban animals: case studies of Caribbean lizards…
Spotted Lanternfly Don’t do Math, but iEcoLab Does
The iEco Lab’s mathematical modeling paper on the population dynamics of the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) is out in the Journal of Mathematical Biology! The manuscript…
Stefani is awarded “PhD Student Entomologist of the Year”
Stefani, a PhD student of Dr. Helmus, was recently was awarded “PhD Student Entomologist of the Year” for her presentation to the Entomological Society of…
iEco Field Day!
Field work is second nature to most of us here at the iEco lab. Last week, everyone in the lab came together to help Dr.…
iEco’s Undergraduate Students Present their Research
Three undergraduate students from the iEco lab presented at the Temple College of Science and Technology Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, September 23rd. Jackson Fahey…
iEco Mentors for SPROUTs: A High School Research Mentorship Program
This summer, members of the iEco lab mentored local high-school students in research as part of Temple’s Science Preparatory Research Opportunities for Underrepresented Teens (SPROUT)…