Ecological, Integrative, and Evolutionary Biology

The clustered Ph.D. programs in Ecological, Integrative, and Evolutionary Biology at The University of Chicago provide training for research and teaching in anatomy, behavior, ecology, evolutionary and organismal biology, and paleontology. Three connected academic units make up this cluster: The Departments of Ecology and Evolution (E&E), Organismal Biology and Anatomy (OBA), and the interdisciplinary and multi-institutional Committee on Evolutionary Biology (CEB).

Students and faculty in this cluster have strong and ongoing connections with many departments and institutions, including the Departments of Anthropology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Geophysical Sciences, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, and Statistics. In addition, The Committee on Evolutionary Biology includes faculty from all four Divisions of the University, the Field Museum, Brookfield Zoo, and Argonne National Laboratory.

These exceptional programs combine to provide students with unique educational opportunities in ecological, integrative and evolutionary biology. Students are encouraged to train broadly by interacting with faculty both within and outside the cluster. Nested within a large and diverse metropolitan area, we encourage students to undertake collaboration and research with colleagues at world famous Chicago-area institutions such as the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Brookfield and Lincoln Park Zoos, and the Morton Arboretum; students and faculty currently conduct research at a variety of domestic and international museums and field sites. The programs in evolutionary biology at the University of Chicago recently were given a #1 ranking in a survey supervised by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences. Details about applying to our Ph.D. programs, along with more information on our faculty and graduate training, can be found on each department's home page.

• Ecology and Evolution (E&E)
• Organismal Biology and Anatomy (OBA)
• Committee on Evolutionary Biology (CEB)