The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology extends a warm welcome to its interim chair, Professor Stephen A. Smith. Stephen will serve in this role during the 2026–27 academic year while EEB Chair and Professor Nate Sanders is on sabbatical.
Missing for more than three decades, a fungus that infects microscopic creatures has made an unexpected comeback. This discovery highlights how the collections at the U-M Herbarium continue to drive new scientific discoveries.