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New Study from DSE and the Karuk Wildlife Team Combines Citizen Science and Local Indigenous Knowledge in Novel Approach to Biodiversity Monitoring
DSE and the Karuk Wildlife Team are thrilled to share new research in Ecology and Evolution that validates the importance of implementing local Indigenous knowledge in studies on biodiversity and population changes over time. Our paper provides groundbreaking analysis on how the Wildlife Team’s traditional knowledge, research, and citizen-science efforts support elk restoration and presents a potential model for Indigenous-led conservation efforts worldwide.
Kristin Davis Uncovers Nuanced Songbird Population Responses Between North America & Europe
Our ability to predict how any given species will respond to the environmental changes that are happening in our world - like extreme temperatures and drought - hinges on a fundamental ecological assumption: the niche conservatism hypothesis. This hypothesis posits that a species' ecological niche, or the set of environmental conditions where individuals can survive and reproduce, remains stable over space and time. But is that assumption too simplistic?
A brief primer on Hidden Markov Models
DSE postdoc Amy Van Scoyoc overviews a robust, lightweight modeling approach that researchers in computer vision, speech recognition, bioinformatics, animal movement, and more may find useful.
EGU Blogs: The existential modeling crisis – and how to overcome it
Postdoc Lucia Layritz shares insight for researchers pursuing advanced degrees in ecological modeling on the European Geosciences Union (EGU)'s blog.
Journalism Fellow, Ava Hu, will grow data visualization skills at DSE
Ava is pursuing a master's in data reporting at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, and joins DSE as a fellow this semester.
Welcome back to DSE: Max, Carolyn, and Evan!
At DSE, training the next generation of leaders on campus and beyond is core to our mission. At the start of the 2025-26 academic year, we’re thrilled to welcome back Max Taniguchi-King as our new Research Data Analyst, and Carolyn Zhuang and Evan Lingo as Undergraduate Data Science Interns!
GeoJupyter Blog: In-person Hackathon and Design Dialog 2025
Head to the GeoJupyter blog to read about the recent hackathon, which brought together 25 geospatial professionals on campus for a two-day intensive to reimaginge the future of JupyterGIS.
Postoc Lucia Layritz featured in the Guardian
Lucia created a visual time series of the number of "monros" (mountains) over time, and her graphic was included in a recent edition of "The Crunch" newsletter.
