The University of Chicago received a $328,466 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology. The grant is part of the NSF's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise.
Under the two-year award completing in June 2023, the University will conduct research titled "Understanding How Climate Change Will Alter the Ability of Pathogens to Control Gypsy Moth Populations, and the Consequences for Forest Economics." Specifically, the grant will fund analysis of how rising temperatures may impact pathogens that naturally regulate gypsy moth infestations, and the downstream economic effects on forests. Results will deepen understanding of major challenges in biology and ecology posed by climate change.
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