A photo of ecologist Amy Chian Patterson along with a quote from her, "It's helpful to think deeply about the philosophy of making models in ecology, like in our short course, Introduction to Sparse Modeling in R, which helped attendees understand how using assumptions about sparsity can lead to simpler and more predictive models. It felt good to engage ecologists with discussions and exercises about ways to improve our methodology."
A friendly reminder that proposal submissions for workshops (+Career Central), short courses, special sessions & field trips for #ESA2026 are open til 12/4. Share knowledge, discuss methods, spark discourse & advance the field! https://esa.org/saltlake2026/call-for-proposals/