<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/novel-statistical-model-pieces-together-biodiversity-puzzle.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero/><pubDate>06/07/2020</pubDate><title>Novel statistical model pieces together biodiversity puzzle</title><description>Jun 7, 2020 - Elise Zipkin received an NSF grant to unite diverse data sources into a novel and flexible statistical modeling framework to assess the status, trends and dynamics of biodiversity.</description><author/><hero-image><img src="" alt="two butterflies on flowers"/></hero-image><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2020/billboard-67.jpg" alt="two butterflies on flowers"/></image></item>