Postdoc, James Crall joined former PhD student, Callin Switzer ('17, Hopkins Lab) and OEB professors, Benjamin de Bivort and Naomi Pierce to investigate the effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on the bumblebee's nest behavior. Previous studies showed the pesticides reduced colony size, but how the reduction occurred was not known. In their study published in Science...

A new study led by postdoctoral researcher, Katrina Jones (S. Pierce Lab) and Stephanie Pierce suggests the makeup of a spine is one more characteristic that defines a mammal. The research, published in Science, shows mammal backbones are different than the vertebra of most four-legged animals in that it is made up of different sections - neck, thorax, and lower back - that take on different shapes and function separately. Jones...

Congratulations to OEB graduate students, postdocs and associates awarded the Fall 2018 Derek Bok Certificates of Distinction and Excellence in Teaching!

Certificates of Distinction for TFs, TAs and CAs: Izzy Baker (MCB 64), Meghan Blumstein (OEB 50), Phillip Grayson (OEB 50), Vanessa Knutson (OEB 51), Morgan Furze (OEB 52), Ya Min (OEB 52), Kristel Schoonderwoerd (OEB 52), Nicholas Herrmann (OEB 57), Avantika Mainieri (OEB 57), Liming Cai (OEB 103), Zane Wolf (OEB 130), Miriam Johnston (OEB 157), Mara Laslo (OEB 167), Sofia Prado-...