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Visual Ecology, Tom Cronin
A new book written by Tom Cronin and colleagues — the publisher’s note says: “Visual ecology is the study of how animals use visual systems to meet their ecological needs, how these systems have...
Posted: July 18, 2014, 8:16 PM
LA Times: Mantis shrimp wear tinted shades to see UV light, Tom Cronin and Michael Bok
“When you look at a mantis shrimp, you see a vivid lobster-like crustacean whose forearms can strike with the force of a .22-caliber bullet. But when a mantis shrimp looks at you, we have no idea...
Posted: July 18, 2014, 6:41 PM
Karan Odom and Kevin Omland, Biological Sciences, Make Headlines for Bird Song Research
Karan Odom and Kevin Omland, biological sciences, recently made headlines around the world with a Nature Communications article that challenges the assumption that bird song is an exclusively male...
Posted: March 6, 2014, 3:34 PM
Tom Cronin, Biology, in WIRED
What’s the Absurd Creature of the Week in WIRED science? Why it’s none other than one of biologist Tom Cronin’s favorite sea critters, the mantis shrimp. And the eyes of these creatures are...
Posted: January 13, 2014, 8:11 PM
Kevin Omland, Biological Sciences, Featured in the Baltimore Sun
“As the Baltimore Ravens’ march to victory in Super Bowl XLVII defied the common wisdom of the sports world, so, too, has an examination of the genetics of their winged namesakes in the western...
Posted: February 20, 2013, 6:27 PM
Maricel Kann, Translational Bioinformatics
Maricel Kann, assistant professor in the department of biological sciences, recently published a new online book, Translational Bioinformatics on PLOS-CB (first open access book in PLOS.) This...
Posted: February 4, 2013, 3:46 PM
Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg, Biological Sciences, Earns AAI Excellence in Mentoring Award
The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) awarded Dr. Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg, Department of Biological Sciences Professor, the 2013 Excellence in Mentoring Award “[i]n recognition of...
Posted: January 17, 2013, 7:37 PM
Jeremy Yap ’08, Biological Sciences, Wins Predoctoral Fellowship
Alumnus Jeremy “Jerry” Yap ’08, biological sciences, was recently honored as one of four national winners of a 2012-2013 American Chemical Society (ACS) Medicinal Chemistry Predoctoral Fellowship....
Posted: August 2, 2012, 3:41 PM
Michael Bok ’14, Biological Sciences, on io9
Michael Bok ’14 Ph.D., biological sciences, was featured in a July 8th blog post on the science blog io9. The piece focused on a video, filmed by Bok and posted on his website Arthropoda, of a...
Posted: July 13, 2012, 2:38 PM
Alumnus Ed Becker ’01, Biological Sciences, in Cape Gazette
Cape Gazette, the newspaper which covers the Cape Region of Delaware, published an article written by alumnus and practicing orthopedic physician Ed Becker ’01, biological sciences, on June 24th....
Posted: June 29, 2012, 4:34 PM
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