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Dal and Vera’s Plaque delivery

July 27, 2026
Drs. Adalberto Val (Dal) and Vera Maria Fonseca de Almeida-Val (Vera) presented a plaque to the Department of Zoology commemorating the 35-year...
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Insect ‘submariners’ don’t implode at depth, leaving oceanic mystery unsolved

July 23, 2026
A swarm of the lake fly, Chaoborus edulis, over Lake Malawi. Credit: Philip Matthews.
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Welcome new faculty member - Hagar Goldberg!

July 10, 2026
July 1, 2026 marks Hagar Goldberg’s first day as Assistant Professor of Teaching in Neuroscience.  Dr. Goldberg office will be in the Biological...
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Upcoming Events

Jul
31

Friday Zoology Coffee & 🫐 Pancakes

July July 31: Biosci courtyard - 🫐 pancakes August August   7: BRC Courtyard August 14: Biosci Courtyard August 21: LSC 1416 August 28: BRC Courtyard...
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Aug
04

The Social Lives of Viruses meeting - August 4 to 8 , 2026

The Social Lives of Viruses meeting - August 4 to 8 , 2026 - Vancouver Canada    
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Aug
05

Master's Defense - Robin Glover

"Habitat drivers of bumble bee abundance in highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) agroescosystems of British Columbia", Robin Glover, Master's...
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Aug
06

Master's Defense - Aspen Unger

"The interacting influences of rainfall and biotic resistance on introduced plant invasion in an annual serpentine grassland", Aspen Unger, Master's...
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Sep
16

BRS: Biodiversity Research Seminar Series - Jimmy McGuire

Jimmy McGuire, Professor, UC-Berkeley Source: BRS series posted 2026
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Sep
17

Green College - Dal Grauer Memorial Lectures

"An immense world: how animal senses reveal the world around us", Ed Yong, Science Reporter; Journalist; Author Source: Green College
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Sep
23

BRS: Biodiversity Research Seminar Series - Maurine Neiman

Maurine Neiman, Professor, University of Iowa Source: BRS series posted 2026
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Sep
30

National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a federal statutory holiday in Canada. It is a day for us all to "recognize and commemorate the legacy of...
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Oct
07

BRS: Biodiversity Research Seminar Series - Sonia Altizer

Sonia Altizer, Professor, University of Georgia Source: BRS series posted 2026
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Oct
14

BRS: Biodiversity Research Seminar Series - Jannice Friedman

Jannice Friedman, Associate Professor, Queen's University Source: BRS series...
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Latest Publications

Tommy J Travers-Cook et al. Trends Open

July 20, 2026
Figure 1. Approaches to enhancing academic agency among ECRs through the actions of ECRs themselves, their PIs, and the institutions that govern...
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Lauren Zink et al. Environmental Science & Technology

June 22, 2026
"A biotic ligand model for acute copper toxicity to the zebrafish, the most studied fish in the world: back to basics", Lauren Zink, Natasha M...
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