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Amanda Subalusky and Christopher Dutton Receive Press for Research Programs in ACS Central Science

UF Biology Assistant Professors Amanda Subalusky and Christopher Dutton received some popular press coverage for their overall research programs in ACS Central Science, a print publication of The American Chemical Society. Their lab’s research highlights the important role that animals play in shaping and shifting ecosystem conditions and the dynamic interplay between animal and ecosystem […]

Study By Todd Palmer And Colleagues Shows Link Between Invasive Ants and Ecological Domino Effect

A study by Todd Palmer and colleagues published in Science (January 25th), makes the link between invasive big-headed ants and an ecological domino effect that has led to the disruption of important mutualistic connections that unite native ants, acacia tress, elephants, zebras and lions, in the complex savannah ecosystem. Read more below: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg1464 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adn3484 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/25/how-invasive-ants-are-impeding-lions-hunt

Stand Up & Holler – Giving Day

Please consider supporting the Department of Biology’s efforts to provide experiential learning opportunities through research and Immersion courses with a gift on Gator Nation Giving day! Your support toward experiential learning in the Department of Biology will provide impactful learning opportunities, like research and immersion courses, to undergraduate students which gives them critical experience in […]

Forests and Climate Change

UF Biology researchers, Postdoctoral Associate J. Aaron Hogan and Professor Jeremy Lichstein, published a new study on the response of US forests to climate change in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Each year, forests sequester about 25% of human carbon emissions, which slows the pace of climate change and sea-level rise. But the […]

Stefanie Gazda and Brenda Such publish article on course design

The Department of Biology’s Stefanie Gazda and Brenda Such (from COIP) published an article on course design for BSC2010/2010L and BSC2011/2011L. These courses were redesigned three times over three years, based on multiple different factors, and targeting 4 main parts: clear instructions, interactions, engaging activities, and versatile learning materials. Stephanie and Brenda found that multiple […]

How the Hammerhead Shark got its hammer!

A new manuscript by Biology Graduate Student Steven Byrum (from the Gareth Fraser and Gavin Naylor Labs) has won a Research Promotion Initiative Award, offered by UF Strategic Communications & Marketing. The new paper, published in Developmental Dynamics, charts the embryonic development of a hammerhead shark species, the Bonnethead Shark (Sphyrna tiburo), for the first […]

Promotional News

Gareth Fraser promoted to University of Florida Associate Professor of Biology with Tenure. We are pleased to announce that Biology Faculty member Dr. Gareth Fraser has been granted promotion and tenure by the University of Florida Board of Trustees to Associate Professor of Biology. He is now tenured faculty in the University of Florida Department […]