Biology Ph.D. student receives NOAA Fellowship
James Nifong, who studies top-predator impacts in coastal plant communities, was awarded a 3-year Graduate Fellowship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Biology faculty members’ paper in PNAS
Drs. Pam Soltis, Gordon Burleigh, Doug Soltis and co-authors’ paper titled, “Phylogenetic analysis of 83 plastid genes further resolves the early diversification of eudicots” was recently published in PNAS and featured on ScienceDaily. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0907801107
Graduate Student Awards Annouced!
Graduate Student Paper Award: Winner — Julie Allen Honorable Mention — Lori Albergotti and Matthew Salomon. Graduate Student Teaching Award: Co-winners — Jena Chojnowski and Paul Corogin Honorable Mention — Schuyler Van Montfrans. The winners will have their names inscribed on award plaques that will be displayed in the hallway of the 2nd floor of […]
Biology faculty member’s paper published in Biology Letters
Dr James Liao’s paper, “Organization and physiology of posterior lateral line afferent neurons in larval zebrafish” was published in Biology Letters. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0995
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Biology faculy member’s paper published in Nature
Dr. Brad Barbazuk is a co-author of the Nature paper, “Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon”. doi:10.1038/nature08747
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Museum faculty member featured on NOVA
Dr. David Steadman and associates’ work in Blue Holes on the Bahamas is featured in a episode of NOVA on PBS entitled “Extreme Cave Diving”.
Biology members’ paper published in PNAS
Former post doctoral associate in Biology: Dr. Chen Hou, Ph.D. Candidate: Hannah Vander Zanden, faculty member: Dr. Jamie Gillooly’s, and colleage’s paper entitled “Energetic basis of colonial living in social insects” was published in PNAS. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0908071107
Biology faculty member’s paper in PNAS
Dr. James Gillooly and coauthor’s paper “Energetic basis of colonial living in social insects” PNAS published online before print “February 2, 2010”, doi:10.1073/pnas.0908071107
Museum faculty member and lab featured in National Geographic
Dr. Gustav Paulay’s lab and colleagues’ work on the invertebrate component of the Moorea Biocode project is featured in the February issue of National Geographic.
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Mockingbird study in Discover Magazine’s Top 100 Stories of 2009
Dr. Doug Levey, a biologist at the University of Florida, found that the birds could easily pick out a threatening person from a crowd.
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UF’s Explore research magazine features many Biology Department members
UF’s Explore research magazine entitled Darwin’s “Descendents” features many from the Biology Department: Drs. Betty Smocovitis, David Reed, David Smith, Marty Cohn, Marta Wayne, Charlie Baer, Pam Soltis, David Steadman, and Larry Page. Dr. McCleary, Dr. Cohn, and Dr. Smith’s work is also highlighted in the magazine.
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Biology faculty members receive donation from past student
The Department of Biology received a donation of $5,000 in December from Dr. Michael May, who graduated with a Ph.D. from the Department of Zoology. Dr. May made the donation in honor of two of his professors – Dr. Brian McNab and Dr. Minter Westfall (deceased). Dr. May has designated that his gift be used […]
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Biology faculty member’s paper published in PNAS
Dr. Robert Holt’s paper, “Bringing the Hutchinsonian niche into the 21st century: Ecological and evolutionary perspectives” was recently published in PNAS. doi:10.1073/pnas.0905137106
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Biology faculty member’s paper published in Proceedings B is the Royal Society B
Dr. Jamie Gillooly and co- author’s paper, “The energetic basis of acoustic communication” was published in Proceedings B is the Royal Society B doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.2134
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FLMNH faculty member’s paper published in PLoS ONE
Dr. Jonathan Bloch of the FLMNH was co-author on “Cranial Anatomy of the Earliest Marsupials and the Origin of Opossums,” which was recently published in PLoS ONE.
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FLMNH faculty member receives NSF CAREER Grant
Dr. Nico Cellinese has been awarded an NSF CAREER grant. The title of her grant is “Evolution in the Eastern Mediterreanean Campanulaceae – Integrating Information Management Research and Teaching.”
Biology faculty member’s book review featured in Science
Dr. Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis’ review of David F. Prindle’s book: Stephen Jay Gould and the Politics of Evolution is featured in the recent issue of Science. DOI: 10.1126/science.1179955
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UF researchers take part in DNA sequencing for entire Pacific island
University of Florida researchers are collecting marine invertebrates on the French Polynesian island of Moorea as part of a massive effort to inventory the DNA sequence of every living species there.
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Congratulations to Phi Beta Kappa honors
We proudly congratulate our 22 undergraduates who have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa this year. Phi Beta Kappa (ΦBK) is the nation’s oldest and most widely known academic honor society. The society identifies “the ideal Phi Beta Kappan” as one who “has demonstrated intellectual integrity, tolerance for other views, and a broad range of […]
Bird songs to go digital thanks to NSF grant
FLMNH ornithologists received a three-year, $446,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to digitize the museum’s collection of 2,200 reel-to-reel and cassette tapes that date as far back as the 1960s.