Many of these excellent scientists are our alumni, colleagues, and collaborators. Thank you for all that you do! esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Pamela Sandstrom, a professor in the Department of Biology, has been named a recipient of the F. Donald Tibbitts Distinguished Teacher Award, one of the University of Nevada, Reno's highest honors, recognizing sustained excellence in teaching. https://bit.ly/42kPk4P

Yet another Biology faculty member in the news, this time Dr. Beth Leger is featured on the Sagebrushers podcast, in conversation about conservation, native seeds, and the UNR Natural History Museum with President Sandoval! www.unr.edu/nevada-today...

Biology Dept. faculty demonstrate seasonal emergence into the...limelight! ✨📸 Here, Dr. Pamela Sandstrom accepts the F. Donald Tibbitts Distinguished Teacher Award, one of UNR's highest teaching honors! Congratulations Pamela, richly deserved!

Congratulations to the 7(!) current or future Biology-associated students who received NSF Graduate Research Fellowships or Honorable Mentions! 🎉

Definitely our dorkiest episode yet, but insect sex is sooo fun to talk about. youtu.be/uQTjM6omLJg?...

The sequel, something to listen to on the long drive back from spring break or a no-kings event.... Why do beetle-hosting pine trees die (is it Joe Biden's fault)? And... are bark beetles cute?? With the great Amy Trowbridge! youtu.be/rpH9ZYlWxH0?...

Hexapodcast - Dr. Amy Trowbridge is our guest on the first of a 2-part series, discussing bark beetle ecology, pine volatiles, and how pines die. youtu.be/Wz0ZyGjBLkM

An article memorializing Dr. Jeanne Zeh's contributions to science and our department. A Memorial Scholarship is being established to support undergraduates engaged in research, link: (enter "in memory of" and "Jeanne Zeh" to make sure it finds its way) securelb.imodules.com/s/1949/lg21/...

Check our new paper in @evolletters.bsky.social "Live birth in lizards: A process-based model for the roles of temperature, behavior, and life-history" In this study, we develop and validate a model capable of accurately predicting gestation length in lizards! academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...

“The environmental, economic, and social costs of sand mining likely exceed the benefits by an order of magnitude,” says fish biologist Zeb Hogan of the University of Nevada, Reno." @unevadareno.bsky.social's own Dr. Zeb Hogan quoted in this @science.org article! www.science.org/content/arti...

A fall tradition returns! Join us Oct 18th for @unevadareno.bsky.social 's Day at the Museum! The bees, butterflies, and snakes at the Natural History Museum are always a big highlight! #reno #northernnevada #renotahoe www.unr.edu/nevada-today...

Friday afternoon after a long week: cave-dwelling lifestyle sounding appealing? Dr. Misty Riddle interview may be of interest! knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

@unevadareno.bsky.social Biology Assistant Professor Misty Riddle featured in this career profile in @dev-journal.bsky.social! (We love the shout-out to former Biology Facilities Manager Lou Christensen!)

The rumors are true, "Nevada Plants: An Annotated Checklist of the State’s Botanical Diversity" is now out! This represents the hard work of Jerry Thiem and Jan Nachlinger and all sales benefit the @unevadareno.bsky.social Museum of Natural History! 🌱 shopbritpress.org/products/nev...

Today we welcomed 235 new Biology majors to @unevadareno.bsky.social! 🌱

Congratulations Biology Prof. Dr. Misty Riddle on her new #NSF CAREER award! 🦠+ 🐟 = 🎉 www.unr.edu/nevada-today...

We are hiring! Tenure-track position in Neurobiology in the Department of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno @unevadareno.bsky.social. 🧪🧠 #neuroscience #neuroskyence jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674336/a...

We're hiring! Tenure-track position in Neurobiology at UNR jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674336/a...

A nice article about @unevadareno.bsky.social Prof. Emeritus Richard (Dick)Tracy's recent election as an @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Fellow! www.unr.edu/nevada-today...

Sad news from UNR Biology @unr-biologybuzz.bsky.social: longtime faculty Dr. Jeanne Zeh has passed away. An impactful #animalbehavior and #evolution researcher, she created popular courses on #epigenetics. To help fund a scholarship in her honor: tinyurl.com/mv9suehw Obit: tinyurl.com/269844jf

Now out in @royalsociety.org Open Science! Anna Tatarko explored how site of origin affects wild bumble #bee responses to pesticide combos! Collaboration with Rachel Vannette and Steve Frese allowed her to also look at the gut #microbiome 🐝🦠🧪 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Visitor at work today @unr-biologybuzz.bsky.social

Amid Cuts, UNR Researchers Scramble to Find Alternative Funding for Projects, Including Acclaimed International Ones. Samantha Wagner reports: www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...

Today at @unevadareno.bsky.social's Honor the Best, Biology celebrated: 🏆 Jack Hayes' emeritus status 👩‍🏫 Jennifer Hollander's Tibbitts teaching award 🌱 Beth Leger's Outstanding Researcher Award and 🐦 Vladimir Pravosudov's Regents Distinguished Researcher Award 🥂

Congratulations to all of our 2025 Biology Department Scholarship and Award recipients! A great way to end the semester! 🎉 Thank you to all our @unevadareno.bsky.social donors, faculty mentors, and families who made this recognition of their achievements possible

Thank you @nathaanderson.bsky.social for hosting UNR College of Science faculty and staff on the #NVLeg floor! @annieleonard.bsky.social @unevadareno.bsky.social #PackattheLeg

Drs. Jenny Ouyang and Jamie Voyles hard at work representing Biology at the College of Science Day at the Legislature! #nvleg @unevadareno.bsky.social #packattheleg

Colleagues from across Jack Hayes' 32 years in the Biology Department at UNR gathered last week to wish him a happy retirement!

Annual Peer Leadership in Biology picnic was a success! These undergrads are helping their peers learn biology and are the most hardworking and bright bunch on campus 🌟 05/02/2025 Love and appreciate y'all

UNR Biology faculty are represented on this list, and these losses are deeply felt. thenevadaindependent.com/article/unlv...

Congratulations to Dick Tracy, Professor Emeritus in the Biology Dept, newly elected ESA Fellow! @unevadareno.bsky.social

Thanks for hosting us on the #NVLeg floor, @heathergoulding.bsky.social! A great @unevadareno.bsky.social Day at the Legislature 2025!

@unevadareno.bsky.social Biology made it to the floor! #NVleg Thanks Assemblymember Heather Goulding!

@unevadareno.bsky.social Museum of Natural History representing at the #NVLeg!

Today we are at the Nevada State Legislature to talk about the need for a new @unr-biologybuzz.bsky.social building and funding for UNR! @unevadareno.bsky.social #NVLeg

This week Dr. Jennifer Hollander, while happily lecturing about kidneys, got a surprise visit from President Sandoval and Provost Thompson who presented her with the Tibbitts teaching award! Jennifer has taught A&P to a mind boggling ~ 12,000 students in her time at @unevadareno.bsky.social

Pleased that former PhD student Anna Tatarko's new paper is out! We explore how common agricultural chemicals impact 🌺 (+ 🐝 and 🦠) @funecology.bsky.social @unr-biologybuzz.bsky.social Open access here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

"I hope to inspire even just one person to acknowledge insects, be more curious than fearful of them and appreciate them as we coexist on this planet together.” www.unr.edu/nevada-today... EECB student Victoria Peechatt at the 2025 American Beekeeping Federation Conference! 🐝

"If my time is going towards a student, it means I'm doing the right thing.” The “right thing” became a little more difficult this semester when federal budget cuts slashed university funding. Biology's Beth Leger and Lee Dyer @gusanero.bsky.social on KUNR @knpr.org Listen: tinyurl.com/mucfzw5f

Major congratulations to Biology's own Dr. Steve Vander Wall, newly elected AAAS Fellow! www.unr.edu/nevada-today...

EECB alum Dr. Kevin Burls featured in this recent @thenvindy.bsky.social article on a bill proposing to categorize insects in Nevada as wildlife thenevadaindependent.com/article/bees...

Throwback Wednesday to this article from a recent New Yorker, highlighting the work of Biology's own Dr. Vladimir Pravosudov and his team! www.newyorker.com/science/elem...

"“We are loving the lake to death with visitation." UNR Biology faculty Sudeep Chandra featured in this recent @thenvindy.bsky.social article about the complexity of Lake Tahoe conservation thenevadaindependent.com/article/the-...