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News for friends and followers of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Guillermo Garcia-Costoya
about 2 months ago
Check our new paper in
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"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!
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Live birth in lizards: A process-based model for the roles of temperature, behavior, and life-history
To mediate trade-offs between survival and fecundity, multiple groups have independently evolved live birth (viviparity), including 70 transitions in lizar
https://academic.oup.com/evlett/advance-article/doi/10.1093/evlett/qraf043/8321751?login=false
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“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."
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's own Dr. Zeb Hogan quoted in this
@science.org
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Sand mining threatens Asia’s largest lake
Cambodia’s Tonlé Sap supports important fisheries and wildlife
https://www.science.org/content/article/sand-mining-threatens-asia-s-largest-lake
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Day at the Museum!
https://www.kolotv.com/video/2025/10/16/day-museum/
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A fall tradition returns! Join us Oct 18th for
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's Day at the Museum! The bees, butterflies, and snakes at the Natural History Museum are always a big highlight!
#reno
#northernnevada
#renotahoe
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University of Nevada, Reno’s Day at the Museum returns Oct. 18 | University of Nevada, Reno
The event is free and open to the public
https://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2025/day-at-the-museum-2025
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Friday afternoon after a long week: cave-dwelling lifestyle sounding appealing? Dr. Misty Riddle interview may be of interest!
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How the cavefish lost its eyes — again and again
Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs. They lost their eyes in multiple ways — and gained some nifty traits too.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2025/how-the-cavefish-lost-its-eyes
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Biology Assistant Professor Misty Riddle featured in this career profile in
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! (We love the shout-out to former Biology Facilities Manager Lou Christensen!)
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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
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Museum of Natural History! 🌱
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3 months ago
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Today we welcomed 235 new Biology majors to
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4 months ago
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Congratulations Biology Prof. Dr. Misty Riddle on her new
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CAREER award! 🦠+ 🐟 = 🎉
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Evolutionary biologist Misty Riddle receives NSF CAREER Award | University of Nevada, Reno
Riddle will explore the genetic basis of host-microbiome interactions
https://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2025/misty-riddle-nsf-career-award
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We are hiring! Tenure-track position in Neurobiology in the Department of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno
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#neuroscience
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Assistant Professor, Neurobiology - Reno, Nevada (US) job with University of Nevada, Reno - College of Science | 674336
The Department of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno, is looking for a tenure-track assistant professor to join us starting July 1, 2026. We...
https://jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674336/assistant-professor-neurobiology/
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We're hiring! Tenure-track position in Neurobiology at UNR
jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674336/a...
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Assistant Professor, Neurobiology - Reno, Nevada (US) job with University of Nevada, Reno - College of Science | 674336
The Department of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno, is looking for a tenure-track assistant professor to join us starting July 1, 2026. We...
https://jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674336/assistant-professor-neurobiology/
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A nice article about
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Prof. Emeritus Richard (Dick)Tracy's recent election as an
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Fellow!
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Professor Emeritus Richard Tracy named an Ecological Society of America Fellow | University of Nevada, Reno
ESA is the major professional society for ecologists in the US
https://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2025/tracy-esa-fellow
6 months ago
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reposted by
UNR Biology Buzz
Annie Leonard
6 months ago
Sad news from UNR Biology
@unr-biologybuzz.bsky.social
: longtime faculty Dr. Jeanne Zeh has passed away. An impactful
#animalbehavior
and
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researcher, she created popular courses on
#epigenetics
. To help fund a scholarship in her honor:
tinyurl.com/mv9suehw
Obit:
tinyurl.com/269844jf
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Donate to the JAZ memorial scholarship, organized by Adrian Zeh
Jeanne Zeh carried out research at the interface of behavior, genetics and evolution… Adrian Zeh needs your support for Donate to the JAZ memorial scholarship
https://tinyurl.com/mv9suehw
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reposted by
UNR Biology Buzz
Annie Leonard
6 months ago
Now out in
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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
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royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Visitor at work today
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Our Town Reno
8 months ago
Amid Cuts, UNR Researchers Scramble to Find Alternative Funding for Projects, Including Acclaimed International Ones. Samantha Wagner reports:
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Amid Cuts, UNR Researchers Scramble to Find Alternative Funding for Projects, Including Acclaimed International Ones — Our Town Reno
Dr. Zeb Hogan is one of the many USAID-funded researchers who have had to quickly find alternative ways to receive funding in the wake of immediate terminations in their USAID grant, losing millions o...
https://www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-1/2025/5/13/amid-cuts-unr-researchers-scramble-to-find-alternative-funding-for-projects-including-acclaimed-international-ones
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Today at
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'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 🥂
8 months ago
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Congratulations to all of our 2025 Biology Department Scholarship and Award recipients! A great way to end the semester! 🎉 Thank you to all our
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donors, faculty mentors, and families who made this recognition of their achievements possible
8 months ago
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reposted by
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Annie Leonard
8 months ago
www.rgj.com/story/news/c...
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UNR says federal grant cuts totaling $35M have eliminated 23 research projects
Cuts included an immunization initiative for rural Nevadans and a mental health program for Nevada K-12 students.
https://www.rgj.com/story/news/college/2025/05/07/trump-cuts-university-nevada/83394001007/
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Thank you
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for hosting UNR College of Science faculty and staff on the
#NVLeg
floor!
@annieleonard.bsky.social
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#PackattheLeg
8 months ago
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Drs. Jenny Ouyang and Jamie Voyles hard at work representing Biology at the College of Science Day at the Legislature!
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8 months ago
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Colleagues from across Jack Hayes' 32 years in the Biology Department at UNR gathered last week to wish him a happy retirement!
8 months ago
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Elena Pravosudova
8 months ago
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
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UNR Biology faculty are represented on this list, and these losses are deeply felt.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/unlv...
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UNLV, UNR federal grant losses mount to $39M, jeopardizing 'critical' public health research - The Nevada Independent
UNLV federal grant losses mount to $16M, jeopardizing 'critical' public health research. Read more from The Nevada Independent.
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/unlv-federal-grant-losses-mount-to-16m-jeopardizing-critical-public-health-research?utm_source=The+Nevada+Independent&utm_campaign=ff589c505d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_04_22_10_01_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-986c824755-44355193
8 months ago
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Congratulations to Dick Tracy, Professor Emeritus in the Biology Dept, newly elected ESA Fellow!
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8 months ago
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Thanks for hosting us on the
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floor,
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! A great
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Day at the Legislature 2025!
8 months ago
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Biology made it to the floor!
#NVleg
Thanks Assemblymember Heather Goulding!
8 months ago
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Museum of Natural History representing at the
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8 months ago
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Today we are at the Nevada State Legislature to talk about the need for a new
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building and funding for UNR!
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#NVLeg
8 months ago
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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
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reposted by
UNR Biology Buzz
Annie Leonard
9 months ago
Pleased that former PhD student Anna Tatarko's new paper is out! We explore how common agricultural chemicals impact 🌺 (+ 🐝 and 🦠)
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Open access here:
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Impacts of a fungicide and an insecticide on pollinator visitation and wildflower fitness
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.70053
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"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.”
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EECB student Victoria Peechatt at the 2025 American Beekeeping Federation Conference! 🐝
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Pollinator scientists share with local schoolchildren how to 'bee' good environmental stewards | University of Nevada, Reno
The outreach visit was part of a beekeeping conference
https://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2025/beekeeping-conference-outreach
9 months ago
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"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
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on KUNR
@knpr.org
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Funding Cuts Affect UNR Science Professors
Federal funding cuts affected science departments at UNR, and professors have concerns over the future of their work.
https://www.kunr.org/2025-04-03/funding-cuts-affect-unr-science-professors
9 months ago
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Major congratulations to Biology's own Dr. Steve Vander Wall, newly elected AAAS Fellow!
www.unr.edu/nevada-today...
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Two University of Nevada, Reno professors earn prestigious AAAS fellowships | University of Nevada, Reno
Steve Vander Wall and Bob Ryan add to list of University professors with this accolade
https://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2025/2024-class-of-aaas-fellows
9 months ago
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EECB alum Dr. Kevin Burls featured in this recent
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article on a bill proposing to categorize insects in Nevada as wildlife
thenevadaindependent.com/article/bees...
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Bees, butterflies and beetles — bill would allow Nevada to manage certain invertebrates - The Nevada Independent
Bees, butterflies and beetles — bill would allow Nevada to manage certain invertebrates. Read more from The Nevada Independent.
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/bees-butterflies-and-beetles-bill-would-allow-nevada-to-manage-certain-invertebrates
9 months ago
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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...
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The Elephantine Memories of Food-Caching Birds
Some animals can remember where they’ve buried hundreds of thousands of seeds. Why can’t we remember where we’ve put our eyeglasses?
https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/the-elephantine-memories-of-food-caching-birds
9 months ago
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"“We are loving the lake to death with visitation." UNR Biology faculty Sudeep Chandra featured in this recent
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article about the complexity of Lake Tahoe conservation
thenevadaindependent.com/article/the-...
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The high cost of fixing Lake Tahoe: Famed alpine lake still murky after decades of efforts - The Nevada Independent
The high cost of fixing Lake Tahoe: Famed alpine lake still murky after decades of efforts. Read more from The Nevada Independent.
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/the-high-cost-of-fixing-lake-tahoe-famed-alpine-lake-still-murky-after-decades-of-efforts
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