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-...