What: The 2026 Indiana University Animal Behavior Conference When: March 27-28 Where: Monroe Convention Center, Bloomington, IN Conference registration is open. Abstract deadline is Feb. 13. Attendance only deadline is March 9, 2026. Learn more: go.iu.edu/8sMB

Congratulations to IU Biology Professor Clay Fuqua and his research team, who have been funded for a four-year project via an R01 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health. Learn more: go.iu.edu/8wNy @fuquaclay.bsky.social

TONIGHT at IU Bloomington: Join Concerned Scientists @ IU and Advocates for Science @ IU for their monthly CSIU Community Forum, Dec. 3, 5-6:30 p.m. in Myers Hall 130. Panelists include IU Department of Biology Chair Armin Moczek @ecoevodevo-lab.bsky.social .

Poster abstracts for #Dros26 are open! No matter your career stage, presenting a poster is a powerful way to get feedback that only comes from one-on-one conversations. Share your work and connect with the community—submit your abstract today: buff.ly/qPG6vBi

The Department of Biology at IU Bloomington welcomes Dr. Leslie Griffith, professor of neuroscience at Brandeis University, for the 2025-26 Tracy M. Sonneborn Memorial Lecture Series on Tuesday, December 2, at 3:30 p.m. in Biology Building A100. Learn more: go.iu.edu/8wj4/

🔬✨Join us Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Science Fest 2025. Explore hands-on, interactive activities that spark curiosity and inspire learners of all ages. You might even spot Hoosier the Bison in his new lab coat! 🦬 🥼 🎉 Open to the public, free admission. 🔗sciencefest.indiana.edu/index.html

IU faculty are leading the way! ✨ 12 were tapped for Big Ten Academic Alliance leadership programs – including Biology Professor and Chair Armin Moczek in the Departmental Executive Officer Program. 📖: go.iu.edu/8vPP

This is a nice IU short on our eclipse project. #NSF youtube.com/shorts/PrQGn...

Come join us! Applications to the GCDB Biology Doctoral program at IU are due December 1st. @iubiology.bsky.social @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social @rhcalderon.bsky.social @lesleynweaver.bsky.social @hoosierflyman.bsky.social @tennessenlab.bsky.social @flyeyelab.bsky.social @briancalvi.bsky.social

Microbiology societies from 5 continents have launched the first global strategy to harness microbial science in tackling climate change. IU Biology’s Jay Lennon is lead author of the paper, co-published in 6 leading scientific journals. Congratulations, @jaytlennon.bsky.social ! 🔗 go.iu.edu/8uZN

📢 Joan Wood Lecture Series IU Biology welcomes Dr. Sabeeha Merchant, (UC Berkeley). Sept. 23 at 3:30 p.m., Biology Building, room A100. Talk: Tales of many algae: from fundamental discovery to applications Learn more: go.iu.edu/8uX9

📢 James P. Holland Lecture IU Biology welcomes David Pride, M.D., Ph.D. (UC San Diego) on Sept. 10 at 3:30 p.m. in Biology A100 + via Zoom. Talk: Developing phages to treat pathogen infections Learn more about his work: thepridelaboratory.org Join webinar: go.iu.edu/8uOo

Big thanks to everyone who came out last week for the CISAB REU poster session in the IU Biology Atrium! It was amazing to see the work of 9 interns who spent their summer exploring animal behavior research. Pictured: Madison Meschen presenting Learn about REU in Animal Behavior: go.iu.edu/8u8i

Congratulations, Erica! 👏👏👏 @ericanadolski.bsky.social

IU Biology grad students are bringing science to the community! Anjaly Prasannajith (Walczak lab), Josy Joseph (Zelhof lab), and Siddhartha Yaddanapudi (Shaw lab) create hands-on outreach activities to spark curiosity about cell biology. ✨🔬🧫 Read more: go.iu.edu/8tXj

Thanks for stopping by, @cody.im! 🪴🌸✨

Exciting news from the IU Biology Greenhouse! Wally, our corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum), is officially preparing to bloom! 🪴🌸 🎥You can watch the livestream: go.iu.edu/8tM8 📷: Jessica L. Hooten, Department of Biology

Congratulations, @jaytlennon.bsky.social!

Wally, the resident Amorphophallus titanum (corpse flower) at the IU Bloomington Biology Building Greenhouse, may be preparing for another rare and spectacular bloom! You can watch Wally grow – and possibly bloom – live via the Wallycam livestream here: go.iu.edu/wally. Learn more: go.iu.edu/8tEt

IU biologist Roger Innes, newly elected to the National Academy of Sciences, is advancing research on plant immune systems that could increase crop yields and reduce costs for farmers. @inneslab.bsky.social @msr20.bsky.social @luciaborniego.bsky.social Read more: go.iu.edu/8tDD

URGENT: FlyBase has lost practically all its funding overnight; even user fees are tied up in denied grant funding. 🤬🤯 Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below. This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.

#GLPSC2025 Speaker Spotlight: @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social, @iubiology.bsky.social ☀️🌱 Dr. Malnoë's groundbreaking research on plant photoprotection provides insights into improving photosynthetic efficiency and biomass production in crops. Catch her talk this September: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025

Congratulations to all of our graduates! 🎓✨ 🔗: go.iu.edu/8tiT

Thanks unbiased husband 😅 very happy how this article shares the love that we have for this job 👩🏼‍🔬👨🏻‍🔬👩🏽‍🔬#goscience #photosynthesis 🌞🍃 Thankful for the wonderful, supportive and brilliant community here at Indiana University Bloomington @iubiology.bsky.social and excellent journalism from Odessa Lyon!

Congratulations, @rosvall-lab.bsky.social!

Congratulations to all of our award recipients! 🔗: go.iu.edu/8tfA

Congratulations, Zoe! 👏 @zoehert.bsky.social

👏Thank you, Jeff and Jane Doyle, for your continued support of the IU Department of Biology! Their planned gift will support an existing fund named in honor of Jeff’s IU thesis advisor, the Charles B. Heiser Jr. Graduate Fellowship in Plant Evolution. 🪴 📖: go.iu.edu/8sVN

Meet IU Student Body President Cooper Tinsley, a biotechnology major and political science minor, whose passion bridges science and public service. 📖: go.iu.edu/8sUC

In case you missed it! IU Libraries’ publishing service, Grey Literature, released ”Through the Looking Glass: I. Why Cross-Fertilize?” by biology prof Curt Lively and illustrated by Zoe Dinges. Their monograph examines a longstanding question in evolutionary biology. Curious? 📖: go.iu.edu/8sTs

🎉 Congrats to IU biology Ph.D. student Hunter Herriage (below w/thesis mentor Prof Calvi) for giving two talks at the 66th annual Drosophila Research Conference in San Diego! He presented his thesis research – a huge accomplishment at a major international meeting. 🙌 📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8sTr

IU Women in Science is hosting a discussion with Nobel Laureate Prof. Andrea Ghez. Tuesday, March 25 in Swain-West Room 221 from 2-2:50 p.m. Learn more: go.iu.edu/8sRo

What: The 2025 Indiana University Animal Behavior Conference When: March 28-29 Where: Monroe Convention Center, Bloomington Attendance only registration deadline is March 17. There is no cost to attend! Learn more: go.iu.edu/8sMB

🎉 Congratulations to IU biologist Heather Hundley! 🎉 She has been awarded a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences. 📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8sDO

Have you ever wondered how 🦋butterflies🦋 change their color patterns according to seasons? Robert Reed, professor of biology at Cornell University, will discuss “Seasonal Wing Pattern Plasticity in Butterflies” Feb. 28 at 3:30 p.m. in Biology Bldg., A100. 📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8syq

Indiana University Undergraduate students please take note! @iubiology.bsky.social

Join IU Biology Feb. 26 at 3:30 p.m. in Biology Bldg., A100 for the Joan Wood Lecture featuring Dr. Anne Moscona. Moscona, a virologist and pediatrician from Columbia University, will discuss ”Activities of a Paramyxovirus Fusion Complex on the Viral Surface.” 📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8swa

Congratulations to IU biology Ph.D. candidate Shefali Shefali on receiving the prestigious American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship! 📷 Pictured below: Shefali with her Ph.D. adviser, Associate Professor of Biology Jason Tennessen. 📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8srl

IU Biology Professor and Department Chair Armin Moczek and Bloomington High School South's Kirstin Milks have developed a teaching module on human evolution that is gaining national attention. 📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8sqm

IU Biology researchers have uncovered a key protein behind soybean cyst nematode infection. The discovery could significantly improve soybean resistance to nematode infections, which cause an estimated $1.5 billion in crop losses annually in North America. 📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8spG