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Birds do it, bees do it … sip alcohol, that is

Tue, 03/31/2026 - 14:37

Maro, Corl and Dudley published a paper in the journal Royal Society Open Science, coauthored with their Berkeley colleagues, Rauri Bowie and Jimmy McGuire, both professors of integrative biology and curators in the campus’s Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. Check it out on UC Berkeley News.

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These insects fly with their legs. Physics explains how

Tue, 03/24/2026 - 16:23

Sarahi Arriaga Ramirez is an associate specialist at the Ornithopterus Organismal Dynamics Lab in IB. In collaboration with the Morphing Matter Lab, Arriaga Ramirez led a study on phantom crane flies and robotics that was recently featured in Science News. She presented her findings at the Global Physics Summit in Denver on March 17.

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IB PhD Candidate, Aleksey Maro, Confirms Alcohol Consumption in Wild African Chimps

Sun, 03/08/2026 - 18:20

IB PhD candidate, Aleksey Maro, used novel urine analysis to prove wild chimps ingest significant ethanol.

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Dr. Moisés Expósito-Alonso Wins Genetics Society of America Early Career Medal

Tue, 03/03/2026 - 09:53

Dr. Moisés Expósito-Alonso, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Freeman Hrabowski Scholar and Assistant Professor, wins the Genetics Society of America Early Career Medal for outstanding contributions to the field of genetics.

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Celebrating Excellence in Advising

Fri, 01/23/2026 - 17:04

Congratulations to Monica Albe on winning the 2025 Excellence in Advising and Student Services Award!
 

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Nearshore: Sea Urchins in a Changing Ocean

Fri, 01/23/2026 - 16:45

Dr. Daniel Okamoto, Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology, presents Zombies of the Nearshore: Sea Urchins in a Changing Ocean at Wonderfest.

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This Diminutive Reptile Plays Rock-Paper-Scissors

Fri, 01/02/2026 - 15:23
 Ammon Corl

Ammon Corl, a Post-Doctoral researcher at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, is highlighted in The New York Times for leading research that revealed the genetic variation behind the side-blotched lizard's unique rock-paper-scissors evolutionary game. Read the full article here

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