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New York Times Consults Patek for Answers
March 24, 2017
John Branch, a sports reporter at the Times, called on Sheila Patek for help understanding why basketball shoes squeak on hardwood. Patek’...
Alberts a Senior Author on Cozzarelli Prize paper
March 09, 2017
Susan Alberts is the second senior author on the Cozzarelli Prize-winning article, "The emergence of longevous populations" in PNAS. The...
Congratulations to Martha Muñoz!
March 01, 2017
Martha Muñoz, a postdoctoral researcher in the Patek Lab, has been awarded the prestigious Jasper Loftus-Hills Young Investigator Award...
Vilgalys Lab Snags Cover of PLOS Genetics!
February 14, 2017
Hui-Ling Lian, Yuan Chen and Rytas Vilgalys were featured on the cover of PLOS Genetics for their paper "Metatranscriptomic Study of Common...
Biology Grads Win Dean’s Awards for Mentoring and Teaching
January 17, 2017
Congratulations to Eleanor Caves (Johnsen Lab) and Erin McKenney (Yoder Lab) on their Dean's Awards for Excellence! Eleanor won the award...
Alumna Andrea Sweigart Receives Presidential Early Career Award
January 12, 2017
Andrea Sweigart, Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Georgia, has received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists...
McClay Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
December 20, 2016
The Society for Developmental Biology has honored Prof. David McCLay with the SDB Lifetime Achievement Award for 2016, which recognizes...
Smithsonian Museum Exhibit Highlights Jamie Baldwin's Research
November 23, 2016
Jamie Baldwin-Fergus received her Ph.D. from Duke Biology in 2012 (Johnsen Lab) and took a post-doctoral position at the Smithsonian...
WUNC's "State of Things" Hosts Sonke Johnsen
November 22, 2016
Did you miss it? Sonke Johnsen was on the radio Monday, Nov. 11, discussing his research on light and camouflage in deep-sea creatures. ...
Amy Schmid Wins NSF CAREER Award
November 04, 2016
Congratulations to Amy Schmid, who has received an Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation! This program...
BBC Earth Features Sheila Patek's Research
November 01, 2016
A beautifully-illustrated article on the BBC Earth website describes Sheila Patek's research on super-fast motion in the animal kingdom. ...
New book for children on evolution
September 23, 2016
Prof. Peter Klopfer and his daughter Erika Honoré have published a book for children about evolution. "Darwin and the First Grandfather"...
Patek Lab hosts Army-sponsored research apprentices
September 23, 2016
The Army Research Office funds STEM apprenticeships for high school students and undergraduates to work in labs that have Army-funded...
Jon Shaw Leads Duke in Alaska Program
September 01, 2016
This summer Professor Jonathan Shaw led 11 Duke students on a month-long trip to Alaska, according to today's Duke Chronicle. The group...
InformationWeek Features Our Own Sasha!
August 29, 2016
An interview with IT Manager Sasha Calden appears in InformationWeek, an online community of Information Technology professionals. The...
Nowicki Publishes Cover Story in American Scientist
August 19, 2016
In this election season, Steve Nowicki and two former lab members have published an article on how the vocal pitch of candidates my...
Lutzoni Is the Mycological Society of America's 2016 Fellow
August 15, 2016
The Mycological Society of America has selected Francois Lutzoni as its 2016 fellow. According to the MSA website, "MSA Fellows are...
Of Butterfly Wings and Caterpillar Brains
August 08, 2016
Duke biology professor Fred Nijhout received the international Kowalevsky Medal for his insights into insect development and evolution...
Eric Spana unveils mystery of wizard genetics
August 04, 2016
Prof. Eric Spana spoke on "Harry Potter and the Genetics of Wizarding" at the National Human Genome Research Insititute's DNA Day. You can...
Lemur DNA Tells of Madagascar’s Forested Past
July 18, 2016
The island nation of Madagascar conjures up images of lush rainforests, massive baobab trees, and a dizzying array of lemurs, chameleons...
Disentangling the Plant Microbiome
July 12, 2016
With the human population expected to climb from 7.4 billion to more than 11 billion people by 2100, some scientists hope that manipulating...
Erin McKenney Wins Travel Scholarship
July 07, 2016
Graduate student Erin McKenney (Yoder Lab) has received the The Susan Crissey Memorial Scholarship from the Comparative...
Prof. Alberts Gets the Last Word
June 22, 2016
Prof. Susan Alberts is featured in a June 20 Washington Post article about undergraduates editing Wikipedia. The article describes...
Inaugural Duke Biology TA Awards!
June 06, 2016
The Biology Department proudly announces that Rose Keith (Mitchell-Olds lab) and Jessica Nelson (Shaw lab) have won the first-ever Biology...
Patrick Green and Eleanor Caves Win Funding for Science Education
June 03, 2016
Patrick Green and Eleanor Caves, together with EOS student Rebecca Lauzon, have won funding for their project, "A STEM Researcher-Educator...