Department News

Below are news items from various sources about members of Integrative Biology and their research.
Title Posted Date
New fossils upend catastrophist narrative that flowering plants flourished only after dinosaur extinction 06/25/2026
Newly identified fossil sheds light on evolutionary history of saber-toothed cats 06/24/2026
IB faculty and doctoral student receive W.M. Keck Foundation grant 06/17/2026
IB alum's research on cover of Nature 06/16/2026
Scientists split gentoo penguins into four species, one totally new to science. Three of them are already threatened. 05/18/2026
Nielsen wins Guggenheim Fellowship 05/05/2026
Seeing the world through the eyes of an octopus 04/13/2026
Experiments pinpointed genetic variants associated with successful adaptation to climate change 04/13/2026
Sunbird uses tongue to suck up nectar 04/13/2026
Birds do it, bees do it … sip alcohol, that is 03/31/2026
These insects fly with their legs. Physics explains how 03/24/2026
IB PhD Candidate, Aleksey Maro, Confirms Alcohol Consumption in Wild African Chimps 03/08/2026
Dr. Moisés Expósito-Alonso Wins Genetics Society of America Early Career Medal 03/03/2026
Celebrating Excellence in Advising 01/23/2026
Nearshore: Sea Urchins in a Changing Ocean 01/23/2026
This Diminutive Reptile Plays Rock-Paper-Scissors 01/02/2026
Even moderate heat waves depress sea urchin reproduction aling the Pacific coast 11/14/2025
Origin of Life - Nov 18 11/14/2025
Electrostatics effects of jumping nematodes 10/24/2025
Galicia receives L&S Staff Achievement Award 10/21/2025
Fossil discovery alters fish evolution story 10/10/2025
Fostering community space for inclusive teaching through the active collaboration of faculty 09/24/2025
Genetic adaptations and their predisposition to urban health risks in the Turkana 09/24/2025
Unexpected ethanol levels in wild chimpanzee diets 09/17/2025
Ripple bugs inspire a novel propulsion system 08/22/2025
Brook named Pew Scholar 08/19/2025
Cara Brook joins IB faculty 06/25/2025
Sudmant receives tenure 06/24/2025
Shuldman selected as Presidential Chair Fellow 06/10/2025
Endangered gorillas reintroduced into the wild 06/10/2025