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Gene Expression Shifts as Shrews Shrink and Regrow Their Brains

Writing for The Scientist, Hannah Thomasy provides context for the new reviewed preprint by Bill Thomas in eLife. Congratulations, Bill! For more details, read the Stony Brook University news!

Climate Change in the Amazon Symposium

Our symposium on Climate Change in the Amazon took place from 12:30-5 pm on December 6, 2024 at the IACS Conference Room. This symposium brings together six Fulbright Amazonia scholars whose work spans disciplines in human and economic geography, policy, and remote sensing, all focused on climate change mitigation and adaptation in the Amazon. The symposium includes an Ask-Me-Anything lunch for students.

Paul Donat graduates from his Ph.D.!

Paul Donat graduated in the Spring 2024 doctoral hooding ceremony and continues his work as science teacher at Hampton Bays Public Schools. Dr. Donat’s dissertation explored new sex chromosomes in Humulus and Artibeus jamaicensis.

As Colombia’s coca economy crashes, new opportunities — and threats — arise

This analysis by Mie Dahl includes several quotes by Dávalos. While minor compared to the deforestation caused by clearing for pasture, coca cultivation still affects local communities through contamination of soil and water, violence and crime — yet remains a vital source of livelihood for more than 230,000 families.

Nicolette Sipperly presents at Botany 2023

Doctoral candidate Nicolette Sipperly presented at Botany Conference 2023. Nicolette showed results from her phenotypic comparisons across populations of Draba albertina, and connections between art and science. Congratulations to Nicolette!

Doctoral candidates present at Evolution 2023

Doctoral candidates Alexis Brown and William Thomas presented at Evolution 2023. While Lexi presented “Evidence for novel molecular mechanisms for resisting sensorineural hearing loss in echolocating bats,” Bill presented “Comparative transcriptomics reveal life history tradeoffs associated with the evolution of a seasonal size plasticity in shrews.” Congratulations to both!

War on drugs and Colombia's forests

This analysis by Gena Steffens includes several quotes by Dávalos. Informed by on-the-ground reporting from San José del Guaviare, Steffens highlights the failures of drug policy in the Amazon-Andes region.