How Cockroaches Crash Into Walls and Keep Going
Submitted by rhkayen on Wed, 02/14/2018 - 07:45Anyone who’s tried to kill a cockroach knows that the ancient pests have some world-class evasive maneuvers. Or at least they appear to.
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California’s Dry Regions are Hotspots of Plant Diversity
Submitted by rhkayen on Fri, 01/05/2018 - 13:01The first “big data” analysis of California’s native plants, using digitized information from more than 22 herbaria and botanical gardens around the state, provides some surprises about one of the most thoroughly studied and unique areas in the country.
For one, the state’s arid regions, including deserts such as Death Valley, are hotspots for originating new plant species and providing refuges for older plants that have disappeared elsewhere.
Insight Fall 2017 Newsletter
Submitted by rhkayen on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 13:23Take a look inside the newest IB Newsletter!
New course to tap UC Berkeley’s diversity and maker spirit
Submitted by rhkayen on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 10:45Robert Full wants to tap the diverse experiences of UC Berkeley undergraduates to teach them the fun of discovering biology’s secrets and the innovations that can spring from hacking them.
Maybe he’ll spark a few entrepreneurs in the process.
Fourteen HHMI Professors Take On Important Challenges in Science Education
Submitted by rhkayen on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 10:44The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced today that 14 leading scientists have been named HHMI professors, an award that recognizes excellence in research and education and empowers recipients to explore new approaches to important challenges in science education. HHMI is awarding 10 individual grants of $1 million each and two grants for collaborative projects that will receive a total of $1.5 million each over five years.
Congratulations 2017 IB Graduates!
Submitted by rhkayen on Fri, 06/16/2017 - 09:162017 Graduate Photo Album
Please enjoy the photos! Let us know if you see yourself! My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond
Submitted by rhkayen on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 11:04Co-directors Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg will introduce the 4/22 screening, and introduce and lead a discussion following the 4/28 screening.
Yosemite documentary features Berkeley sequoia researchers
Submitted by rhkayen on Mon, 04/03/2017 - 13:25BS Nature documentary that first aired March 29 and is now available for streaming explores the impact of climate change on Yosemite National Park, and features two UC Berkeley biologists who climb to the tops of giant sequoias to understand what the future holds for these ancient trees.
Workshop: Switzerland. Evolutionary Biology
Submitted by rhkayen on Mon, 12/12/2016 - 13:18Evolutionary Biology Workshop in the Alps (The previous posting contained a typo in an invited professor’s name, for which we apologize.) The 2017 edition of the Evolutionary Biology Workshop in the Alps will take place on 17-23 June 2017 in Riederfurka, Switzerland. Target participants are PhD students in early stages of PhD and advanced Master students.