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 to Caroline Williams for Being Presented with the George A. Bartholemew Award
Submitted by rhkayen on Thu, 10/12/2017 - 07:55Each year the Division of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry recognizes a young investigator for distinguished contributions to comparative physiology and biochemistry or to related fields of functional and integrative biology. The award offers the awardee a fantastic opportunity to communicate this research via a large lecture at this year's SICB conference.
Faculty Position in Vertebrate Evolutionary Biology
Submitted by khansen on Tue, 10/10/2017 - 08:25The Department of Integrative Biology and the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley invite applications for a full time (50% IB, 50% MVZ) tenure-track position in vertebrate evolutionary biology at the Assistant Professor/Assistant Curator level. Potential start date is July 1, 2018.
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Faculty Position in Quantitative Systems Biology
Submitted by khansen on Fri, 08/18/2017 - 17:40The Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a 100% time tenure-track position in quantitative systems biology at the rank of Assistant Professor. Potential start date is July 1, 2018.
We seek a colleague to join the department working in the area of computationally-oriented biology focused on the development and application of new methods to enable biological discovery from genomic, imaging and/or other large datasets.
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!