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Science On Tap: 7:30-8:30 PM Wednesday, July 24 at Free State Brewing Company
Join us at Free State Brewing Company for the next Science on Tap event featuring Dr. Jorge Soberón, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and a senior scientist in biodiversity modeling at the KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum. The presentation, "On Redcoats, Bugs, and the Nopal. A Tale of Science and Commerce," will combine history and science to explain how a tiny cactus-dwelling insect, native to subtropical South America, became a global commodity in the 16th century.
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BIOLOGY OPEN HOUSE: Friday, September 22
We are excited to announce we will be taking part in the KU Family Weekend with a Biology Open House! We’d love to see you and your family on Friday, September 22 from 1-3 PM in the 1st Floor Atrium of Haworth Hall. There will be cookies, coffee and a chance for your family to meet your professors…
September Monarch Watch Events
Monarch Watch invites you to join them for these FREE events in September:
The Monarch Watch Fall Open House on Saturday, September 16, 2023 and the Monarch Watch Tagging Event on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Mark you calendars!
KU NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM ANNOUNCES FALL EVENTS
LAWRENCE — From sparking science curiosity in children through hands-on experiments to showcasing the excellence and variety of University of Kansas research at a local brewery, the KU Natural History Museum has a full slate of science-themed public events planned for fall.
DATASET REVOLUTIONIZES UNDERSTANDING OF BETA BARRELS, PROMISING TARGETS FOR VACCINE DEVELOPMENT
Researchers from the University of Kansas have created a new and powerful dataset shedding light on different types of beta barrels as well as their evolutionary relationships in order to facilitate drug development. Their findings recently were published in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of…
PAPER OFFERS GLIMPSE OF 500-MILLION-YEAR-OLD SEA WORM NAMED AFTER 'DUNE' MONSTER
Excavations by a University of Kansas paleontologist working in a treasure trove of fossils called the “Spence Shale Lagerstätte” have revealed an ancient sea worm unknown to science until now. When she found the fossil, Rhiannon LaVine, a research associate with the KU Biodiversity Institute…
GLOBAL STUDY DETAILS MICROPLASTICS CONTAMINATION IN LAKES AND RESERVOIRS
A new study reveals that concentrations of plastic found in freshwater environments are higher than those found in so-called “garbage patches” in the ocean. Ted Harris and Rebecca Kessler contributed samples from nearby lakes and reservoirs. “Places like Clinton Lake are relatively low in…
KU KUDOS: EEB FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS, SUMMER 2023
Jim Bever, Foundation Distinguished Professor of ecology & evolutionary biology and senior scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research, was one of seven scientists across the U.S. named a fellow of the Ecological Society of America.
James Thorp, professor of…
2023 Biology Students Vote for their Favorite Professor
Congratulations to Dr. Gerrit de Boer! The graduating class of 2023 Biology students voted Dr. Gerry de Boer their favorite professor.
Kansas Science Teachers Visit KU Field Station
In early June, 16 middle school science teachers from Kansas converged at the KU Field Station, just north of Lawrence. They spent three days together working with University of Kansas scientists to explore resources and gain new ideas to take into their classrooms.