Monthly Archives: April 2012

BEACON Researchers at Work: Walk This Way

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Idaho postdoc Anne Gutmann. In the classic Monty Python skit “Ministry of Silly Walks”,  the comedian John Cleese demonstrates a series of hilariously weird and wacky walks while … Continue reading

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Teaching Kids about Evolution

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Washington postdoc Heather Goldsby. Initially, I was planning on chatting with all of you about my actual research into studying division of labor using digital organisms. I’m fascinated … Continue reading

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Understanding spatial genetic structure of martens and their prey

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by Michigan State University graduate student Paige Howell. Understanding the processes that influence the spatial distribution of diversity is a long-standing goal in ecology and evolutionary biology. It has also always … Continue reading

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BEACON exhibit and workshop draws teachers interested in Evolution in Action!

The Michigan Science Teachers Association held their 59th Annual Conference, Pure Michigan Science, in Lansing March 8-10, 2012 and a number of BEACONites attended, informing regional teachers about the exciting educational programs in development across our consortium.   The BEACON … Continue reading

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BEACON Researchers at Work: The effect of landscapes and ecology on gene flow and speciation in amphibians

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Idaho graduate student Tyler Hether. The amount of biological diversity at all levels of biological organization—from genes to ecosystems—fascinates me. This interest is the reason I study evolutionary … Continue reading

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Bringing evolution-in-action to high school students

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by MSU graduate student Anne Royer. Along with doing great science, learning how to communicate what we discover is one of the joys and challenges of graduate study. BEACON offers exciting opportunities … Continue reading

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