Monthly Archives: April 2016

A microbe-dependent world: studying the legume-rhizobia symbiosis for a more sustainable future

Posted on April 27, 2016 by hageyt

This post is by MSU grad student Shawna Rowe Living in a world full of fascinating visual elements and intriguing macro-organisms often results in people forgetting the most abundant group of earth’s inhabitants— microbes. Microbes are not only the most … Continue reading →

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Male battles split species apart

Posted on April 18, 2016 by hageyt

This post is by MSU postdoc Jason Keagy How do species form? Stated more precisely, how does one species become two? This turns out to be an immensely difficult question to answer, because 1) species are not always distinct entities (species … Continue reading →

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Can evolution help us rebuild native habitats?

Posted on April 9, 2016 by hageyt

This post is by MSU graduate student Anna Groves. If you look at the lyrics of two of the most iconic songs in American history, you’ll find that both reveal the composers’ fondness for the wide open spaces of our … Continue reading →

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UI BEACON Director James Foster to Receive Highest Faculty Rank at the University of Idaho

Posted on April 7, 2016 by hageyt

This post is by UI IBEST Communications Coordinator Amberly Beckman. The University of Idaho recently named Prof. James A. Foster a University Distinguished Professor, the highest rank for faculty at the University. Foster is one of only fourteen faculty members to receive … Continue reading →

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BEACON in the News: (How) does a bear walk in the woods?

Posted on April 6, 2016 by hageyt

This week BEACON grad student Katie Shine and her PhD advisor Craig McGowan at the University of Idaho are getting a lot of news coverage for their research investigating bear locomotion using live bears from Washington State University (grizzlies) and … Continue reading →

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Introducing BEACON’s New Science Outreach and Communication Postdocs

Posted on April 3, 2016 by hageyt

This post is by MSU postdoc Alexa Warwick. Alexa Warwick is the new Evolution Education and Outreach Postdoc at BEACON working with Dr. Louise Mead. Alexa worked on her Ph.D. with Drs. Emily Lemmon and Joseph Travis at Florida State … Continue reading →

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