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Adrian teaching young students about bees

Prestigious Grant Awarded: Studying Honey Bee Social Networks to Improve Colony Health

Posted by Lori Bergum on August 01, 2019

Dr. Brian Johnson and ABGG graduate student Adrian Perez have been awarded a three-year grant by Project Apis Mellifera and the National Honey Board for research focused on honey bee health. The project aims to use social network analysis to understand how honey bee colonies change their social interaction patterns in response to various pathogens, food availability, and other environmental factors. The funding mainly supports the set up of a tracking system that will allow for automated monitoring of thousands of workers in the hive.

Students
Assistant Professor Rebecca Calisi Rodríguez

Redefining what it means to be a scientist: An ABGG professor highlighted in video

Posted by Lori Bergum on April 10, 2019

Assistant Professor Rebecca Calisi Rodríguez, Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, is the subject of a new video from iBiology's "Background To Breakthrough" series. The video recounts Calisi Rodríguez's "experiences as a Mexican-Italian-American woman, professor, artist and mother have provided her with fascinating and unusual perspectives to study the biology of parental behavior.

Learn more about Dr. Calisi Rodríguez's story!

Education
Ann Hedrick

Animal Behavior Society Fellow Ann Hedrick Explains Irresistible Cricket Songs

Posted by David Slipher on September 14, 2018
For more than 30 years, Hedrick has researched the mating behaviors of the field cricket Gryllus integer, trying to determine which heritable traits attract a mate. For her research, Hedrick was recently elected as a fellow of the Animal Behavior Society. 
Science & Technology
Rebecca Calisi

Discovering Curiosity: Art at the Zoo with Rebecca Calisi Rodríguez

Posted by David Slipher on June 11, 2018
Before delving into the world of endocrinology, Assistant Professor Rebecca Calisi Rodríguez wasn’t following the path of a traditional scientist. But a mystery at the Dallas Zoo would introduce her to the world of animal behavior.
Human & Animal Health
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