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In Memoriam Professor Emerita Thelma E. Rowell

Thu, 01/23/2025 - 14:26

Troop of Gelada monkies
It is with sadness that we report the passing of Professor Emerita Thelma E. Rowell during December 2024. Dr. Rowell joined the Berkeley faculty in 1974 as a member of the Department of Zoology and, later, the Department of Integrative Biology.

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Podcast: Think you know what dinosaurs were like? Think again.

Fri, 12/20/2024 - 11:47

Professor Jack Tseng with the t-rex in the VLSB atrium
Photo credit: Stanley Luo

"Was the T. rex brightly colored with feathers? Did it run as fast as movies make it seem? How new discoveries challenge our long-held beliefs about the world of paleontology." Integrative Biology Professor Jack Tseng shares his expertise. Read more and listen to the Berkeley Voices podcast through this link: https://news.berkeley.edu/2024/12/30/berkeley-voices-transformation-series-ep-3-dinosaurs/
 

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Victor Ortega Jiménez explains how animals move in 101 seconds

Thu, 12/12/2024 - 11:32

Ortega Jiménez explains his research

Learn how Integrative Biology Professor Victor Ortega Jiménez uses high-speed cameras to record fascinating slow motion footage of animals in the wild. Read the article and see the video through this link here. Please also check out this cool article featuring him called "The Hidden World of Electrostatic Ecology" (link here).
 

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Unearthing California's Prehistoric Past - Paleo Talk Nov 18

Thu, 11/14/2024 - 15:26

Prehistoric California

On Nov 18, 2024 at 5pm, Dr. Lisa White, Assistant Director of the UCMP, moderates a conversation between IB graduate student Emily Bogner and IB Professors Juan Liu and Jack Tseng. Join the event to hear them describe their research on the ancient flora and fauna of our state, and what secrets it can reveal about the place we call home. Register for the event through this link: https://basicscience.berkeley.edu/. This is part of the UC Berkeley "Basic Science Lights the Way" event series.

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IB at SACNAS 2024

Thu, 10/31/2024 - 14:00

UC Berkeley staaff, faculty and students at SACNAS Conference 2024.

Attending #SACNAS2024? Stop by our booth in Academic Expo Hall, Row 300, to meet UC Berkeley’s Biosciences Division grads, faculty, and staff! Let’s chat about our STEM graduate programs and all things #STEMBerkeley!

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