Biodiversity Blog
Talk with Krushnamegh Kunte on mimicry in swallowtail butterflies
We are pleased to have Dr. Krushnamegh Kunte from the National Centre for Biological Sciences in India to give a talk at UT! Title: Templates, Evolutionary Pathways and Biodiversity Revolutions: Tales of Mimicry in Swallowtails Date and time: 10 am, Friday, November 10th, 2023 Location: NHB 1.720 About the talk: The ea...
Meet Stengl-Wyer Scholar: Ed Basham
Ed fundraising for a Gabon expedition in 2022. Ed Basham is one of our 2023 Stengl-Wyer Scholars. He is an amphibian ecologist, researching the threats of climate change and chytrid fungus disease to rainforest frogs occupying different forest strata. As part of the Stengl Wyer Endowment, the Stengl Wyer Postdoctoral Scholars Program provid...
Science Under the Stars: the natural history of central Texas
Join us for our first Science Under the Stars talk of Fall 2023 featuring Callen Inman, a PhD candidate in the Department of Integrative Biology. He’ll delve into the captivating natural history of central Texas and unveil why it’s an exceptional hotspot for biodiversity. About the talk: Central Texas lacks the dense rainforest, ver...
Announcing the 2023 Stengl-Wyer Scholars, Fellows and Grant Awardees
Funded by the Stengl-Wyer Endowment, the Stengl-Wyer Scholars Program provides up to three years of independent support for talented postdoctoral researchers in the broad area of the diversity of life and/or organisms in their natural environments. The endowment also supports the Stengl-Wyer Fellowship Program, year-long fellowships for doctoral ca...
