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SICB Science News: Stories by Student Journalists from the 2014 Annual Meeting (Austin)

Vertebrate reproductive evolution is laid bare by the ever-erect, spring-loaded alligator penis. By Justin Havird, Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University

The "Old Friends" hypothesis: Reopening a can of worms. By Brenna Doheny, Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina

The softer side of nature: caterpillars inspire new-age robots. By Beth Mortimer, Department of Zoology, Oxford University

Sexy single female fruit fly in search of experienced male. By Casey Gilman, Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst



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Featured Highlight

Experiences in Integrative and Comparative Biology
by Hal Heathwole
Reflections: One Thing Leads to Another, but Paths Do Diverge in the Woods, and the Wheel Does Turn


"After five cold, snowy winters in Michigan, and realizing that 95% of the biology is in the tropics but only 5% of the biologists, I made the decision to seek a job somewhere in the tropics."



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SICB 2014 Annual Meeting Headlines

                        

  • Annual meeting attendance was robust despite travel woes.
  • Executive Committee Actions:
    • SICB forms a new Division of Ecoimmunology and Disease Ecology
    • New Orleans chosen as the 2017 annual meeting site.
  • SICB presents honorary memberships to Plenary speaker Randy Olson and Moore lecturer Ross Nehm.
  • Mike Hadfield receives the first “M. Patricia Morse Award for Excellence and Innovation in Science Education.”
  • Dan Warner presents Bart lecture.
  • Lou Guillette presents Bern lecture.
  • Connie O’Connor wins Dorothy Skinner Award.
  • SICB announces search for new editor of Integrative and Comparative Biology as Editor Hal Heatwole steps down in 2016 after ten years of service.

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