The deadline for the 2019 Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship is September 30, 2019. This fellowship supports postdoctoral researchers at the MCZ to pursue the discovery and formal taxonomic description of Earth’s animal species. Fellows will work under the supervision of one or more MCZ faculty-curators, who will provide office space, access to lab facilities and necessary research support. At this time, selection of fellows will give priority to candidates who work on living species. Please visit the...

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Specimens from the MCZ's department of Ornithology have joined an exhibit called "Life After Death: 200 Years of Natural History at Colgate," part of Colgate University's bicentennial celebration. Read more about the exhibit here. Read more about Life After Death: 200 Years of Natural History at Colgate

Research led by MCZ Faculty-Curator Scott Edwards and collegues from the Harvard FAS Informatics Group was recenlty published in the journal Science. Read more about the multidisciplinary approach to exploring the genetics behind the evolution of flightless birds in the... Read more about Study explores genetics behind evolution of flightless birds

Congratulations to MCZ Faculty-Curator of Ornithology Scott Edwards, recipient of the 2019 Molecular Ecology Prize! The prize awards an "illustrious career that has combined rigorous...

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We are sorry to share the passing of George Putnam, Jr., a longtime friend and supporter of the MCZ. He was a member of the MCZ Faculty Governing Board and founding donor of the Putnam Expeditionary Grants program. His kindness and counsel will be missed.

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The Srivastava Lab, led by postdoc Andrew Gehrke, sequenced the genome of Hofstenia miamia in order to understand how the non-coding portion of the genome responds to whole-body regeneration.  The study is published in... Read more about Study uncovers genes that control process of whole-body regeneration

Research led by MCZ Faculty Curator Stephanie Pierce and graduate student Zachary Morris examined how the crocodylian skull changed over time by comparing embryonic development with later growth in all species of living crocodiles. Their work demonstrates that the diversity of skull... Read more about Study examines how evolution modified the crocodylian skull