MCZ Curator Brian Farrell and curatorial associate Jeremiah Trimble assisted with the installation of a nesting box for peregrine falcons in Memorial Hall’s tower. Read more in the Harvard Gazette.
Sarah Kocher, postdoctoral researcher in the Pierce Lab, discusses the costs and rewards of eusociality in insects in a recent paper published in Ecology Letters. Read more about the research in the Harvard Gazette (December 10, 2014).
How different animals evolved their vision is displayed thanks to Ernst Mayr Library's ongoing exhibits features at Northwest Building, currently featuring the exhibit "Vision" (December 2014)
Prof. Edward O. Wilson, one of the most distinguished biologists of the past century, is the first interviewed in the Experience interview series of Harvard faculty in the Harvard Gazette.
The MCZ participates in an exhibit on brains and their development currently on display in Northwest Building at Harvard through March 2015. (February 2014)
Prof. Edward O. Wilson received the 2012 International Cosmos Prize. The prize is awarded to individuals whose research has achieved excellence and is recognized as contributing to a significant understanding of the relationships among living organisms.
Dino Martins, recent PhD graduate from the Pierce Lab, received a 2011 National Geographic Emerging Explorer Award. Martins has been recognized for investigating the crucial role that insects play in pollinating plants. Read more about his research and the award here.
Woodland creatures from the MCZ are on display in the New England Forests exhibit at the HMNH. The new permanent exhibition explores the natural history and ecology of our regional forests, their response to human activity, and their environmental significance. Read more about the exhibit in the Harvard Gazette.
