News about the Department of Biological Sciences at the Unversity of Texas at Austin http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/news/rss/ Aldrich and Hillis, receive top honors...elected to the National Academy of Sciences. http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp The National Academy of Sciences today announced new members. http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp New Source for Biofuels Discovered... by R. Malcolm Brown, Jr. and Dr. David Nobles, Jr. http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Scientists map the evolutionary relationships for all life on the planet http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Dr. Clark Hubbs, Professor Emeritus in the Section of Integrative Biology, passes away on February 3, 2008 http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Lasses in Kayaks A wee yarn. Article written by Stephanie Schnorr. Stephanie and Molly Cummings teaming together with Lasses in Kayaks! http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Meet the Crutchfields...keeping Brackenridge Field Lab running for researchers and students. http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Research Makes Discover's Top 100 http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp When She's Turned On, Some Of Her Genes Turn Off http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp A Battle on Many Fronts - Against Infectious Diseases http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Tree of Life Revealed for Flowering Plants http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Invasive Plants Are Moving Targets http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Biologist Parmesan Honored For Conservation Leadership http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Bio Sci Staff Appreciation Luncheon http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Firing at Whisker Barrels http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Nobel Prize-winning biologist offers life advice at UT lecture http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp UT Professor Emeritus James Larimer passes away http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp UT Professor Emeritus Verne Grant passes away http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Rasika Harshey elected to the American Academy of Microbiology http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Faculty receive Teaching Awards http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Francisco Valladares and Charlie Arnone receive Staff Excellence awards http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Special Feature: Brackenridge Field Lab http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Evolution under the microscope http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Ecology & Evolution Graduate Progam Ranks Among Nation's Best http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Common Fungicide Causes Long-term Changes in Mating Behavior http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Helmut Koester receives Sloan Research Fellowship http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp A dab of green for UT http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Artificial reef on Town Lake to model coral environments http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Dee Silverthorn garners Burnt Orange Apple Award for outstanding teaching http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Global Warming Increases Species Extinctions Worldwide http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Study recommends strategies for distributing flu vaccine during shortage http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Fire ant-attacking fly spreading rapidly in Texas http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Fire ant lab celebrates 20 years of research http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Neurobiologist Nace Golding awarded Presidential Early Career Award http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Biologist receives $450,000 grant to contribute to asthma research http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Neuroscientist Richard Aldrich joins faculty; becomes Chair of the Section of Neurobiology http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Dragonflies take flight through entomologist's field study http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Fungus does not depend on fungus-farming ants for reproduction, researchers say http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Eavesdropping fringe-lipped bats spread culture through sound http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Student News: Nathan Hood receives 2006 ASPB Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Evolution of complex calls and unusual male vocal cords in túngara frogs http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Eric Pianka named 2006 Distinguished Scientist by Texas Academy of Science http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp UT lab studies gender-bending lizard mating http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Poison dart frog mimics gain when birds learn to stay away http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Dr. Dee Silverthorn awarded distinguished lectureship http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp New antibody shows promise as cure from anthrax http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp More than half of Earth's wild species affected by climate change http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp UT's algae famous the world over http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp Turtles back home in upgraded ponds http://cns.utexas.edu/communications/2008/04/nas_2008.asp