New paper and student awards
Sunrise, not sunset!
A busy year and I’ve gotten behind on updates— some notable cool things that happened amidst a global pandemic…
Proud of our new paper out in Functional Ecology, in which Sarah Richman and a great team explored how natural chemicals found in some plants’ nectars (caffeine, thymol, and digoxin, found in Citrus, thyme, and foxglove respectively…) interact with neonicotinoid pesticides to influence bee health and behavior. Read our blog post about it here!
Big congratulations to two PhD students, Jess and Anna who each received fellowships— Anna a 3-year NIFA Predoctoral Fellowship to study the effects of pesticides and fungicides on bees and plants, and Jess a 3- year NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to focus on pollen chemistry and bee behavior. Lots to celebrate!