Matthew Pollard successfully defends dissertation

  • October 31, 2024
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Congratulations to Matthew Pollard for successfully defending his dissertation, Mammalian trait evolution: Macroevolutionary and comparative genomic analyses of diet and Ursid-specific adaptations. Matthew will move on to a postdoctoral position at UMass Chan to research metabolic network evolution in mammals.

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Emily Puckett presents at 28th International Bear Association Conference

  • September 23, 2024
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Emily Puckett presented her talk, “Maintaining Bears’ Adaptive Potential: monitoring and assessing genetic indicators in Ursidae” at the 28th International Bear Association Conference in Edmonton, Canada. This work is a collaborative effort with Alex Kopatz from the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research in Trondheim, Norway. We are calling on the world’s bear experts to come […]

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Phil Douchinsky Successfully Defends Thesis

  • March 26, 2024
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Congratulations to Phil Douchinsky upon the successful defense of his MS thesis: Comparative landscape genetics and dynamics in demography within sympatric ursids in Southeast Alaska.

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Puckett elected to IBA Council

  • January 5, 2024
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Emily Puckett was elected as Secretary to the Council of the International Association for Bear Research and Management. Her three-year term will run 2024-2026. IBA is a professional society dedicated to the conservation of the world’s eight bear species. They support managers, researchers, and conservationists through communication, capacity-building, international meetings, and grant opportunities. I am […]

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