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Fall 2020 Lab meeting schedule

Posted on 26 September 2019 by bob

Sept. 17 – Phylogenetic Path Models Sept. 24 – Amber Oct. 1 – Van Oct. 8 – Veronica Oct. 15 – Jan Oct. 22 – Val Oct. 29 – AJ Nov. 5 – Open Nov. 12 – Robyn Nov. 19…

Posted in lab, UH

Article in Kaleo student newspaper by Val

Posted on 23 September 2019 by bob

Val has a new popular article out in the University’s student newspaper Kaleo on bioplastics. Check it out here.

Posted in conservation, Natural History, outreach, UH

Burgess Shale!

Posted on 12 August 2019 by bob

Becky Chong and I had the chance to visit the Burgess Shale the other day, which has been a career-long dream of mine. It’s an incredible hike high up in the Canadian Rockies with beautiful views and many many fossils.…

Posted in Natural History, travel

JMIH 2019

Posted on 26 July 2019 by bob

Some of us will be in Snowbird, Utah July 24-28 for the 2019 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. If you’re around, please come say hi and check out these talks! 26 July – Friday 11:30 am. Sean Harrington, Riley…

Posted in conferences, herps, travel

Field work

Posted on 30 June 2019 by bob

Anthony and I are just back from some fieldwork in the desert southwest focusing on our new NSF-funded whiptail project. Me, him, and Amber Wright did a big loop through Arizona, New Mexico, and west Texas. He has a nice…

Posted in herps, Natural History, research, travel

Short Course in Phylogenomics

Posted on 15 April 2019 by bob

This fall, Jeremy Brown and I will be offering a short course in Phylogenomics in Valencia, Spain. Registration is open now. More information is available here.

Posted in genomics, informatics, phylogenetics, teaching, travel

University of Hawaii Phylogenetics and Math Symposium

Posted on 15 March 2019 by bob

Ahead of next weekend’s AMS sectional meeting in Honolulu, Elizabeth Gross (UH Math), Sean Harrington, and I have organized a special symposium/discussion on the intersection of mathematics and phylogeny which will take place here on the UH campus Thursday March…

Posted in phylogenetics, UH

Spring 2019 lab meetings

Posted on 28 January 2019 by bob

January 31: Paper Discussion February 7: Luke February 14: Class Discussion February 21: Robyn February 28: Sean March 7: Ty March 14: Stevie March 21: No Meeting (Spring Break & Phylogenetics Day) March 28: Van April 4: Tester Prep April…

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Fall 2018 lab meeting schedule

Posted on 17 September 2018 by bob

Sept 13: Amber Sept 20: Tyler Sept 27: Carla Oct 4: Becky Oct 11: Bob Oct 18: Sean Oct 25: Van Nov 1: Robyn Nov 8: Stevie Nov 15: Val Nov 22: No Meeting – Thanksgiving Nov 29: Luke Dec…