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Recent news from the Department of Biology

David Alvarez-Ponce and James Vesper sit on opposite sides of a desk, while Alvarez-Ponce points to his computer screen.

New study finds women publish less and are cited less than their male counterparts in fields of biology

Research shows there are still gender discrepancies in a field which performed better on similar publication equity measures

Two men standing in front of the glass in an aquarium, both smiling and one pointing at something in the tank.

Graduate researcher contributes to landmark U.N. report presented at COP15 in Brazil

Zach Bess and team present research shaping international efforts to protect migratory freshwater fish

Two fish photographed against a black background. The fish on top has a gray color with some green iridescence and black eyes. The fish on the bottom is reddish with yellow iridescence and doesn't have eyes.

Gene gone wrong in eyeless fish provides new evolutionary and metabolic insights

Yellow carotenoid pigments accumulate in the organs of cavefish, but not their surface fish relatives