Caption: Males and females in some populations of the common palmfly butterfly resemble each other and mimic crow butterflies, but females in other populations are orange and mimic tiger butterflies. Ruttenberg et al. demonstrate that orange females have evolved repeatedly in different parts of tropical and subtropical Asia, and locate a putative genetic “mimicry switch” that determines female color form.
David Lohman, an epidemiologist with The Graduate Center, CUNY and tThe City College of New York, and his collaborators studied the genome of 45 samples representing 18 butterfly subspecies across Asia to determine their evolutionary history and establish which genes are responsible for the color variation in females. Read more
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Angraecum polyphemus (Credit: Johan Hermans) and Simon Verlynde (Credit: Verlynde)
Simon Verlynde explains how he pivoted from airline mechanic school to getting his Ph.D. in biology and studying at The New York Botanical Garden. Read more
Steven Young (Photo courtesy of Young)
A $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will support Professor Steven Young’s research on the impact of social distancing during a pandemic. Read more
The photo provides a conceptual view of how water can exist in two liquid states separated by a thin interface. The bottom liquid is more dense than the one on top, because it is composed of water molecules that are more closely packed. (Credit: Getty Images)
A newly published Science journal paper co-authored by Professor Nicolas Giovambattista answers one of the most important questions in the chemistry and physics of water. Read more
Ruth Milkman and Luke Elliott-Negri (Photos courtesy of Milkman and Elliott-Negri)
The $48,300 grant will fund research on collective labor action in businesses where work has been made more dangerous by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Faculty, including adjunct faculty, are invited to an information session on CUNY’s new Transformative Learning in the Humanities program, funded with a $2 million Mellon Foundation grant. Read more
Dodecahedrons. (Credit: Getty Images.)
David Aulicino and Patrick Hooper drew mainstream media coverage for their discovery. They spoke about their collaboration, what drove them, and what they learned along the way. Read more
Eric Angel Ramos and dolphins recorded by his drone sharing food. (Images courtesy of Ramos)
Ph.D. candidate Eric Angel Ramos makes an intriguing discovery from a drone. He talks about his research, how he uses social media to promote it, and what it’s like to study during a pandemic. Read more
Mostafa Honari-Latifpour and a Peterson graph that has been color graphed
Physics Ph.D. student Mostafa Honari-Latifpour co-authored a paper on a classically complex problem. He describes his findings and shares his insights. Read more
Professor Dianne Greenfield and the Long Island Sound
Professor Dianne Greenfield is leading an investigation of how sudden changes in activity due to the pandemic affect the surrounding coastal and marine environments. Read more