
Thrilled to be involved in a global study of amphibian skin microbiomes!
Some of our samples collected in Virginia, USA and Panama were incorporated into this study on global climate and amphibian skin microbiomes. Kueneman JG, MC Bletz, G Becker, M Joseph, JG Abarca, H Archer, L Areleno, A Bataille, MH Becker, LK Belden, A Crottini, R Geffers, CFB Haddad, RN Harris, W Holden, MC Hughey, R Ibañez, M Jarek, JL Kerby, J Kielgast, A Kurabayashi, A Longo, A Loudon, D Medina, JJ Nuñez, R.G. Bina Perl, A Pinto-Tomás, FCE Rabemananjara, EA Rebollar, A Ro

A weekend buzzing with bee-related festivities
First, on Friday Feb. 8, we hosted a “HappBee Hour” for EWU students with the Bee Girl (beegirl.org), which entailed a lunch and meet-n-greet with Sarah Red-Laird (AKA the Bee Girl). We also held a pollinator fair about ways to gets involved with pollinator protection on campus and in the region. This event was co-sponsored by EWU Biology, Sustainability, and Associated Students of EWU (ASEWU). Saturday Feb. 9 was the Pacific Northwest Beekeeping Conference, presented by the