zoology
March 1, 2009
Songbirds' secrets
UW Professor of Psychology and Zoology Michael Beecher wanted to understand the social dimensions of learning how and from whom birds learn to sing in the wild. So he and his students began tramping through the thickets of Seattle's Discovery Park to find out.
June 1, 1997
Kincaid blaze destroys lab, burns evolution research
A zoologist's research went up in flames March 24 as a two-alarm fire caused more than $225,000 in structural damage to a fifth-floor laboratory in Kincaid Hall.
September 1, 1996
Zoologist Thomas Daniel wins MacArthur ‘genius’ award
UW Zoology Professor Thomas Daniel was one of 21 people namedas 1996 fellows of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
March 1, 1994
Spineless friends
The Smithsonian Press calls UW zoology professor Alan Kohn the world's leading authority on marine cone snails.
December 1, 1993
Animals’ best friend
UW alumnus Michael Hutchins administers the captive breeding program for the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums.
June 1, 1993
Fast-aging insects
Farmers need a way to turn harmful insects into grown-ups long before their natural time, a kind of "fountain of maturity" treatment. UW Zoology Professor Lynn Riddiford reported a breakthrough.