Just started and already taking initiative and finding funding! Nice work.

Funded! We're all looking forward to a great project.

PhD Position: Interested in bee systematics, phylogenomics, and evolution? Apply to become a doctoral student with me at Utah State University and the USDA-ARS Bee Lab. I have a funded position available as part of a new NSF grant. Please contact me for more information.

ISH members - check your email and register for our first Women of ISH event! Past president Dr. Barb Sharanowski will be presenting. (I love her talk title.)

A call for a bee phylogenomics PhD student for fall 2022: Come work with me and @thecriticalbee at WSU Entomology. Looking for someone with an MS & experience in bee systematics, bioinformatics, and/or molecular work. See the posting & get info at: murraylabwsu.weebly.com/blog--updates

Yes, we'll have a great group of collaborators on this project! And there will be grad students at several institutions working towards the same larger goals. Michael Branstetter is also bringing on a PhD student for next fall, so check out that opportunity, too.

You may be a good fit for this position if... *You like the smell of an insect museum. *You get satisfaction from writing your own script or function. *You know the host associations for all your favorite bees.

andrenid phylogeny (+more) published!

Suggestions for best haplotype network software? ~15 years ago, I was using TCS for haplotype networks. I remember it kept crashing on me. What are people using today? I'd appreciate any advice!

Loved talking with Dr. Universe! We chatted about the fact that mantids and cockroaches are closely related.

The Women of ISH group is looking for volunteer panelists for career and professional development discussions. We aim for a panel (not restricted to women) that will offer a diverse perspective from early to mid/late career stages. Please check your ISH emails on how to sign up!

Collections Manager Wanted!!! We're hiring at Washington State University WSU CAHNRS. Come to WSU Entomology and play a role in shaping one of the largest insect collections in the Pacific Northwest US. museum.entomology.wsu.edu * wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jobs… * Please spread the word

This spring, grad student Nate Green was awarded funds from the JTNP Graduate Student Research Grant Program. He has a post about his April collecting trip!

This should be a great event! And along with the bee lab group, we'll have some Cornell @Nathalia_Fl_G and WSU @thecriticalbee folks there too!

What a great group!

The first list of the bee species in Washington - a catalog of the bees of the state. This was a collaboration of entomologists at the Washington State Department of Agriculture Washington State Department of Agriculture and Washington State University WSU Entomology . The publication is open access.