UChicago is launching a new undergraduate major in climate and sustainable growth—part of a pioneering new curriculum which lets students examine the climate challenge through courses at UChicago and travel abroad. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6013UlnbB

A new study from UChicago scientists repurposes seismic sensors to track Arctic sea ice loss. By analyzing "background noise," researchers can monitor sea ice changes and offer insights into climate change. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6016Uqe3o

Dear America, We're not booing your hockey players. We're not booing your country. We're not even booing you. We're booing your asshole of a president who keeps threatening our sovereignty for zero reason. Once he leaves us alone it'll stop. Hope that clears it up for you.

Description of the Sicklefin Redhorse (Catostomidae: Moxostoma) by Robert E. Jenkins, Scott D. Favrot, Byron J. Freeman, Brett Albanese, and Jonathan W. Armbruster Date of publication: 18 February 2025 OPEN ACCESS DOI link: doi.org/10.1643/i20240…

Mr. President, Ukraine did not “start” this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The Road to Peace must be built on the Truth.🇺🇸🇺🇦 “Russia Invades Ukraine in Largest European Attack Since WWII” Fox News (February 24,

Please say hi to Barbodes klapanunggalensis, a new troglomorphic barb endemic to the cave network in the Klapanunggal karst system in West Java! Who would’ve thought discovering a new species just about an hour from Jakarta and from your own home?! zookeys.pensoft.net/article/135950…

President Trump’s simpering fealty to Vladimir Putin and Russia is embarrassing and dangerous. Illinois stands with Ukraine, and so should the White House.

Our paper led by Mike Schindler is out #OA in The Anatomical Record. We explore how the craniofacial hinge joint balances mobility & stability in helmeted hornbills, birds w/ high-impact head-butting behavior. Thanks Mason Dean for inviting me to join the fun! anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Excited to share my first paper is out in #JHE! Big thanks to my co-author Zeray, + funding from The University of Chicago, The Leakey Foundation, and U.S. National Science Foundation! We explore how the cross-sectional geometry of the ape clavicle through ontogeny reflects their locomotor behaviors 🦍🦧🧵sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The UChicago women's track and field team has capped off its historic season with an NCAA championship. The top-seeded distance medley relay team defeated 11 other schools on March 15 to earn the program's first national title since 2021. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6017qwNrS

WooHoo! Yes it is, stay tuned for news from our #Biomechanics course.

“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber hrvd.me/GarberRespond3…

Bowfin feeding mechanics! Check out our new paper on feeding mechanics in Amia ocellicauda using XROMM x-ray video technology. Led by Katie Whitlow, PhD #Biomechanics royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

UChicago student and U.S. Marine veteran Luke Magyar has been awarded the prestigious Truman scholarship for his work supporting veterans from around the world. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6012SKQwK

Thrilled to share my second PhD paper focused on the application of landmark-free geometric morphometrics! Excited to contribute to advancing shape analysis techniques in biology. Check it out here: "link.springer.com/article/10.118…" #PhDResearch #Morphometrics

Woohoo! Another PhD candidate successfully presents their dissertation proposal! Olivia Guerra, working on backbone #biomechanics, #morphometrics and #evolution in the lab. Fishes, of course. 🐟🐠

The first chapter of my dissertation is out! Repeated and widespread evolution of biofluorescence in marine fishes Dr. Karly E. Cohen Dr. Rene P. Martin Mason Thurman Dr. Jonathan Huie nature.com/articles/s4146…

Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat. My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can spread the word?

1/8 Excited to share our new paper in Science Advances! We investigated the evolution of endothermy in ray-finned fishes by integrating phylogenomics, ecomorphology, fossil occurrence, and comparative genomics across 205 marine vertebrates. 👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

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