Can Bonobos Use Their Imagination?
National Geographic
Professor Natalie Awad Schwob, psychology and animal behavior, is included in this story on Kanzi, a famous bonobo who could understand spoken …
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Posts Tagged ‘animal behavior’
The Race to Save the Japanese Giant Salamander
The Japan Times
Professor Mizuki Takahashi, biology and animal behavior, an amphibian expert, provides insight in this story on efforts to save the …
Honeybees Are at Risk and These Pennsylvania Scientists Think the Solution Lies in the Insects’ Brains
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bucknell researchers — including Professor Beth Capaldi, biology and animal behavior; Professor David Rovnyak, chemistry; and Professor Marie …
30 Colleges With Unique or Highly-Specialized Majors
MSN Money
Bucknell’s animal behavior major is featured in this profile of some of the most unique and highly-specialized majors. …
Smart Talk Tuesday: 5G Explained; Wasps, Cicadas and Hornets
WITF-FM Smart Talk
Professor Elizabeth Capaldi, biology and animal behavior, discussed the U.S. emergence of the Asian giant hornets, or “murder hornets,” as …
Bats: Both Cause and Cure of COVID
Montgomery Media
Professor DeeAnn Reeder, biology and animal behavior, discusses her Bucknell research to study the connection between bats and coronavirus in this …
Dozens of Things You Probably Never Knew About Fireflies
Pennlive.com/The Patriot-News
Professor Sarah Lower, biology, discusses little known facts about fireflies that she has discovered through her research in this story. …
Bucknell Professor Warns That Fireflies Are At Risk for ‘Blinking Out’
FOX 56
Unless society turns off artificial lighting, fireflies could be at risk of “blinking out.” So says Professor Sarah Lower, biology, who …
Buzz Kill: ‘Killer’ Wasp Headed Our Way, But We’re Not on the Menu — Cicadas Are
The Beaver County Times
The Eastern cicada killer wasp is expected to emerge over the next month in Pennsylvania to feast on cicadas and may …
Murder Hornet? Nope, It’s Just the Eastern Cicada Killer Says Bucknell Professor
NorthcentralPA.com
Professor Elizabeth Capaldi, biology and animal behavior, a bee researcher, discusses in this story how Pennsylvanians have mistakenly seen “murder hornets” near …
Local Biologists Try to Crack the Code on Coronaviruses by Studying Bats
WVIA-FM
This edition of “Keystone Edition” features Professor Ken Field, biology, who discusses new National Science Foundation research he’s conducting with …
Bats Carry Coronaviruses But Don’t Get Sick. Could Their Secret Help Us Fight COVID-19?
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bats are thought to be the original host for all coronaviruses, yet for some reason the animals do not get sick. Bucknell …
Why Do Fireflies Glow? Their Magical Bioluminescence, Explained
Prevention
There are many reasons how and why a firefly lights up the night sky, from finding a mate to scoring a meal. Bucknell Professor …
Keystone Edition: Corona Crisis
VIA Public Media/PCN
Biology and animal behavior professor DeeAnn Reeder was among the panelists who participated in “Keystone Edition: Corona Crisis,” a live, …
Pangolins Are a Victim of Political Instability in South Sudan
Mongabay
Illegal poaching and trade of the world’s most trafficked mammal — the pangolin — has been confirmed in South Sudan. DeeAnn Reeder, an …
South Sudan Tries to Protect Wildlife After Long Conflict
The Associated Press
South Sudan is trying to rebuild its six national parks and 13 game reserves following a five-year civil war. DeeAnn Reeder, …
You Can Help Identify Wildlife From Your Couch
Forbes
As detailed in this story, Bucknell and the NGO Fauna & Flora have teamed up with Zooniverse, the South Sudan Wildlife Service …
Helping Bats Fight Back Against White-Nose Syndrome
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
After more than a decade of efforts to curb the spread of the deadly white-nose syndrome in American bats, it appears as if …
Primates Feast on Bucknell Dining’s Kitchen Scraps
Food Management
Due to Bucknell’s sustainability/waste diversion push on campus, research monkeys and baboons can now enjoy bits of fresh produce that would have otherwise …
Animal Behavior Program Marks its 50th Year at Bucknell
WPGM Radio
This radio segment discusses how Bucknell is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its animal behavior program. Psychology professors and animal behavior researchers …
The Buzz About Bees
WNEP-TV
In this segment, Beth Capaldi, associate professor of biology and animal behavior at Bucknell, examines reasons why bee colonies are suffering higher …
Rebecca Critser ’10 Earns Endowed Fellowship at IUPUI
Rebecca Critser ’10, a Bucknell University alumna, was recently selected as the recipient of the Richard and Kaye Woltman Endowed Fellowship in Health Communications for …
Makoto Fujimura ’83 Garners Award for New Book
Makoto Fujimura ’83, a graduate of Bucknell University, recently received the 2016 Aldersgate Prize from the John Wesley Honors College at Indiana Wesleyan University for …
Bucknell Team Discovers New Carrier Species for Seed Dispersal
A team of Bucknell faculty and alumnae recently published a paper in the Northern Territory Naturalist, an academic journal from Australia. The entry details …
Sarah Bush ’89 Awarded Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence
Sarah Bush ’89, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently awarded a 2016 Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence at the University of Missouri. Bush is an …
Are Babies Smarter Than We Thought?
Professor Regina Gazes ’04, psychology and the Animal Behavior Program, is a co-author of a new recently published paper, detailing a study that …
Children Raised by Animals: What Can we Learn?
ABC Radio Nation
Professor Douglas Candland, animal behavior, says, “There are something like 4,000 cases of supposed feral children on whom we have some reasonably …