Inside 2020’s Black Solidarity Hashtag Movement
Sierra Online
Tanisha Williams, the Burpee Postdoctoral Fellow in Botany at Bucknell, and her #BlackBotanistsWeek campaign to “promote, encourage, create a safe space for, and …
Sierra Online
Tanisha Williams, the Burpee Postdoctoral Fellow in Botany at Bucknell, and her #BlackBotanistsWeek campaign to “promote, encourage, create a safe space for, and …
Science Magazine
Tanisha Williams, Bucknell’s Burpee Postdoctoral Fellow in Botany who spearheaded #BlackBotanistsWeek, is featured in this story profiling the magazine’s runner-up for …
The Washington Post
Human activities have been transforming not just the health and composition of forests, but their colors, too. Tanisha Williams, the Burpee postdoctoral …
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 …
Montgomery Media
Professor DeeAnn Reeder, biology and animal behavior, discusses her Bucknell research to study the connection between bats and coronavirus in this …
NPR StateImpact Pennsylvania
Many Black scientists are sharing their work in the environment independently of large nature organizations. This story reports on Tanisha Williams, the …
USA Today
Black scientists are embracing the hashtag movement that forced the nation to take a hard look at systemic racism. Tanisha Williams, the …
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. …
FOX 56
Unless society turns off artificial lighting, fireflies could be at risk of “blinking out.” So says Professor Sarah Lower, biology, who …
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 …
Newsweek
There has been reportedly online discussion among parents who hope to build up their children’s immunity through “COVID mixers,” but Professor Marie Pizzorno, …
NorthcentralPA.com
Professor Elizabeth Capaldi, biology and animal behavior, a bee researcher, discusses in this story how Pennsylvanians have mistakenly seen “murder hornets” near …
MindBodyGreen
Tanisha Williams, the Burpee Postdoctoral Fellow in Botany at Bucknell, is profiled in this story for helping to organize and lead a global #BlackBotanistsWeek …
The Scientist
Life sciences professors, including Bucknell Professor Greg Pask, biology, share their contingency plans for more coronavirus-related disruptions in the coming school year …
WVIA-FM
This edition of “Keystone Edition” features Professor Ken Field, biology, who discusses new National Science Foundation research he’s conducting with …
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 …
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 …
New Castle News
The Spanish Flu of 1918 has drawn comparisons to today’s novel coronavirus pandemic. Professor Marie Pizzorno, biology, says in this …
HGTV
Professor Chris Martine, biology, says in this story that plants, often overlooked as living creatures on this planet, have some surprising health …
VIA Keystone Edition
The fault on the COVID-19 pandemic does not lie with animals says Bucknell biology professor DeeAnn Reeder, a leading bat biologist. …
VIA Public Media/PCN
Biology and animal behavior professor DeeAnn Reeder was among the panelists who participated in “Keystone Edition: Corona Crisis,” a live, …
The Guardian
This story reports that fireflies face a dim future because of habitat loss and light pollution. Experts, including Bucknell biology professor Sarah Lower …
VIA Public Media
In the wake of devastating fires in Australia, Bucknell biology professor Chris Martine, the David Burpee Professor in Plant Genetics & …
WNEP-TV
Chris Martine, a biology professor at Bucknell, has seen the historic devastation from the Australian wildfires. Martine has been to Australia six times …
Mongabay
Illegal poaching and trade of the world’s most trafficked mammal — the pangolin — has been confirmed in South Sudan. DeeAnn Reeder, an …
The Smithsonian
Scientists have recently developed a penchant for making the discovery of a new species a creative naming moment. This story reflects back to …
The New York Times
Tristan Stayton, an evolutionary biologist at Bucknell who studies the structural properties of turtle shells, is among the paleontologists in …
Science Friday
Scientists are learning that fireflies are vulnerable to habitat loss, pesticides and light pollution. In this segment, Bucknell biology professor Sarah Lower …
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, …
Forbes
As detailed in this story, Bucknell and the NGO Fauna & Flora have teamed up with Zooniverse, the South Sudan Wildlife Service …
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 …
The New York Times
Bucknell biology professor Chris Martine, the David Burpee Chair in Plant Genetics & Research; and postdoctoral fellow Angela McDonnell were …
Popular Science
Chris Martine, a biology scientist at Bucknell, has been studying nightshades in the Australian Monsoon Tropics for 20 years. Even so, this …
WVIA Public Media
Sarah Lower, a biology professor at Bucknell, shares the facts and the fascination with fireflies from her research in this “Keystone …
Scientific American
Fireflies are magical, but there’s a dark side to those flickering spots of light, including, in some cases, “kleptoparasitism.” So wrote Cheyenne McKinley, …
BBC Science in Action
This podcast explores how biology professor and David Burpee Chair in Plant Genetics Chris Martine thought he was tweeting a nice …
PhytoKeys
The botanical journal PhytoKeys celebrated its 100th issue with a story listing the five most famous species that were highlighted in the journal. Two …
Susquehanna Life Magazine
The magazine’s Life Around The River Summer 2018 column has a brief piece about how Bucknell student researchers and Chris Martine, …
WNEP-TV
In this segment, Beth Capaldi, associate professor of biology and animal behavior at Bucknell, examines reasons why bee colonies are suffering higher …
OZY
This article explains how a team of researchers, including Professor of Biology DeeAnn Reeder, captured images of animals on the brink of extinction …
Quartz
Professor of Biology and David Burpee Chair in Plant Genetics and Research Chris Martine thought he was tweeting a nice photo of a common …
IFL Science!
Professor of Biology and David Burpee Chair in Plant Genetics and Research Chris Martine and his team of researchers were featured in this …
The Daily Item
Professor of Biology and David Burpee Chair in Plant Genetics and Research Chris Martine recently led a team of researchers who discovered …
WBRE-TV
This video segment highlights Chris Martine, professor of biology and the David Burpee Chair in Plant Genetics and Research, and his team of …
Newsradio 1070, WKOK-AM
In this “Sunrise” segment, biology professor Chris Martine discusses the unexpected discovery of the globally imperiled Heuchera alba species that he …
In Defense of Plants
There are far too many plants in this world that get little to no attention, including a group of milkweed relatives …
Psychology Today
In his “The Mate Market” blog, Bucknell psychology professor T. Joel Wade examines what determines men and women’s self-esteem, providing new insights …
The Daily Item
Christopher Martine, a biology professor who is David Burpee chair of plant genetics research, is profiled in this story for featuring …