Spawning chitons on purpose is almost impossible. ALMOST. Rebecca is working with a wonderful REU student at Friday Harbor Laboratories in the San Juan Islands this summer, and together they have spawned a chiton and have larvae settling. Setting the stage for some exciting science, AND they're CUTE!
Big congrats to Christina Van Haren on receiving a UCARE award through UNL. This award will support her summer research as she investigates the use of eDNA in characterizing the fauna of ephemeral waters in Nebraska and beyond!
Construction always takes longer than you expect. But we made it through a minor flood, some strange walls, and the discovery that the last person here had the ENTIRE space wired to a single 20 amp breaker (bad plan!). It's great to be settled in my actual office and to have science happening in my actual lab! Looking forward to exciting times ahead! |
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