YIBS Newsletter - Spring 2021

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February 11, 2021

Dear YIBS community, 

We’re very excited to share the YIBS Spring Newsletter with you! Please take a moment to click on the link below, and feel free to reach out with any/all suggestions for improvements. 

YIBS Spring Newsletter 

Thank you and enjoy!

Michael Donoghue
Sterling Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 
Director of the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies 
Yale University 

News & Updates

Thomas Near and others have discovered two darter species — the Gurley Darter and the Birmingham Darter — in the Mobile River system in central Alabama.

YIBS Faculty Affiliate Thomas Near and others find two new fish species in Alabama streams — and they’re already imperiled

April 29, 2025
Yale researchers have discovered two new species of darter — small, colorful freshwater fishes — inhabiting short stretches of creeks and streams in central Alabama.  And...

Edward P. Bass Distinguished Lecture: The World Without Evolution? with Andrew Hendry

April 23, 2025
Dear YIBS community, Please join us in attending the Edward P. Bass Distinguished Lecture: The World Without Evolution? with Andrew Hendry Date: Wednesday, April 23rd from...
Noah Planavsky

Nonprofit built on research from YIBS Faculty Affiliate Noah Planavsky wins global carbon removal prize

April 23, 2025
Normally, throwing rocks at a problem isn’t the best idea. But in the multi-faceted fight to combat climate change, scientists are finding that crushed rocks judiciously...
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