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​Kwapich Lab at the University of Central Florida


Our lab is moving to Florida!
Beginning in August 2023, our lab will be moving to the Department of Biology at the University of Central Florida. I will miss my...
Jun 16, 20231 min read
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Merrimack Valley Watershed event
Christina Joined 3 other UML faculty for a special webinar about career trajectories of women in science working in the Merrimack Valley...
Apr 14, 20231 min read
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Dean's Lecture: Empires in the Soil
Christina was selected to present the this year's Dean's Lecture, at the UML Spring into Science event. Her talk was entitled "Empires in...
Apr 14, 20231 min read
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The Athol Bird & Nature Club talk
Christina presented a 1-hour talk about 'The Guests of Ants' at the April meeting of the wonderful Athol Bird and Nature Club. The event...
Apr 14, 20231 min read
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2023 PROSE Award Finalist and Book Reviews
Last week, the Association for American Publishers released its list of finalists and winners for the 2023 PROSE Award: "Entries...
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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The Guests of Ants hits the shelves this week!
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674265516
Jul 31, 20221 min read
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IUSSI and the International Congress of Entomology
Lab members had fun meeting social insect scientists from all over the globe, and speaking at the quadrennial Congress of the...
Jul 31, 20221 min read
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Hoon is a PhD Candidate, and other reasons to celebrate.
We gathered to enjoy a celebratory dinner for Hoon, who completed his qualifying exam and advanced to PhD candidacy, Jen who graduated...
May 28, 20221 min read
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Our new insect collection was featured in the news!
A donation that includes thousands of insect specimens in more than 30 drawers, has landed in the Department of Biological Sciences at...
May 24, 20221 min read
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Thank you, Cambridge Entomological Club!
Christina gave a 1-hour seminar on harvester ant biology at the May 10th, 2022 meeting of the Cambridge Entomological Club, hosted by The...
May 24, 20221 min read
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The Kwapich Lab is headed to San Diego for the XIX International Congress of the IUSSI
Christina, Hoon and Roman will present their work at the upcoming International Congress of the International Union for the Study of...
May 4, 20221 min read
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Senior research student Kelsie is headed to Tufts University!
Congratulations to Kwapich Lab graduating undergraduate Kelsie Belanger, who was admitted to Tufts University's MS program in...
May 4, 20221 min read
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UML Student Research and Engagement Symposium
Four lab members presented 3-minute lightening talks at the UML Student Research and Engagement Symposium this spring. Congratulations to...
May 4, 20221 min read
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Congratulations to Roman Meneghini on a successful Honors Thesis defense!
Lab undergraduate Roman Meneghini defended his thesis on Pheidole pilifera on 4/29/22. His experiments investigated the contributions of...
May 4, 20221 min read
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