Press Coverage
Pollen foraging
New York Times July 2013
Buzz pollination research highlighted by Carl Zimmer
New York Times Dec 2016
Interactive "You're a Bee. This is what it feels like" highlights work done by our lab (Animal Behaviour; Biology Letters papers) as well as the Russell et al. paper!
New York Times Sept 2016
Trilobites highlights findings of Russell et al.'s paper on buzz pollination!
National Geographic
Carl Zimmer also featured our work in his NG.com blog.
Nature
Highlighted our Biology Letters paper on how bees evaluate the taste of pollen...
Science
So did Science! It was a fun week.
Scientific American
Hear a "60-Second Science" podcast about our Biology Letters paper!
PBS Science/NPR: Deep Look
This series produced by Bay Area station KQED features an article and footage of buzz pollination research in our lab!
Phys.org
Featured our work on pollen taste!
Phys.org
Article about Dr. Felicity Muth's Biology Letters paper showing bees can learn to associate two colors with nectar vs. pollen.
Agence Science-Presse (Quebec)
We're pretty sure this is also an article about our Biology Letters paper on pollen taste.
Press release for Pollen grant
Complex Floral Displays
NPR's Morning Edition
Science News
Portrays P.I. Leonard as enthusiastic flower sprayer.
Science News
Highlights Functional Ecology paper
PLoS "Author Spotlight"
Highlights nectar robbing paper
Self-medication in bees
The Independent (UK)
The Times (UK)
Scientific American
IFL Science
Phys.org
Science Daily
Also apparently Vice
General
Gizmodo
Coverage of PI Leonard’s Trends in Ecology and Evolution paper about the effects of disease on animal cognition
Science
PI Leonard asked to comment on bumble bees showing innovative problem-solving behavior.
Artist Jessica Rath's exhibit "A Better Nectar" (inspired in part by visits to our lab) received a nice write-up, as it also did in the:
Long Beach Union Weekly
BBC Online
"Lab Sense of Humor Attracts International Attention!" Although of course we never have any fun together, we did this one time pull together to make a BUMBLEBEE WORLD CUP VIDEO!
UNR Website
PI Leonard was interviewed for a video segment highlighting opportunities at UNR for faculty and graduate students (Video 2:29 in right upper corner)
Edible Reno Tahoe
Had a whole issue on pollinators and pollinator research in the lab!
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