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Listen to the latest EOL podcast and Google Earth tour on monarch butterflies. The One Species at a Time podcast series is supported by the MCZ.
The MCZ is part of a multi-institutional initiative that seeks to better integrate museum collections into classroom teaching. Read more about the AIM-UP initiative in the Harvard Gazette.The EOL team has gathered together a veritable treasure trove of biodiversity information, videos, podcasts and educational materials and made them available through iTunes University.
Naomi Pierce and members of her lab discuss behavioral ecology of species interactions in the Harvard Gazette. Pierce gave a recent talk as part of the "Evolution Matters" lecture series at HMNH.
Hopi Hoekstra is featured in the New York Times "Profiles in Science." Read about her research and watch an interview with Hoekstra here. The New York Times, Jan. 29, 2013
Bats from the MCZ are on display in the Berkshire Museum's "BATS: Creatures of the Night" exhibition. Read more about the exhibit here.
The MCZ's 2011-2012 Annual Report is available to view online.The Hoekstra Lab identified regions of the genome that control burrowing behavior in deer mice. Read more about the study in the Harvard Gazette story Jan. 12, 2013 and The New York Times. 
James J. McCarthy has been appointed to the U.S. Arctic Research Commission by President Barack Obama. McCarthy is recognized internationally for his fundamental contributions to oceanography and Arctic science. Harvard Gazette story, Nov.29, 2012
