Robert A. Raguso, researcher and full-time professor for the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University, has explored the intersection between the chemistry of scents and the behavioral biology of pollinators for roughly a decade, yielding several publications, inspired students, and the most surprising of results to this burgeoning field. He continues to teach students about the mechanistic, evolutionary, developmental, and functional aspects of animal behavior, as well as lead a research laboratory focusing on plant-pollinator communication, specifically by investigating the hawk moth species.
Press Release: University Students Paying the Psychological Price of Quarantine
Al Refaei, Shewaikani, and colleagues from the University of Jordan, University of Baghdad, and University of Damascus gathered the experiences of university students across three Middle Eastern countries to gauge the psychological impacts of home quarantine and associated risk factors in the latest issue of the Journal of Young Investigators.
Press Release: To Reap Good Yields: A Grain of Genetic Insight into Amaranth
In a study published in the August issue of the Journal of Young Investigators, Abiola Samson Olaniyi of Osun State University sheds light on the genetic potential of Amaranth by analyzing and comparing the vegetative characteristics and growth of four different Grain Amaranth varieties.
