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Michael Rosario (grad student), Jennifer Taylor (former Patek Lab postdoc) and Sheila Patek will be publishing a new paper about the macroevolutionary history and variation of spring mechanics in mantis shrimp. The paper will be forthcoming in the Journal of Experimental Biology.Comparative... Read More
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JEB featured this article in their News section. The full paper can be found here.
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Iridescent Learning makes strides toward bringing rigorous engineering and science concepts to school-aged children.
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Patek delivers UMass Faculty Honors lecture in tribute to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. The complete lecture can be viewed here.
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"Strike mechanics of an ambush predator: the spearing mantis shrimp" will appear soon at the Journal of Experimental Biology. Authors Maya deVries (graduate student, Patek Lab), Elizabeth Murphy (former lab manager, Patek Lab) and Sheila Patek examine the kinematics and behavior of spearing... Read More
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Sheila Patek and undergraduate Mike Selden just launched the new website for BURA - UMass' Biology Undergradute Research Apprenticeships program. Check it out!
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Check out our audio slideshow about Jan St. Pierre's 6 weeks in the Patek Lab
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Janice St. Pierre, a high school teacher from Bath NY, joins the lab for a month to do hands-on research and curriculum development. Welcome aboard Jan!
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Patrick Green, a PhD candidate in the Patek lab, was just awarded the title of Most Outstanding TA in the entire OEB program at UMass Amherst for the year.
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Empirical Zeal does a great job writing about some of nature's fastest movements.
Michael Rosario (grad student), Jennifer Taylor (former Patek Lab postdoc) and Sheila Patek will be publishing a new paper about the macroevolutionary history and variation of spring mechanics in mantis shrimp. The paper will be forthcoming in the Journal of Experimental Biology.Comparative... Read More
JEB featured this article in their News section. The full paper can be found here.
Iridescent Learning makes strides toward bringing rigorous engineering and science concepts to school-aged children.
Patek delivers UMass Faculty Honors lecture in tribute to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. The complete lecture can be viewed here.
"Strike mechanics of an ambush predator: the spearing mantis shrimp" will appear soon at the Journal of Experimental Biology. Authors Maya deVries (graduate student, Patek Lab), Elizabeth Murphy (former lab manager, Patek Lab) and Sheila Patek examine the kinematics and behavior of spearing... Read More
Sheila Patek and undergraduate Mike Selden just launched the new website for BURA - UMass' Biology Undergradute Research Apprenticeships program. Check it out!
Check out our audio slideshow about Jan St. Pierre's 6 weeks in the Patek Lab
Janice St. Pierre, a high school teacher from Bath NY, joins the lab for a month to do hands-on research and curriculum development. Welcome aboard Jan!
Patrick Green, a PhD candidate in the Patek lab, was just awarded the title of Most Outstanding TA in the entire OEB program at UMass Amherst for the year.
Empirical Zeal does a great job writing about some of nature's fastest movements.