Looking to get hands-on experience in marine ecology and conservation biology? Check out the Marine Conservation Ecology class that I am co-teaching this summer at Friday Harbor Labs. Spend 5 weeks on San Juan Island living, eating and breathing marine biology! @MarineBiol_FHL

@wm_biology has our online swag shop open again! Check it out if you are a current student or alum who wants to show your love for our department. Produced by our local Parkway Printshop. Only open until April 22nd! stores.inksoft.com/wm_biodep…

Calling all @wm_biology alumni! Have you always wanted to have a comfy t-shirt or sweatshirt that represents your scholarly time at WM and is officially licensed? For a very limited time (like just the next 10 days!), you can order shirts like this here: stores.inksoft.com/wm_biodep…

Every time I see freshwater jellies (#Craspedacusta) in our campus pond, I am struck by how amazing they are. A few weeks ago we couldn't find any at all. Now there are hundreds! Soon there may be thousands! #jellyfish

A big moment for the Allen Lab and @wm_biology this Saturday as we announced that Augie Kalytiak-Davis won the Charlotte Preston Mangum Prize for outstanding research in biology. Augie is starting a position @MarineBiol_FHL this week, so they are getting a keeper! @STEM_at_WM

Want to learn about Marine Conservation Ecology in one of the most incredible natural settings in the world? Consider our course @MarineBiol_FHL Details here: fhl.uw.edu/courses/course-de…

Just returned from #SICB2022 and had a blast as always. My students successfully navigated their first scientific conference and left more excited than ever to pursue research careers. I got to proudly watch them as they presented their posters to eager attendees side by side.

They're baaackk!!! The #CrimJell jellyfish are back in huge numbers this fall @williamandmary . Ranging up to the diameter of a quarter, you can see them easily with the naked eye. Want to know more? Check out this story from 2019 dailypress.com/news/dp-nw-je… @wm_biology @STEM_at_WM

Since folks are interested in the crazy mussel set this year in Maine, here is a photo and a fun short video I made with my 10 year old assistant. Mussels *inside* Ascophyllum youtu.be/uGEIQcgo6Ws via @YouTube

Seeing the same thing in Harpswell and other parts of southern Maine! Here are some photos from Fox Island in Phippsburg. Everything that is black is a dense coating of juvenile mussels. @marney_pratt is right that we have seen similar densities at Giant Stairs and Lands End.