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Drosophila researcher Prof. Geral Fink (MIT/Whitehead) has been named the 2020 recipient of the Genetics Society of America's Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal. Dr. Fink discusses his research in an article titled " A Morgan Legacy" in the November 2020 issue of...

Drosophila researcher and associate professor of integrative biology at UC Berkeley Dr. Noah Whiteman was interviewed by the Beyond the Bench podcast, which is produced by SciComm@UCR. Hear Dr. Whiteman discuss "The Importance of Sharing Our Stories"...

Indiana Public Radio's Earth Eats program features story on cooking fly food for the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center, "Food Fit for a Fly" by Kayte Young. At the Earth Eats site, you can view text and photos, and access the audio story.

Drosophila researcher Prof. Cassandra Extavour (Harvard University) was awarded the 2020 Insparation Award by the African American Female Professor Award Association in recognition of her "work as an educator and mentor in the field of Biology." Read more...

Now out in Scientific American, the article "Fruit Flies Plug into the Matrix: A new budget-friendly virtual-reality system ..." and an accompanying YouTube video.

Drosophila behavioral genetics researcher and University Professor at University of Toronto Marla Sokolowski has received the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal in honor of her scientific achievements. Read more here.

Drosophila biologist Ruth Lehmann (MIT and Whitehead Institute) was recently announced as one of the recpients of the 2021 Vilcek Prize for Excellence. Specifically, Prof. Lehamnn received the Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science "for unraveling the...