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Ecolunch | Brain Endocasts as Proxies for Internal Neuroanatomy and Functional Capabilities in Extinct Birds, Nov. 7

Catherine Early

Ecolunch presents Catherine Early discussing “Assessing the utility of brain endocasts as proxies for internal neuroanatomy and functional capabilities in extinct birds” on Wednesday, Nov. 7, from 11:50 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in Irvine 159. Early is a graduate student in Biological Sciences at Ohio University. ECOLUNCH is a long-running […]

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November 1, 2018 at 10:30 pmEvents

Less than One-Fourth of Paleontologists are Women, Early Notes in Smithsonian

Catherine Early

The Smithsonian quoted Biological Sciences graduate student Catherine Early in a story headlined “The Many Ways Women Get Left Out of Paleontology.” Yet while generations of researchers have chipped away at the male-dominated culture of paleontology, a gap remains. Women today make up nearly half of student members in organizations like the […]

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June 8, 2018 at 8:18 amIn the News Students in the News

Grad Student Evaluates Method for Studying Bird Brains

Ph.D. student Catherine Early presents her research to Biological Sciences professor Daewoo Lee.

By Amanda Biederman The brain recounts a unique story. The size, shape, and each fold along the surface reveal a narrative about how an animal lives, as well as how its ancestors have evolved over millions of years. But what about animals that have died, with only a skeleton or […]

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November 1, 2017 at 1:37 pmResearch

Invited Speaker Brown Discusses Work on Axonal Transport at Neuroscience Research Day

Neuroscience Research Day award ceremony: Dakota Brockway, Mary Gemmel, Catherine Early, Daewoo Lee, Nilaj Chakrabarty.

By Amanda Biederman The Ohio State University professor Anthony Brown opened the first annual Neuroscience Research Day with a keynote lecture describing his work on neurofilaments and axonal transport. Neuroscience Research Day, which was contrived by a team of faculty members, graduate students and undergraduate students, brought together members of […]

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November 1, 2017 at 12:57 amEvents Research

ECOLUNCH | The Bill-tip Organ of Birds, Oct. 11

Catherine Early

ECOLUNCH features “The Bill-tip Organ of Birds: Probing for Osteological Correlates of Tactile Sensitivity” on Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 11:50 a.m. till 12:45 p.m. in Irvine 159. The presenter is graduate student Catherine Early from Ohio University’s Biological Sciences Department. ECOLUNCH is a long-running seminar series that meets on Wednesdays […]

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October 1, 2017 at 9:30 pmEvents

Four Biology Students Get Prestigious NSF Fellowships, Grants

Maggie Hantak

Four Ohio University Biological Sciences graduate students were awarded prestigious NSF graduate research fellowships and grants. James Nassif, a student in Dr. Larry Witmer’s lab, and Cassandra Thompson, in Dr. Viorel Popescu’s lab, were the only Ohio University students awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships this year. Both are in the […]

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May 24, 2017 at 9:05 amNews Research

ECOLUNCH | Using Endocasts as Tool to Understand Evolution of Brains and Behaviors in Birds, March 15

ECOLUNCH | Using Endocasts as Tool to Understand Evolution of Brains and Behaviors in Birds, March 15

On Wednesday March 15, 2017  Catherine Early will present a talk titled, “Using endocasts as a tool to understand the evolution of brains and behaviors in birds”.   Her presentation will be in 159 Irvine Hall at 11:50 AM.  Catherine is a graduate student in Biological Sciences. Ecolunch is a weekly […]

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March 1, 2017 at 8:30 pmEvents