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From “GenEdzilla” to “#OrientationToGraduation”: a brief report of our participation in #IGEA15

IGEA work group hard at work

Here we take a break from talking about shellfish and larvae, to report on a great education conference I attended with a team from UW Tacoma. Stay tuned to this space for more about our adventures in Puget Sound. Thank

Bonnie Becker June 7, 2015March 24, 2022 higher education Read more

Help us identify this sponge

Mystery sponge in lab

This sponge has suddenly shown up in Dyes Inlet (near Bremerton, WA). Tideland owners noticed it in small numbers last year, but this year it is really proliferating. It seems to prefer attaching to hard structures, including the restored Olympia

Bonnie Becker May 23, 2015March 24, 2022 general Read more

A little shameless self-promotion

Look what popped up on the UWT Homepage today!

Bonnie Becker April 24, 2015March 24, 2022 about Read more

Join the Becker Lab this summer! Paid undergraduate research positions

muddy students

Looking for a great capstone with lots of field work plus some lab experience to make you competitive after graduation? Looking for a summer job? Wish you could do both at the same time? We have multiple PAID positions available

Bonnie Becker April 23, 2015March 24, 2022 about Read more

Empty nest no longer

495 Team with Megan

After a lonely winter with just me and Megan (@BivalveFanatic) holding down the fort, our lab is full of life again. This February, UWT alumna Michelle McCartha (@Geoduck_Pac) joined our group as a technician to take the lead on the

Bonnie Becker April 12, 2015March 24, 2022 about Read more

Visit our YouTube Channel

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While we are working on this site, we’ve also been setting up a YouTube channel (under “Becker Lab”) to organize and disseminate some videos about shellfish larvae and our lab. We’re most excited about posting videos of larvae of some of

Bonnie Becker March 24, 2015March 24, 2022 about Read more

Doping oysters and stealing their embryos

Mellow Oysters

One of the things I love about being a marine biologist is sometimes I will pause and consider the absurdity of what I am doing at that moment. This week’s example was our trip to the Puget Sound Restoration Fund‘s

Bonnie Becker March 14, 2015March 24, 2022 research report Read more

We are under construction!

We are under construction!

We are working on a much needed update to this page. We’ve got some great stuff in the works, so please come back soon and check us out!

Bonnie Becker March 6, 2015March 24, 2022 about Read more
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