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For her outstanding scholarly work, graduating senior Georgia Shelton has been awarded the Hoopes Prize for her senior thesis "The Biodiversity of the Bees at the Arnold Arboretum." Congratulations, Georgia!

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Farrell is now the Director of DRCLAS! As noted in the Harvard Gazette, "[he] has had long involvement with the center. He served on its executive committee for the last eight years and has received grants for faculty...

We are pleased to announce that the Farrell Lab is part of an NSF award to study the phylogeny and diversification of Curculionidae (true weevils). Led by Duane McKenna of the University of Memphis, "This project will reconstruct the family tree of...

We are excited to welcome Fabio to the lab! He will be with us for his current research project: "Understanding the ancient origins of South American biodiversity: a molecular perspective on the evolution and biogeography of non-biting midges (Diptera...

As part of the Harvard Museum of Natural History's exhibit, "Islands: Evolving in Isolation," Brian discussed dispersion and speciation in the Caribbean. View the video below! While the in-person exhibit has ended, the HMNH now has a virtual version of...

Labs across the MCZ contributed to the HMNH's new permanent exhibit, Evolution. Below, view the exhibit video highlighting the research at the MCZ being used to assemble an evolutionary tree of life. Brian Farrell, Whit Farnum, Jessica Rykken, and Amie...

Brian and E.O. Wilson led students from Odyssey High School and Boston Environmental Ambassadors to National Parks (BEAN) on a bioblitz on Lovells Island. A short video of this trip can be found below; please view directly on YouTube for closed captions.

Brian spoke at TED 2005, presenting "Building a Facebook of biodiversity for the island of Hispaniola." View the presentation below: