4th year PhD candidate in the Smith Bee Lab at Auburn University, studying nest-protective behavior in honey bees.
Erica Maul
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New research article! 📰
@ericamaul.bsky.social and @smithbeelab.bsky.social reveal that honey bees process dead mice inside their nests, rather than simply sealing them in propolis. 🐁
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBees #SocialImmunity #Necrophagy #CollectiveBehavior
Excellent opportunity here: a 5 year senior research fellowship in Life Sciences (broadly defined) at All Souls College Oxford. Many opportunities to work with the diverse & inclusive community here in @biology.ox.ac.uk here in the brand new Life & Mind Buiilding
www.asc.ox.ac.uk/post-doctora...
We (me and @njdowdy.bsky.social) are hiring a PhD student! Come work with us!
We seek a PhD student to investigate the evolution of acoustic behavior in Lepidoptera within a comparative evolutionary framework...
Job closes this week! Apply ASAP!
njdowdy.gitlab.io/balogh-fello...
My first first-author paper is now published online at Insectes Sociaux! I loved this project and sharing it with y’all at IUSSI-NAS and ABS. Check it out! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
www.asc.ox.ac.uk
A PhD position investigating the evolution of acoustic behavior in Lepidoptera, co-advised by Dr. Nicolas J. Dowdy (Milwaukee Public Museum) and Dr. Chelsea Cook (Marquette University). Apply by June ...
Honey bee nests are warm and resource-rich, making them attractive targets for animal intruders during winter, including mice. Beekeepers often protect their nests from mice, but have also documented ...
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Feel free to reach out about my grad student experience in the lab! I’ve had a great time and would definitely recommend.
Registration is OPEN for STEM professionals (grad students included) at Letters to a Pre-scientist! I have participated in this program for 2 years now and it is such a lovely experience.
Insectes Sociaux
TIL in 1992 the National Science Foundation made a grant to support the creation of THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS (the original one, with Lily Tomlin as Ms Frizzle)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mag...
Erica Maul
Erica Maul
Erica Maul
I'm looking for a graduate student (either PhD or master's) to join my lab starting Jan 2026. If you know any students in social behavior and evolution (and termites!), please let them know!
Pen Pal Program Overview We encourage STEM Professionals of all kinds to get involved with Letters to a Pre-Scientist! STEM professionals send and receive letters throughout a school year from ...
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Nobuaki Mizumoto
The Smith Bee Lab is HIRING! 🐝🐝🐝
- Postdoc (2-4yrs, flexible start-date)
- 1-2 Graduate Students (to start Fall 2026)
No prior experience with honey bees needed, we encourage people from diverse research areas to apply!
(no jerks, plz)
STEM ed has been foundational to NSF's mission & mandated functions ever since its founding in 1950.
Ex: Remember the Magic School Bus? NSF funded that.
Bill Nye the Science Guy? Zoom? Reading Rainbow?
NSF was a key funder in all those [with others like the imperiled Corp for Public Broadcasting]
Erica Maul with LOG NEST 2026!
@ericamaul.bsky.social
(somehow, they don't sell these as standard beekeeping supply)
