News

• The World Association of Copepodologists (WAC) Student Grant Program is open for 2024! See details on the WAC website

• Chaired World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) “Top 10 new marine species of 2023”

^{Cowrote WoRMS article for Taxonomists Appreciation Day to draw attention to taxonomic research. March 2024.}

• New publication using microCT to characterize copepod morphology and attachment mechanisms:

^{Bernot JP, Boxshall GA, Goetz FE, Phillips AJ. (2024). MicroCT illuminates the unique morphology of Shiinoidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida), an unusual group of fish parasites. PeerJ. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16966}

• Jimmy was interviewed in a LiveScience article on a Gulper Eel parasite filmed by ROV

• New publication on caligids in Malaysia and the Caligus bonito–species group:

^{Ismail N, Nishida Y, Ohtsuka S, Boxshall G, Bernot JP. (2024). First record of Caligus dussumieri Rangnekar, 1957 (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Caligidae) from Malaysia, with notes on caligids found from Malaysia and on host-specificity of caligids on lutjanid fishes. Biodiversity Data Journal. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e116598}

• 34th Annual EEB Graduate Student Research Symposium:

^{This year’s symposium featured 11 presentations by graduate students, a keynote address by Dr. Andrew Stillman, a photo contest, and events for prospective students. This event is free and open to the public. Invite your family, friends, and colleagues to next year’s Graduate Student Symposium. UConn Calendar}