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Innovative Ph.D. Program in Comparative Biology- the first Ph.D. degree-granting program for any museum in the western hemisphere

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Congratulations to RGGS Comparative Biology PhD grad Joe Arguelles on his Postdoctoral Associate appointment at NYU!

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New from RGGS Comp Bio PhD alum Eva Hoffman and colleagues: study describing a new Southern cavefish species provides strong evidence that new species can arise in organisms adapted to live only underground.
https://t.co/LyW1CJCZTj

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Article on RGGS Comp Bio PhD alum Aki Wantanabe and colleagues's Scientific Reports publication: Cassowary casque shown to glow under UV light https://t.co/AUWSpz7G5Z

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From RGGS Comp Bio PhD alum Aki Watanabe and colleagues: Ultraviolet light illuminates species-specific biofluorescent casque patterns in cassowaries (Casuarius). https://t.co/CFKv9E68th

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Check out this CNN article on RGGS Comp Bio PhD alum Amelia Zietlow and colleagues' Tylosaurus rex publication: Massive marine predator crowned T. rex of the ocean and ‘a true terror of its time' https://t.co/fvhB5ZgaxD

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Paleontologists Discover an Ancient Marine Reptile They've Dubbed the T. Rex of the Sea, Crowning Another King of the Cretaceous https://t.co/6SRS1S3OKw via @smithsonianmag

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National Geo feature on Tylosaurus rex publication from Amelia Zietlow and colleagues: https://t.co/LgyikiQ2IS

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Meet the other T. rex—this one ruled the ocean | Science | AAAS https://t.co/gbZgdTrHHS

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There's a new T. rex from the dinosaur age — and it ruled the seas with a skull-crushing bite https://t.co/GZwbtLCpvQ

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New from RGGS Comp Bio PhD alum Amelia Zietlow and colleagues— a different kind of T. rex: A gigantic new species of Tylosaurus (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from Texas : and a revised character list for phylogenetic analyses of Mosasauridae
https://t.co/3VhrBVpg42

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Everything IS bigger in Texas...
Introducing TYLOSAURUS REX–“TEX”. A monster animal, a monster paper, & a monster project that I am *so* excited to finally share with everyone after ~5 yrs. Huge thanks to my coauthors, Mike & Ron, & to Alderon Games for bringing our lad to life!!

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Congratulations to Dr. Jon J. Hoffman-Vinje on a successful Ph.D. dissertation defense (#54, 5/22/2026)!

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Congratulations to Dr. Alessandra Vecino Gazabón on a successful Ph.D. dissertation defense (#53, 5/19/2026)!

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New from RGGS Postdoc Yilun Yu, AMNH PD alum Xing Xu and colleagues: Range of motion and myology support a digging function for the forelimbs of alvarezsauroid dinosaurs. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
https://t.co/edKeb6xuLN

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Congrats to RGGS CB PhD Student Alessandra Vecino Gazabon (1st author), CUNY Anthro GF Ariel, PD alums Carrie and Marine, RGGS Adjunct Prof Ashley, & colleagues on their new pub "Comparability of CT and μCT-Extracted Femoral Diaphyseal Data in Primates":
https://t.co/6YeWjboYyZ

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Congrats to RGGS PD alum Marine Cazenave, RGGS Adjunct Professor Ashley Hammond, and colleagues on new publication in PNAS: Swartkrans Paranthropus and Sterkfontein Australopithecus from southern Africa had different locomotor repertoires.
https://t.co/rHlr1nq6tQ

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Congratulations to RGGS Professor Jessica Ware on being named a 2025 Fellow of the Entomological Society of America!
https://t.co/Hw3dyEyb8X

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Congratulations to RGGS Professor Melanie Stiassny on being awarded the 2026 Linnean Medal “for significant and sustained advances in the understanding of nature”! https://t.co/xppmfMQEon

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Congratulations to RGGS Comp Bio PhD student Alice Wang on her 2026 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program award!

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Well done to CUNY EEB-AMNH RGGS PhD student Alexandra Kwiatkowski, REU Bio 2023 alum Lillian Davis, and NSF REU PS 2023 alum Savaria Parrish on their 2026 NSF GRFP Honorable Mention recognitions!