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The Harvard Gazette chronicles Edwards Lab research explores the genetics behind the development of flightless birds.

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Congratulations Scott on receiving the 2015 Elliot Coues Award from the American Ornithologists' Union!

Shane Campbell-Staton discusses natural selection during Harvard Horizons Symposium. Full story.

Scott has been inducted to the into the National Academy of Sciences. Full story. Congrats Scott!

Several lab members, including Niclas Backström and Allison Shultz, return from a successful 3-week collecting expedition to Mongolia. The expedition was a collaboration between Professor Sundev Gombobaatar of the National University of Mongolia, his...

As President of the Society for the Study of Evolution, Scott gives his Presidential lecture at the Society’s annual meeting in Ottawa, Canada.

Former postdoc Frank Rheindt accepts a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore. Frank looks forward to continued research in avian phylogeography and phylogenetics. Congratulations, Frank!

The Edwards lab is joined by sabbatical visitor and computational biologist Mary O’Connell. Mary hails from Dublin City University, Ireland, and will be supported by a Fullbright Fellowship.

The Edwards lab is joined by two Harvard Junior Fellows with interests in ornithology. Cassie Stoddard will conduct interdisciplineary studies on the evolution of eggs and eggshells, combining chemistry, mathematical models, and genomics. Christie Riehl...