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Looking for support for a sabbatical, grad student, postdoc, or meeting? Next deadline Dec.1

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Looking for support for a sabbatical, grad student, postdoc, or meeting? NESCent welcomes your proposals. The next deadline is December 1.

How did insect societies come to be? Sabbatarian Jim Hunt weighs in for The New York Times

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Why do some animals help their relatives raise kids, rather than raise kids of their own? The question continues to spark debate. Sabbatical scholar Jim Hunt hopes to move the debate toward resolution during a meeting he is organizing at NESCent this October on the evolution of insect sociality. Read more about the latest research on the question in the August 30th issue of The New York Times:

Biocuration 2010

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Biocuration 2010

I would like to encourage the GMOD community to consider attending Biocuration 2010, being held October 11-14 in Tokyo, Japan.

Opening @ Phytozome (JGI)

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Scared snails opt for single parenthood rather than wait for a mate

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Solitary snails change their dating and mating strategy when danger is near, says a new study by NESCent postdoctoral fellow Josh Auld. His results were published this July in the journal Evolution.

Photo by Josh Auld

Congratulations to the newest award recipients for 2010

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NESCent is pleased to announce the following new awards from our April and July 2010 call for proposals:

Graduate Fellows

Bret Moore (Purdue University)
Do retinal specializations reflect ecology? An evolutionary perspective

Paul Durst (Duke University)
Evaluating patterns and trends in insular body size evolution

Sarah Seiter (UNC Chapel Hill)
Distinguishing trait value and trait plasticity in the evolution of reaction norms

Nimrod Rubinstein (Tel-Aviv University)

NESCent welcomes your proposals! Next deadline for short-term visitors is Sept.1

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For more information about research opportunities at NESCent, visit www.nescent.org/science/proposals.php

Chado 1.11 Release

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I am pleased to announce the 1.11 release of Chado, the GMOD schema and related tools.

GMOD Europe 2010

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GMOD Europe 2010

InterMine Workshop

GMOD Evo Hackathon Open Call

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