news.yale.edu/2026/06/22/s... Ph.D candidate, @nathaliealomar.bsky.social woodland salamander study featured by Yale News and published in PNAS. Congrats, Nathalie!
The secret lives of salamanders
A new Yale-led study finds that while the outward appearance of woodland salamanders has changed little over millions of years, their physiology has evolved in striking ways.
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Last week the lab had a reason to celebrate as Julia Laterza successfully defended her PhD dissertation. Congratulations, Doctor Julia Laterza! Your dedication, perseverance, and hard work have led to this remarkable achievement, and we are excited to see what comes next!! 🐸
Today was a great day for the lab: @hcamarillo.bsky.social successfully defended his PhD dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Camarillo! We are very happy and excited to see what comes next for you.
Where to find the link to submit your in-person talk, virtual talk, or poster: www.evolutionmeetings.org/instructions...
The first Muñoz-Near lab collaboration to make YaleNews! news.yale.edu/2025/07/11/b...
Blast radius survivors: The lizards that endured the cataclysmic asteroid strike
A Yale-led study has found that night lizards, small reptiles that inhabit North and Central America, survived the extinction event that wiped out most life on Earth — despite living near ground zero.
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Congratulations to this year’s R. C. Lewontin Early Award recipients! www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
Huge congratulations to Isabela Hernandez on receiving the Lewontin Award from @sse-evolution.bsky.social! 🐸✨ Isabela’s research highlights behavioral and ecophysiological diversity in Caribbean rain frogs. We’re incredibly proud to see her talent and dedication recognized in such an inspiring way!
New from the Near Lab, a super collaboration led by @chasedbrownstein.bsky.social Phylogenomics and evolutionary history of the iconic reef fish clade wrasses and parrotfishes (Labridae) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu6149
Phylogenomics establishes an Early Miocene reconstruction of reef vertebrate diversity
Phylogenomics reveals a younger-than-expected age of reef fish diversification.
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It’s so cool to see my paintings in a museum! Dream come true. Check out the new exhibit showcasing @marthamunoz.bsky.social and @saulguerrero.bsky.social’s work on anole heat tolerance at the Yale Peabody Museum! #sciart Special thanks to @thenaturedave.bsky.social for sending me the photo
Yesterday, we had a fantastic time at the Scientists in Action workshop at Dixwell Q House! Our team engaged with enthusiastic middle schoolers about our research. A big thank you to everyone who made this event a success! We look forward to more opportunities to inspire young minds!
The first chapter of my dissertation is finally out. Thanks to all my co-authors and mentors. Gustavo Londoño, Martha Muñoz (@marthamunoz.bsky.social ), Don Miles (@lizardprof.bsky.social) and Rosario Castañeda doi.org/10.1093/evol... (1/5).
