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Patricia Brennan was a featured speaker at the Wisconsin Symposium on Feminist Biology in October 8, 2021. Her talk was entitled: "Examining female genitalia yields amazing insights: What has taken so long?"


Patricia Brennan was featured in the Q&A section of Current Biology, that highlights the work of scientists chosen by the Editors.

 


Patricia Brennan was elected a fellow of the American Ornithological Society at the Annual conference held this past August. The AOS was originally founded in 1886, and Dr. Brennan joins a distinguished group of just over 500 fellows. AOU Fellows are chosen for exceptional and sustained contributions and service to the society.  


Patricia Brennan was named the Hann Endowed Lecturer at University of Michigan Biological Station. On June 30, she delivered her talk "Genital Evolution in Birds" as part of the Virtual Summer seminar series.

 


Patricia Brennan was named the Grad Fest Lecturer at University of Berkley on May 15, 2020.  She delivered her remarks on "Defending Basic Science" virtually.


Patricia Brennan was invited as the Darwin Day invited Speaker at Bridgewater University where she gave two seminars; one on her research on genital evolution, and one open to the general public on the importance of basic science. (February 28, 2020).


Patricia Brennan was a Graduate Student Invited Speaker at University of Chicago in the Department of Evolution and Ecology and gave one presentation on her research on Sexual Conflict and Genital Evolution, and an outreach presentation on the Importance of Basic Science November 18-19, 2019.


Renae Brodie received supplemental funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for RUI: Exploring range limits in the fiddler crab Uca pugnax using the Dynamic Energy Budget approach. 

National Science Foundation


Brodie, R. [Review of] Developmental Biology and Larval Ecology. The Natural History of the Crustacea, Volume 7. The Quarterly Review of Biology 96(1): 58   


Hews, S., Allen, Z.., Baxter, A., Rich, J.,  Sheikh, Z.  Taylor, K. Wu, J., Zakoul, H. and R. Brodie. (2021). Field based body temperatures reveal the thermoregulatory behaviors of the Atlantic Marsh Crab, Minuca pugnax. PLoS ONE 16(1), e0244458.