by Shannon – The NICE Lab had quite a year for a three-year-old.  Check out highlights from our Year in Review below, including some NEW surprises at the end!

January

Our Publication on Speciation in the Apple Fly Featured

February

Students participate in a symposium on ecology and evolution

A Resolution for Chemical Ecology in Biodiverse Regions

March

Celebrating the future of Science with Bright young minds in Assam

April

We participate in National Geographic photographers ‘Shoot for Science’

May

Our students create a program to inspire preschoolers to love insects

June

Santosh shares awe, and concern, for the gentle giants of Coorg

Our lab trains scientists in chemical ecology techniques

July

Srishti and Cheyenne attend a meeting on olfaction in Italy

August

March for Science, and musings from Kashmir

September

Shannon speaks at TEDxAshokaUniversity

October

We work with Srishti School of Design to translate our research into new domains

November

Our recent work in PNAS on hoverflies across the world was also featured in news articles, blogs, and tweets across the world

December

Geetha GT selected as FINALIST in the 2017 Royal Society Science Photography Competition

Thanks to all our friends, colleagues, and especially to the amazing scientists of the NICE Group for making this a year to remember – can’t wait for 2018!!