Stingrays, rhinos, and giraffes are just a few of the exotic creatures Katie Sullivan works with at The Walt Disney Company. She will present about her work in animal nutrition at the annual Halver Lecture at 5 p.m. tomorrow in Pullman.
Washington State University’s Department of Animal Sciences announced earlier this month the addition of Visiting Fulbright Scholar Dr. Dinu Gavojdian.
May 14, 2021
Zhihua Jiang
Zhihua Jiang, professor and genome biologist with Washington State University’s Department of Animal Sciences, will conduct advanced research in Australia through a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award.
The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced Jiang’s award this week.
As a Fulbright Scholar, Jiang will research at the University of New England in Armidale, Australia, as part of a project mapping the complex links between genes and traits in animals. The team will create new tools and resources to advance how scientists identify and locate animal genes, understand what they do, and use them to benefit animals and society.
February 15, 2021
A shark moves through an exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium. Ecologist Lisa Hoopes will present insights into the predators’ feeding habits Feb. 17, 2021.
Sharing field research and insights into the feeding habits of iconic marine predators, ecologist Lisa Hoopes will give the Halver Lecture in Comparative Nutrition, hosted by Washington State University’s Department of Animal Sciences.
To be held via Zoom, 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, the annual Halver Lecture is named for WSU alumnus John E. Halver, one of the world’s leading authorities on fish nutrition.
Hoopes is the director of research, conservation and nutrition at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. She oversees nutrition for all animals in the collection, from tiny urchins to huge whale sharks. She also leads a team of scientists who conduct field studies globally to better understand the ecology of the oceans and the animal inhabitants.