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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Reminder that #IUDAY is almost here! To celebrate 10 years of IU Day, gifts from first time donors are being matched! This would make your support for the new CISAB Founders Fellowship go twice as far. Click the link to donate before 4/22! give.myiu.org/crowdfunding...

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Help launch the CISAB Founders Fellowship fund

Your gift will support fellowships for graduate student members of the Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior (CISAB) within the College of Arts and Sciences who are pursuing a PhD and co...

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

#IUDAY is fast approaching, and any donations made to the CISAB Founders Fellowship will be matched today! This means that your support will go twice as far in helping us reach our goals. Any contributions are greatly appreciated, click the link to donate: give.myiu.org/crowdfunding...

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Paws your scrolling! 🐾 Support CISAB at 2026 IU Day! We are crowdfunding for the new CISAB Founds Fellowship, established to commemorate the recent retirement of Dr. Ellen Ketterson and to support CISAB grad students. Click the link to contribute: give.myiu.org/crowdfunding...

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

We ended off the 33rd annual Animal Behavior Conference on a high note with a fascinating talk on behavioral development from our keynote speaker, Dr. Jeff Alberts! Thank you to everyone who attended and to those involved in planning and making this wonderful event possible!

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

And another congratulations to Ellie Shell for receiving the Rowland Mentoring Award for her excellent commitment to undergraduate mentorship and pedagogical training!

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Morgan Familo was awarded the Hanna Kolodziejski Award for her contributions to the community through excellent mentorship and outreach efforts! Congratulations!

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Congratulations to the three undergraduate poster competition winners! All of the presentations were truly wonderful, and we are so lucky to have such talented undergraduate researchers present their work each year!

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

A fascinating talk from the plenary speaker, Dr. Andrés Bendesky of Columbia University, on the evolutionary, physiological, and behavioral mechanisms underlying variation in social behavior! He is being honored for his vast contribution to the field of animal behavior with the CISAB Exemplar Award

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Swallows, hamsters, and flies, oh my! A great group of presenters from the first session of talks all about Social Behavior, all from IU grad students!

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Welcome, everyone, to the 33rd annual Animal Behavior Conference! We are kicking it off with opening remarks from Dr. Cara Wellman. Thank you to everyone attending, and we have a wonderful line up of talks that you won’t want to miss!

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

IU's Dr. André Franco closed out our conference with his engaging discussion of how soil invertebrates can change our ecosystem and how "It's a zoo beneath our feet!"

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Congratulations to both Erica Nadolski and Cassandra Sheridan for receiving the William J. Rowland Mentoring Award this year! Both of these researchers set excellent examples for how to engage in meaningful mentorship.

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Today, Dante Nesta of IU's Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior program was awarded with the Hanna Kolodziejski Award for his outstanding contributions to the community via mentorship and outreach. Congratulations, Dante, and thank you for all that you do!

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Our poster session last night had so many amazing presentations of undergraduate research - y'all really made our poster judging committee make some difficult decisions! Sending a huge congratulations to the recipients of the #ABC2025 Undergraduate Poster Awards!

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

We are honoring Dr. Alison Bell of The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign with the CISAB Exemplar Award for her excellent contributions to the field of Animal Behavior. Thank you for your excellent presentation on evolutionary divergence in paternal care in sticklebacks!

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Day two of #ABC2025 is underway! In our Anthropogenic Effects on Behavior session, Shae Johnston is sharing with us how iron oxide nanoparticles affect the avian auditory system!

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Armin Moczek @ecoevodevo-lab.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Dung beetles as models to study the effects of pollutants on development and cognition, pursued by the intrepid Miranda Towse at IU’s Animal Behavior Conference! @iubiology.bsky.social @iu-cisab.bsky.social

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Emmy James is wowing our group with her incredibly visually dynamic presentation explaining how tree swallow nestlings vary in their thermoregulatory behavior!

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Let’s talk about ants! Calliope Saban is presenting neat data about how the periodical emergence of cicadas influences ant foraging.

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Thank you, Morgan Clark, for your discussion on how behavioral syndromes contribute to anti-predator behaviors in freshwater turtles! We loved seeing your raccoon mock predator!

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Sydney Ku is highlighting an incredibly important and yet not often discussed issue across biological research - discrepancies in how often females are studied compared to males. Thanks for your awesome talk on maternal care!

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Elizabeth Coggeshall is bringing the species diversity with her talk all about how maternal behavior can affect social buffering in langurs!

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

IU’s very own Isaac Miller-Crews is now telling us all about sex-differences in the brain and behavioral evolution in songbirds!

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Who doesn’t love talking about psychedelics first thing in the morning? David Dadosky is presenting all about how psychedelic mushrooms can affect behavior and glucocorticoid signaling!

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CISAB, Indiana University @iu-cisab.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

We have kicked off the start of our 32nd Animal Behavior Conference with Dr. Cara Wellman’s opening statements! We have a great group of presenters this year representing a ton of different exciting topics!

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