Recent News

GVL Ph.D. candidate, Mary Badger, was awarded a Western Field Ornithologists (WFO) research grant to support her second field season studying kestrels 🐦 Congratulations! It is well deserved!

3/27/2026 Graduate students Diana Munoz , Anderson Tate , and Carlos Esperanza spent the day at Doodad Ranch in Elverta, California with two main goals: obtain a genetic sample of a Western bluebird, and hang out with baby goats! The captured Western bluebird, a charismatic and territorial male named Fauci, had established himself in a nest box on the property for the breeding season. Students collected physical data metrics such as beak size and body weight, as well as a bl

On February 13, the GVL had its first inaugural undergrad-grad student mentor luncheon to connect undergraduate interns and graduate student mentors with one another and foster connections across the lab!