May 2023: Charles Criscione, one of Mike’s former PhD students, receives the prestigious Ward Medal for lifetime achievement from the American Society of Parasitologists. Go Charles! https://artsci.tamu.edu/news/2023/04/texas-aandm-biologist-charles-criscione-honored-with-2023-henry-baldwin-ward-medal.html
Feb. 2022: Stephanie Bollmann was awarded the College of Science’s 2022 ‘Outstanding Faculty Research Assistant Award’. The purpose of this award is to recognize an individual each year who has chosen a career as a Faculty Research Assistant (FRA), Senior Faculty Assistant (SFRA), Research Associate (RA) and has a record of outstanding job performance and contributions. Congratulations Stephanie!
Jan. 2022: Our latest publication on the domestication of steelhead in salmon hatcheries was covered by several news outlets. This work strongly supports our hypothesis that what is under domestication selection in hatcheries is traits associated with ability to grow quickly in a novel environment, and that those trait values confer lowered offspring survival in the wild. e.g. Science Daily, KLCC Radio
