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		Caldwell finds that stomatopods can perceive circularly polarized light March 25, 2008 Some stomatopods can detect and analyze circularly polarized light according to research by UCMP's Roy Caldwell and collaborators published in the recent Current Biology. No other animal is known to be able to perceive this sort of light. These stomatopods can actually distinguish between left-handed and right-handed circular polarization. The discovery has been widely reported, including by Wired and Science News.

		UCMP alum Malcolm McKenna dies at age 77 March 12, 2008 Malcolm McKenna, a retired curator of vertebrate paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History and alumnus of UCMP, died on March 3, 2008, in Boulder, Colorado, according to the obituary in The New York Times (March 10, 2008).

		Padian talks Darwin in Nature February 8, 2008 UCMP curator and professor of integrative biology Kevin Padian reflects on what constitutes Darwin's enduring greatness in this week's Nature. You can also hear Padian speaking about Darwin in the February 7 edition of the Nature podcast.

		Lee and Werning find that dinosaurs reached reproductive maturity during adolescence January 16, 2008 Dinosaurs reached reproductive maturity well before they stopped growing according to research by UCMP grad student Sarah Werning and recent UCMP Ph.D. recipient Andrew H. Lee published in the latest Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. By looking at many thin slices of dinosaur bone Werning and Lee were able to find individuals with calcium-rich deposits that accumulated prior to egg-laying. The fact that these individuals were still adolescents is an important piece of information for understanding the lives of dinosaurs. Read more about it at the UC Berkeley NewsCenter and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

		Patek receives 2008 George A. Bartholomew Award December 13, 2007 UCMP's Sheila Patek has received the Bartholomew Award from the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Read more about it here.

		Paleontologist Joseph Gregory has died at 93 November 30, 2007 Professor emeritus of paleontology and former UCMP director Joseph Gregory died on November 18. Read more about Dr. Gregory at the UC Berkeley NewsCenter.

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