Our 12th annual conference for bee researchers locally and globally, BeeCon2023, returns as a hybrid event October 12-13, 2023. A draft schedule is now available, showcasing 45 presenters from 12 countries who will take about a wide range of topics related to bees. Registration is free! Learn more about the event at the BeeCon2023 website: […]
We are sad to announce that our current BEEC Coordinator, Victoria MacPhail, will be leaving us later this month for a new position. We are now hiring to fill this Coordinator position. Visit the job posting at the YU Hire website to learn more about the position and to apply. A summary is below and […]
The Zayed Lab (www.yorku.ca/zayedlab) at York University’s Dept. of Biology (Toronto, Canada) has positions available for a postdoctoral fellow in Ecological Genomics with demonstrable expertise in genomics and bioinformatics for the following two projects: BeeCSI: Our group is leading a national Genome Canada-funded initiative called BeeCSI (https://beecsi.ca/) to develop stressor-specific biomarkers for honey bees. We […]
BeeCon returns October 12-13, 2023, with virtual presentations on Thursday and in-person ones (also streamed via Zoom) at York University on Friday. This two-day conference is an opportunity to connect melittologists (bee biologists), industry professionals and other bee researchers on an international scale. It is hosted by the Centre for Bee Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation at […]
An incredible new webinar series has just been released - and its all about BEES!! Systematics is the study of the variety of living things and of the relationships among these organisms across evolutionary time. Biogeography studies the present and past distribution patterns of living things and their underlying environmental and historical factors. The Bee Biogeography […]