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Star-Friedman Challenge for Promising Scientific Research
The Star-Friedman Challenge provides seed funding for novel research in the physical or social sciences, with an emphasis on new directions that might not otherwise be supported through traditional funding channels. Stephanie Pierce, Professor of...

Global warming spawned the age of reptiles
In a new study in Sciences Advances researchers in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University and collaborators reveal the rapid evolution and radiation of reptiles began much earlier...

Stephanie Pierce featured in HMSC Connects! Podcast
Stephanie Pierce was featured in a MSC Connects! Podcast from the Harvard Museum of Science and Culture. Listen to " From Gymnastics to Paleontology: A Conversation with Stephanie Pierce," hosted by Jennie Burgland.

Tetrapods in Nature!
Big news! Blake's application of functional adaptive landscapes to early tetrapod humeri was published today in NATURE! The research shows that the early tetrapod 'L-shaped' humerus provided some functional benefit for moving on land - but that these...

Fossil fish named after Jenny Clack
Welcome Rossichthys clackae from Burnmouth, Scotland to the world! I was lucky to work with an amazing team describing UK rhizodont humeri and diagnosing a new species in honor of co-author Jenny Clack. Johanson, Z., J. Jeffery, T. Challands, S.E. Pierce...

Dr. Zachary Morris!
Big congratuations to Zach Morris on a successful defense and becoming a Dr. of crocodiles! Wishing Dr. Morris all the best with the next step in his career - being a NSF GEO Postdoctoral Fellow!

Reptile evolutionary dynamics
Did adaptive radiations ( sensu Simpson) shape reptile evolution???? Using a total-evidence dating approach, Postdoc fellow Tiago Simões uncovers a complex evolutionary scenario in which different parts of the diapsid and lepidosaur tree of life are often...

Supporting Anti-Racism
The Pierce Lab stands firmly with the Statement on Anti-Racism published by the Paleontological Society. The lab supports #BlackLivesMatter. We are committed to creating a more inclusive environment and to promoting diversity within the sciences and...

Salamanders strut their stuff
Happy that this paper is out! Exhaustive EMG study documents forelimb, hindlimb, and epaxial muscle activity during walking in the fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra. The data for this paper were collected by Stephanie while she was at the RVC and the...