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10/14/2026

Congratulations to Dr DiPetto for successfully defending her dissertation today! 👏

10/13/2026

We are looking forward to Ella DiPetto’s defense tomorrow. Please reach out to Ella if you would like the zoom link.

09/29/2026

We have a big day coming up in the Walters Lab!

07/21/2026

A bit about Eric’s journey from whales to birds.

Expert and amateur bird watchers sometimes talk about their “spark bird,” the feathered creature that marks the origin of their avian fascination. For ornithologist Eric Walters, Ph.D., that spark bird was a whale. “My goal was to become a marine biologist,” said Dr. Walters, professor of bi...

07/20/2026

And that’s a wrap on Eric’s 20th anniversary season studying the woodpeckers at Hastings Natural History Reserve. We want to thank everyone who has contributed to the project over the past two decades. And, of course, we recognize Michael and Barbara MacRoberts, who started the study in 1968. Walt Koenig carried the torch from 1974 to 2016. It takes a lot of effort to keep a study going for nearly 60 years! Thank you everyone. ❤️

07/14/2026

Today we honor our colleague, Dr Kent Carpenter, who this beautiful flasher wrasse is named after. Paracheilinus carpenteri

03/13/2026

All of our lab members are safe. Thank you to everyone who has reached out. 💚

10/29/2025

Look who Eric found at Yale University? Reunited after 18 years! Dr Debbie Visco Abibou worked as a spring field assistant at Hastings Natural History Reserve in 2007.

10/06/2025

We are excited to host Dr Nancy Chen this week!

06/17/2025

The Marsh Mistress (aka Ella DiPetto) outside the Elizabeth River Project Ryan Resilience Lab. Ella serves as the Environmental Project Manager and was giving ODU College of Sciences ODU Biology Professor Eric Walters, her PhD Advisor, a behind-the-scenes tour of this incredible facility.

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