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News & Announcements Archive
PURA 2025: 3 Winners in Behavioral Biology
The Hopkins Office for Undergraduate Research is honored to share the extraordinary undergraduate students majoring in Behavioral Biology who are part of the AY26 PURA Cohort.
Dr. Andrew Gallup featured in “Behavioral and Brain Sciences”
Dr. Andrew Gallup recently published a commentary on a target article in Behavioral and Brain Sciences that discusses sports and athletic competitions as a source of symbolic material culture in human evolution.
Dr. Andrew Gallup featured in NPR article on chimpanzee dynamics
Recently, Dr. Gallup had the opportunity to comment on a study published in Current Biology that examines contagious urination in chimpanzees. This research provides insight into the social behaviors of our closest relatives and how group dynamics can influence them.
Utila Island Intersession ’25 ~ Video Recap
Stephanie Donovan (’25), is studying Behavioral Biology and Public Health. Over intersession—a special optional term in January when unique one- to two-week classes are offered—she had the incredible opportunity to […]
Dr. Andrew Gallup featured on CBS
Discover the intriguing science behind yawning with Dr. Andrew Gallup, featured on CBS News! In his insightful discussion, he explores the mysterious behavior of yawning and its various implications. Why […]
Highlighting student internships at the National Zoo
Behavioral Biology junior Alex Jeffords’ interest in animal behavior took him just down the interstate last summer to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C.
Summer 2023 PURA Recipient
The Hopkins Office for Undergraduate Research (HOUR) recently announced the recipients of the President Undergraduate Research Award (PURA). Congratulations to Behavioral Biology Senior, Melodie Qian, for being part of the […]
David S. Olton Research Award Recipient for 2022-2023
We are please to announce that Priyal Patel has been chosen as the Olton Award Recipient for 2022-2023. Priyal is currently a Neuroscience and Public Health sophomore and does her […]
The Neural Links Between Voice and Thought
Junior behavioral biology major Jessica Dure has started a project to better reveal how communicative capabilities affect brain organization and evolution toward more advanced thinking. She is studying these linkages in Melopsittacus parrots, formally […]