

Welcome Valentina!
Valentina Bongiorno has joined our lab as a visiting scholar from the University of Turin, Italy. Welcome Valentina!
BEST WISHES TO LINDSEY, WHO STARTS HER NEW POSTDOC!
Congrats and warm wishes to Lindsey Broadus (PhD 2022), who is starting her new post-doctoral position in Dr. Mitch Weegman’s…
Celebrating 2 new pubs on the development of spatial abilities of laying hens!
We have recently 2 new journal articles on on the development of spatial abilities in laying hens, in relation to…

Announcing our most recent publication (Broadus et al)
Congratulations to Lindsey (PhD 2022) whose has published the first part of her dissertation. The research evaluated the impacts of…

WELCOME (BACK) GRADUATE STUDENTS!
Welcome to our new lab members, Judith Akukwu (MS Student) and Fabrizio Pirrone (PhD Visiting Student), and welcome back to…
Dr. Allison Pullin leads her own research & extension program!
Congrats and best wishes to Dr. Allison Pullin (PhD summer 2022), who is departing our lab to start her own…
Claudia receives a Henry A. Jastro Graduate Research Award
Congrats to Claudia (MS student) who received a Henry A. Jastro Graduate Research Award from the Animal Biology Graduate Group!

Lindsey and Allison get “hooded”
Twelve years ago Dr. Makagon walked with her advisor, Dr. Joy Mench, across the stage of the Pavilion (now the…

Claudia and Cirenio receive multiple scholarships each!
A big congrats to Claudia and Cirenio, each of whom has been recognized with multiple awards. Both received awards from…

CONGRATULATIONS NICOLE NG!!!
Undergraduate student Nicole Ng was awarded 2nd place in the “Undergraduate Research Poster-Division 1 Contest” for presenting her independent project…
Allison awarded prize at IPSF
Congratulations to Allison Pullin (PhD Candidate), who received the Certificate of Excellence for the oral presentation she gave at the…

Dr. Makagon is Guest Editing a Special Issue of Animals
Dr. Makagon will serve as the Guest Editor for a waterfowl-focused issue of Animals (scientific journal). Articles will be published,…
Check out our new publication: a systematic review of duck welfare!
The new publication (available here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2021.101614) examines and summarizes the body of available scientific literature on the welfare of Pekin…
Welcome our new graduate students!
We extend an enthusiastic welcome to our Cirenio Hisasaga and Claudia Lu, who will be conducting their graduate research in…