UCONN’s BRC in the news

Body_Fig1_orig_w_captionFollowing an interview of Dr. Jane O’Donnell by the Associated Press about the award by the National Science Foundation to insure the preservation of the Carl and Marian Rettenmeyer Army Ant Guest collection in the Biodiversity Research Collection, the story hit the web. The award has been featured by various news outlets such as: Hartford Courant, New Haven RegisterWNPR, WTHNNew York Times, Washington Times, San Francisco GateRichmond Times, KDWNCortez Journal, Access WDUNNews channel 10KCTV5, Yahoobigstory.ap.

US News headline reads: The University of Connecticut will give the public access to decades of work by a biologist and his wife who collected more than 2 million army ants and other critters during expeditions to the jungles of Central and South America.

Also listen to the interview of Jane O’Donnell by WHSU.