Stephen Kupchella
@sckup.bsky.social
Graduate Student @ Drexel Univ. Interested in adaptive morphological diversity & the genetics of adaptation.
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Pointy wings are thought to help migratory birds fly efficiently, but which bones and feathers are responsible? Pegan et al. describe morphological variation that contributes to hand-wing index, a common proxy for wing shape.
Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
February 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Pointy wings are thought to help migratory birds fly efficiently, but which bones and feathers are responsible? Pegan et al. describe morphological variation that contributes to hand-wing index, a common proxy for wing shape.
Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
I am very happy to share that I've received the 2025 Rosemary Grant Advanced Award by @sse-evolution.bsky.social! This recognition means a great deal to me, and I'm grateful to the SSE community for their support of my research. Congratulations to all of this year's recipients!
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Rosemary Grant Advanced Awards!
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February 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I am very happy to share that I've received the 2025 Rosemary Grant Advanced Award by @sse-evolution.bsky.social! This recognition means a great deal to me, and I'm grateful to the SSE community for their support of my research. Congratulations to all of this year's recipients!
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The skull according to ChatGPT: Mandible mandible mandible!
August 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The skull according to ChatGPT: Mandible mandible mandible!
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Here's why I think there is reason to be bullish on U.S. STEM education.
doi.org/10.1093/gene...
#STEM #STEMEducation
doi.org/10.1093/gene...
#STEM #STEMEducation
There’s never been a better time to be a STEM educator
Abstract. From its current vantage point, the future of US STEM education may appear bleak. Yet STEM education's strength and importance have never been gr
doi.org
June 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Here's why I think there is reason to be bullish on U.S. STEM education.
doi.org/10.1093/gene...
#STEM #STEMEducation
doi.org/10.1093/gene...
#STEM #STEMEducation
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The Geometric Morphometrics course with @carmelofruciano.bsky.social is wrapping up! 🎉 Over 3 days, we covered data acquisition (2D & 3D), quality control, and basic analyses.
February 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The Geometric Morphometrics course with @carmelofruciano.bsky.social is wrapping up! 🎉 Over 3 days, we covered data acquisition (2D & 3D), quality control, and basic analyses.
Full-length episode. Peter Singer, Author of Animal Liberation Now on Making Sense with Sam Harris samharris.org/episode/SECE...
December 18, 2023 at 2:26 PM
Full-length episode. Peter Singer, Author of Animal Liberation Now on Making Sense with Sam Harris samharris.org/episode/SECE...
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It's fun to get to share our new study in Science tracking nearly 4,000 Galápagos finches using genomics over 30 years! Interested in how genomics can teach us about contemporary evolution? 1/
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
September 29, 2023 at 5:39 PM
It's fun to get to share our new study in Science tracking nearly 4,000 Galápagos finches using genomics over 30 years! Interested in how genomics can teach us about contemporary evolution? 1/
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....