...now, Rice University EEB

... all right, since I didn't want to stop chasing after bugs and running around in West Texas (or anywhere outdoors), I enlisted in the Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program at Rice University. I am still getting my bearings, in Houston and on campus, but I have to just admit it: I can't bring myself to stop LEARNING and STUDYING the natural world. If I play my cards right, I might even be able to engage in manipulative experiments testing hypotheses! That's the goal, anyway. And make it snappy. As in, fresh and new.