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So You Want to Work in a Zoo?

November 6, 2020

This past July, 4-H Program Associates Amelia Valente and Brittany Rigg held a S.T.E.P (Short Term Exploratory Program) called Career Detectives. The mission of this program was to expose youth to zoo careers they might be interested in pursuing. Participants virtually connected with several professionals in the field, including Zoo Keepers, Behavioral Specialists, Water … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alpaca/Llama, Career Profile, Dairy Cattle, Dog, Goat, Herpetology, Horse and Pony, Poultry, Rabbit/Cavy/Small Animal, Sheep, Swine Tagged With: careers, Habitat Specialist, Herpetologist, Ichthyologist, Nutritionist, Zoo, Zoo Curator, Zoo Keeping

What does a herpetologist do on their summer vacation?

October 15, 2018

For Dr. Sara Ruane, summer 2018 was a whirlwind of travel and science! Here’s her account of what being a professor specializing in herpetology is like. April/May-Lamanai, Belize The first big trip I did for 2018 was in April/May to Belize for two weeks, accompanying my former PhD adviser Frank Burbrink from the American Museum of Natural History, and a bunch of bat … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career Profile, Current Issue, Focus on STEM, Herpetology, Herpetology Tagged With: blunt headed tree snake, boa constrictor, chicken snake, coffee snake, fer de lance, Herpetologist, leaf toed gecko, parrot snake, sand snake, sheep frog, tropical milk snake

How to be a Herpetologist

June 15, 2018

If you don’t mind the idea that you will get bitten, scratched, and defecated on by almost every type of reptile and amphibian…then you can learn how to become a herpetologist! Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians, but many people asking “how” to become a herpetologist really mean, “How can I be involved in working with reptiles and amphibians,” rather … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career Profile, Focus on STEM, Herpetology Tagged With: animal science project area, career information, Career Profile, Focus on STEM, Herpetologist, research

Let’s meet Sara…an Evolutionary Biologist who loves Herpetology!

April 15, 2018

Dr. Sara Ruane  B.S. (Bachelor of Science) in Biology; M.S. (Master of Science) in Biology; Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in Biology: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior Assistant Professor, Herpetology and Evolutionary Biology Rutgers University-Newark email address:  sara.ruane@rutgers.edu News from Dr. Ruane's Lab What does a typical work day look like for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career Profile, Herpetology Tagged With: Career Profile, Evolutionary Biology, Herpetologist, Herpetology

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