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A new study published in the April issue of PLoS One by an interdisciplinary team of Virginia Commonwealth University researchers sheds light on the way a tiny parasitic wasp produces its courtship song.
The study analyzes the courtship song of Cotesia congregate using high-speed photography to determine how wing motions produce the song. The male’s song attracts females for mating, and the female then lays eggs in caterpillars that feed on tomato plants. Parasitic wasps are important to humans because they help reduce damage to agricultural crops, making them great control agents.
A camera that can take images at 2,000 frames per second enabled scientists to slow down the view of wing motion so it can be related to the details of sound generation.
The courtship song consists of long “buzzes” followed by a series of loud “boing” sounds. A frame-by-frame analysis was done of the wasp’s song to determine how the sound is produced. The study’s findings indicate that the “boing” “sound is generated at the bottom of the wing stroke when the wing motion stops before switching direction. This surprising finding means that sound is produced by rapid acceleration of the wing tips similar to a whiplash accident when the body stops quickly jerking the head backward. Read More: http://ow.ly/lajpx
“Student engagement doesn’t seem to be a problem when it comes to research at VCU. We’re happy to see Research Week expanding and really happy to see the numbers grow with the students getting not just the opportunity to present these projects, but to get engaged with research and to have the opportunity to pursue that kind of experience at VCU.”
~ Herb Hill, event organizer and coordinator of VCU Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
Read more about VCU’s Research Week 2013: http://ow.ly/kKUAl
“Paws for Stress” on campus yesterday. Thank you, Dogs on Call, VCU University Counseling Services and the Center for Human-Animal Interaction!
What a super way to take a break from the stress of finals!
[Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU Physicians Separate Conjoined Twins in First-Ever, Phased Separation of Twins Joined at Abdomen and Heart]
Six-month-old conjoined twins from Franklin, Va., were surgically separated at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU in a 14-hour operation on Monday that completed a series of procedures begun last year, including the division of their liver.
A’zhari and A’zhiah Jones are in stable condition in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where they spent the first six months of their lives.
Read More: http://ow.ly/kluc9
![[Celebrating 175 Years: Faculty and staff who’ve made a difference]
David Coogan, Ph.D. Associate professor of English
David Coogan started and continues to lead the writing workshop partnership between VCU and the Richmond City Jail. He recently expanded on this platform to found Open Minds, a program where VCU students and prisoners at Richmond City Jail take humanities courses together.
Know someone you would like to nominate? Maybe it’s the professor who took time out of her busy schedule to write you a recommendation. Or it’s the facility staff member who didn’t bat an eye when you asked him to hang six pictures in your office. Or the librarian who helped you find that one resource that took your project from blah to A+.
Nominate them today! http://175.vcu.edu/](http://25.media.tumblr.com/1b82748267923b6cf7495252ec965f99/tumblr_mlgsqgVTO61qgyboto1_250.jpg)
[Celebrating 175 Years: Faculty and staff who’ve made a difference]
David Coogan, Ph.D. Associate professor of English
David Coogan started and continues to lead the writing workshop partnership between VCU and the Richmond City Jail. He recently expanded on this platform to found Open Minds, a program where VCU students and prisoners at Richmond City Jail take humanities courses together.
Know someone you would like to nominate? Maybe it’s the professor who took time out of her busy schedule to write you a recommendation. Or it’s the facility staff member who didn’t bat an eye when you asked him to hang six pictures in your office. Or the librarian who helped you find that one resource that took your project from blah to A+.
Nominate them today! http://175.vcu.edu/
![[175 Things to Do Before you Graduate]
Timmy Nguyen did #113 - Meet Michael Rao, Ph.D., president of VCU and the VCU Health System.
Timmy won our “Make it real” contest last fall and had lunch with Dr. Rao.
Send us your images and we will post them here! You can also hashtag them #VCU175th Make sure to include the number of the activity from the list. http://175.vcu.edu/](http://25.media.tumblr.com/f48557d5950d5fdf86b38f3128c7f5a7/tumblr_mlevqeArSV1qgyboto1_500.jpg)
[175 Things to Do Before you Graduate]
Timmy Nguyen did #113 - Meet Michael Rao, Ph.D., president of VCU and the VCU Health System.
Timmy won our “Make it real” contest last fall and had lunch with Dr. Rao.
Send us your images and we will post them here! You can also hashtag them #VCU175th Make sure to include the number of the activity from the list. http://175.vcu.edu/
![[175 Things to Do Before you Graduate]
Ja’Neil Jackson did #21 - Go to the Science Museum of Virginia.
“I’ve been volunteering at the Science Museum for a little over a year now. Anyone who visits has the opportunity to get up close and personal with snakes and turtles, to check out the many events and exhibits offered throughout the year or see one of several IMAX Films”
Send us your images and we will post them here! You can also hashtag them #VCU175th Make sure to include the number of the activity from the list. http://175.vcu.edu/](http://24.media.tumblr.com/7350d5851894e29f9afc759f03c0c164/tumblr_mlevlwhvzN1qgyboto1_500.jpg)
[175 Things to Do Before you Graduate]
Ja’Neil Jackson did #21 - Go to the Science Museum of Virginia.
“I’ve been volunteering at the Science Museum for a little over a year now. Anyone who visits has the opportunity to get up close and personal with snakes and turtles, to check out the many events and exhibits offered throughout the year or see one of several IMAX Films”
Send us your images and we will post them here! You can also hashtag them #VCU175th Make sure to include the number of the activity from the list. http://175.vcu.edu/
![[175 Things to Do Before you Graduate]
Nga Tran did #6 - Do a walk/run for a good cause.
“My sister and I ran the Ukrop’s Monument 10k on April 13th, 2013”
Send us your images and we will post them here! You can also hashtag them #VCU175th Make sure to include the number of the activity from the list. http://175.vcu.edu/](http://25.media.tumblr.com/4db859490dc73d6ca09127dd7afa5586/tumblr_mlevglnpiM1qgyboto1_500.jpg)
[175 Things to Do Before you Graduate]
Nga Tran did #6 - Do a walk/run for a good cause.
“My sister and I ran the Ukrop’s Monument 10k on April 13th, 2013”
Send us your images and we will post them here! You can also hashtag them #VCU175th Make sure to include the number of the activity from the list. http://175.vcu.edu/
@VCUPav is so wise
Get Up! There is Havoc to Wreak!
