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2025 ECWG Exploration and Field Research Grant Recipients
Gayatri Anand, (Ph.D.) University of Maryland, College Park, Biology, “Collective defense in social insects: Understanding anti-predatory shimmering in the Asian giant honeybee,” India. Colonies of the open-nesting Asian giant honeybee (Apis dorsata) exhibit a visually stunning anti-predatory collective behavior known as “shimmering” which involves the synchronized flipping of bees’ abdomens leading to the formation of…
Read MoreIn Memoriam – Colonel (Ret.) Bruce Blanchard, MED’78
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our colleague and friend Bruce Blanchard, MED’78, on December 25, 2024, at the age of 92. Bruce was well known for his precision and fidelity to the mission of The Explorers Club and the Explorers Club Washington Group. He received The Explorers Club’s…
Read MoreCelebrating 100 Years of ECWG – Video
Celebrating 100 Years of the Explorers Club Washington Group. Enjoy this video, prepared for our Centennial Gala, featuring an interview with our chapter’s oldest living member, Don Gerson FE’78, and photos submitted from across our membership. Video link here.
Read More2025 Grant Applications Open
The Explorers Club Washington Group’s Exploration and Field Research Grants Program is now open for the 2025 season! Submission deadline is February 2, 2025 (by midnight U.S. Eastern Time), with an expected announcement date of March 31st, 2025. More information on the grants, as well as who is eligible to apply can be found at…
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