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Irvine, Calif., April 9, 2021 Adriana Darielle Mejía Briscoe, an acclaimed biologist known for her work on the evolution of vision in butterflies, has been awarded a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship. The University of California, Irvine professor of ecology & evolutionary biology is among a diverse group of 184 artists, writers, scholars and scientists worldwide to receive the prestigious award this year from a pool of almost 3,000 applicants.
Briscoe will use her fellowship to support a project titled Light, Heat and Butterflies: Adaptations of Insects to a Warming Planet. She will conduct field research and write a book weaving together the biophysics, genetics, physiology and evolution of butterflies visual and thermal adaptations to climate change.
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The faculty members, all based in Emory College of Arts and Sciences, include:
Laura Otis, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of English, Department of English, won a fellowship in the field of English literature;
Katherine Young, assistant professor of composition, Department of Music, won in the field of music composition; and
Tayari Jones, Charles Howard Candler Professor of English and Creative Writing, Department of English, won in the fiction category.
“In writing, music, scholarship and interdisciplinary collaboration, Tayari Jones, Laura Otis and Katherine Young transcend boundaries and have shown the world their creativity and discoveries,” said Emory President Gregory L. Fenves. “They embody the extraordinary range of artistic expression and scholarship that defines the Emory mission and illuminates our purpose as a university.”