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Al Uy honored by the American Ornithological Society
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) has awarded Al Uy, Dean’s Professor of Biology and chair of the Department of Biology, the 2026 Elliott Coues Award. The AOS annually recognizes individuals and groups whose ornithological research, contributions to the science and practice of ornithology, and service to the AOS merit special distinction.
The Coues award from the AOS recognizes outstanding and innovative contributions to ornithological research with no limitation to geographic area, sub-discipline(s) of ornithology, or the time course over which the work was done.
Uy was honored for his research exploring the origin of species, combining genomic approaches with field data to uncover the molecular basis of reproductive isolation. In announcing the award, the AOS highlighted the research by Uy and his team on Darwin’s finches of Galápagos, seedeaters, tanagers and hummingbirds of the Neotropics, and honeyeaters and flycatchers of the Solomon Islands.
Read more about Aly Uy’s work in the Solomon Islands