UW Grad Students participate in many different forms of outreach. John Chau, who studies evolutionary relationships among members of the genus Buddleia (Butterfly Bush), writes about “local color” for a popular neighborhood blog the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog. He contributes to the Pikes/Pines series, providing a natural history context for the urban jungle.
Read his recent post on Beautiful Monsters describing the genetic horrorshow that is the cultivated roses.