CIBER: Center for Integrative Bee Research

Come check out our CIBER booth at the Riverside Insect Fair this Saturday, April 25th, located at the Riverside Main Library! We will have honey tasting, candle rolling, as well as an observation hive where you can see live honey bees. You won’t want to miss this! 🐝🍯🕯️

they explore the fascinating world of honey bee communication and how understanding their language connects to food production and security. Spotify link: open.spotify.com/episode/2Il97s…

🎙️🐝 New podcast episode out now!🎙️🐝 Tune in to the latest podcast episode of “The Reference Desk” on Spotify which features Dr. Barbara Baer-Imhoof and is hosted by UCR digital scholar librarian Jing Han! In this episode, titled “Decoding the Language of Honey Bees,”…

We’re so grateful to those who help make our work possible—give it a read to learn more!

CIBER’s impact is making waves! 🌊 Dr. Barbara Baer-Imhoof’s latest article in the UCR Entomology Newsletter highlights a record-breaking year of CIBER outreach and community engagement—made possible by the incredible support and partnership of our beekeeping community.

#CIBER #SaveTheBees #Pollinators #Science #StudentSuccess #UCR #Beekeeping

This work was part of our (former) PhD student Genesis Chong, and just got published in a scientific journal—offering real hope for the future of beekeeping. 🔗 Read UCRs press release: news.ucr.edu/articles/2026/…
📄 Paper in Scientific Reports : nature.com/articles/s4159…

📢 CIBER’s latest paper just got published! Bees are suffering worldwide, and a tiny parasite, the Varroa mite, is a key culprit.. But here’s the good news 👇

We’re so excited to have her on the team and can’t wait to see all that she accomplishes at CIBER!

✨ Please welcome one of our newest volunteers to the CIBER team, Ana Paulino! 🐝🔬 Ana is a third-year Biology major who plays an active role in supporting our researchers with their lab experiments, as well as lending a hand in the apiary.

If you’re able, please consider donating and sharing to help us grow this initiative! This fundraiser ends in 8 days on April 8th at 12:00pm, so if you plan to donate, please do so before then. 🔗 Link to donate: #advocates" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">givecampus.com/schools/Univer…

Donate today to help our next generation of scientists turn cutting-edge science into real-world solutions to protect bees and secure a healthy future for all of us.

🌼🐝 Support the Future of Bees 🐝🌼 This UCR Give Day, help CIBER raise funds to support our next generation of scientists! Our CIBER fundraiser raises money to help fund undergraduate student fellowships and hands-on research projects right in our lab.

…environments to locate host plants using smell and vision. 👃👀 At CIBER, Dr. Park contributes to our understanding of chemical communication in honey bees, helping advance research on how these vital pollinators interact and thrive. We’re excited to have him on the team!

Please join us in welcoming one of the newest members of the CIBER team, Dr. Ikju Park! 🎉🎉🎉 Dr. Park is an Assistant Professor whose research focuses on the biological control of invasive pests and weeds 🌱. As a sensory ecologist, he studies how insects navigate complex…

Today, Phd candidate Sakshi Watts presented a fantastic talk on “Bee Hotels: Critter Condos with Hidden Crime” for the 2026 Grad Slam Semi-Finals! She was amazing on stage and we are incredibly proud of her. Go Sakshi! 🐝🏡🎙️

📍Location: Genomics Auditorium 📅 Date: Wednesday, March 11th 🕐 Time: 1:15-3pm 🔗 RSVP Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e 1FAIpQLSeubTWwYk6ons0xGIB51U8mY1lzkm9fNLsI3kS-QhYJjOFGFg/viewform

Congratulations to our PhD candidate Sakshi Watts for making it to Semi-Final Round A of the 2026 Grad Slam! The Grad Slam is a UC-wide public speaking competition and professional development opportunity in which graduate students describe their research or creative project…

…in three short minutes with only one PowerPoint slide to a non-specialist audience. Come out and join us next week on March 11th from 1:15-3pm at the Genomics Auditorium to support Sakshi! If you do choose to come, make sure to RSVP to the event as well. 🎤🐝