Travis Hagey’s lab

SICB 2026

SICB 2026

This was an exciting year for the SICB conference. I brought three MUW undergraduates to Portland, OR. One student, Maddie Guerin, presented a poster on a long term project in my lab, looking at ontogenetic changes in toe pad morphology and performance in crested...

LSU Shreveport visit

LSU Shreveport visit

In October, I brought two students, Maddie Guerin and Kane Petty, to visit Dr. Stu Nielsen's gecko lab at LSU Shreveport. We got to check out his live animal breeding facility, and measure a handful of live geckos.     and help preserve specimens!     ...

Halloween 2025

Halloween 2025

This year the MUW science and math department held a halloween costume contest! There were lots of great costumes. I dressed up as a tenured professor. Bio major Maddie Guerin dressed up as another faculty in the department and won second...

Hazard Lecture at Heritage Academy

Hazard Lecture at Heritage Academy

This week I was invited to give the annual Hazard Lecture at Heritage Academy. The Hazard Lecture Series was established in 1992 by George Hazard Jr. and his sisters, Florence and Eulalie, to honor their father, George Hazard. I talked about my research with geckos,...

World Lizard Day Interview on MPB

World Lizard Day Interview on MPB

To celebrate World Lizard Day this week, I was invited to be a guest on the Mississippi Public Broadcasting radio show "Creature Comforts"! Check out the recording of the show!...