Keith talks with Bruce Cushing, the new Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at UTEP. Cushing tells us about his varied travels while pursuing his degrees, and why he was drawn to studying animal behavior. Cushing has studied polar bears (one of his studies was mentioned, uncited, in the movie "Anchorman"!), weasels, scorpions, and voles. Cushing says voles are more human-like in their social structure, therefore making them much better lab subjects than mice or rats.
Aired Jan 25, 2015.
