Congratulations to 2026 Louis M. Herman Research Scholarship recipient 🎉

@whalesmels.bsky.social from @subabel.bsky.social

Melanie’s research examines how female acoustic signalling influences pair stability in humpback whales—shedding light on the role of communication in social dynamics.

Meet 5th year PhD Candidate, Valeria Perez-Marrufo!

Meet our Postdoctoral Researcher, Simone Antichi!

Meet our Research Assistant Professor, Dana Cusano!

Meet BABEL’s PI, Susan Parks!

Guess who?
Our lab leadership out in the field looking a little mysterious—but very committed to field safety.
Full introductions coming soon!

We are BABEL, the Bioacoustics and Behavioral Ecology Lab at Syracuse University! We focus on the ecology and evolution of acoustic signaling and animal behavior. Research in the lab spans the fields of behavioral ecology, evolution, bioacoustics, oceanography, and conservation biology.