Gavin Leighton
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Gavin Leighton
@gavinleighton.bsky.social
Evolutionary Biologist & Behavioral Ecologist, Associate Professor at SUNY Buffalo State. Studying mimicry in woodpeckers and the evolution of social behavior in birds.
Opinions my own. He/him.
I suspect if they allowed the fun and wacky artists in heavily discounted or free booths the corporate booths would get more foot traffic too.
November 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
+1 recommendation to see if your institution has a gradescope account.
October 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
In terms of seamless integration into RStudio I've heard (but can't personally attest to) Github Copilot:

docs.posit.co/ide/user/ide...

Though you do have to go through a couple tedious steps to get it up and running.
GitHub Copilot – RStudio User Guide
docs.posit.co
September 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This may sound like exaggeration but we genuinely do not get teaching credit nor monetary compensation for having undergrads do research projects in our labs.
August 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The “watch on the beach” argument against evolution?
July 26, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I will be presenting research on how the abundance of mimics and models affect the social performance and competitiveness of these groups. If you're keen on behavior and geospatial data this might be of particular interest. That is happening tomorrow, Thursday (07/10) at 10:45 AM in Chesapeake B.
July 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM