Scholars@Duke
Stephen Nowicki

Stephen Nowicki

Professor Emeritus of Biology
Biology
Duke Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708
137 Biological Sciences Building, 130 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Academic Honors

Brill-Baerends Lectureship

Scholarly Society Netherlands Society for Behavioural Biology · November 2021

Faculty Special Recognition Award

University Duke Hispanic/Latino Alumni Association · 2017

Outstanding Faculty Award

University Duke Center for LGBT Life · 2012

Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

National American Association for the Advancement of Science · February 2010

Klaus Immelmann Lectureship

International Bielefeld University, Germany · 2006

Fellowship

National John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation · 1999

Elected Fellow

Scholarly Society Animal Behavior Society · 1998

Sloan Research Fellowship-Neuroscience

National Alfred P. Sloan Foundation · 1990

News Items

Published January 26, 2022
Birds Shuffle And Repeat Their Tunes To Keep The Audience Listening
Published January 14, 2022
Zoom Cart Boom Aids Return of In-Person Learning
Published May 6, 2021
PBS North Carolina
Why Birds Sing Loudly in the Morning
Published October 28, 2020
Dull-Colored Birds Don’t See The World Like Bright Birds Do
Published October 12, 2020
Why Biology Matters
Published August 22, 2020
CNN
Songbirds sing so loudly at dawn because they're warming up
Published August 18, 2020
Songbirds, Like People, Sing Better After Warming Up
Published January 31, 2020
National Audubon Society
A shaky song reveals an old sparrow's age to younger competition
Published January 17, 2020
Male Sparrows Are Less Intimidated by the Songs of Aging Rivals
Published May 29, 2019
Birds Perceive 'Warm' Colors Differently From 'Cool' Ones
Published January 25, 2019
A Beautiful Hypothesis About Bird Song Gets Beat Up by Data
Published August 2, 2018
BBC
A bird's eye view: Songbirds perceive colour like humans
Published August 1, 2018
Birds Categorize Colors Just Like Humans Do
Published August 1, 2018
Nature
Birds perceive colours in categories
Published June 20, 2018
National Geographic
This bird has been singing the same song for 1,000 years
Published June 20, 2018
Science Daily
Birds have time-honored traditions, too
Published June 20, 2018
Science
This swamp sparrow’s song is more than 1500 years old
Published June 19, 2018
Birds Have Time-Honored Traditions Too
Published June 12, 2018
Anne Yoder Stepping Down at Duke Lemur Center
Published January 10, 2018
Steve Nowicki Looks Back at a Decade of Change
Published January 10, 2018
Nowicki to Step Down as Dean for Undergraduate Education In June
Published August 23, 2017
Dean Nowicki to the Class of 2021: You Belong Here
Published August 12, 2016
News Tip: A Politician’s Voice Pitch Influences Voters, Experts Say
Published May 13, 2016
For Blair Holliday, One More Duke Milestone
Published April 29, 2016
Scientific American
Sounds Like a Winner
Published April 27, 2016
Scientific American
Stephen Nowicki, co-author: Sounds like a winner!
Published April 7, 2016
Duke Talent Identification Program Announces New Director
Published November 6, 2015
Inside Higher Ed
Duke creates program for first-generation students
Published November 4, 2015
Program to Broaden Access, Assist College Transition
Published October 2, 2015
Duke Board Updated on Academic, Financial Issues at Fall Meeting
Published August 10, 2015
International Business Times
Politicians with deep voices rouse 'caveman instincts' in voters
Published August 7, 2015
‘Caveman Instincts’ May Favor Baritone Politicians
Published January 29, 2015
Duke Research Blog
Nowicki's Musical Curiosity and Mentors Led Him to a Love of Science
Published January 5, 2015
Humans, Sparrows Make Sense of Sounds in Similar Ways
Published August 20, 2014
Nowicki to Class of 2018: Why Are You Here?
Published April 9, 2014
Guggenheim Curator to Speak at Duke April 16-17
Published March 26, 2014
Crown Family Gives $10 Million to Support Duke's Social, Intellectual Engagement