ESPN?!

 

Well folks, there's simply no precedent for the topic of our latest lab note. At the whim of the eccentric sportscaster, NBA legend, and Oregonophile, Bill Walton, the Roy Lab was invited to be the subject of a "Walton's World" segment during the January 20th Bruins vs. Ducks Pac-12 NCAA Men's Basketball game. Bill has a penchant for bringing decidedly non-traditional subject matter into his basketball announcing, and what could be less traditional to basketball than fungi?

 http://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=3245277 

There are bits of biology banter sprinkled throughout the game, but the two main clips are 16:12 (cemetery mushroom hunt and lichen snack with Roo and Bitty Roy), and 1:20:13 (series of four fungi photos from Los Cedros overlaid with 5-hour Energy ad). Sadly, no footage mentioning our project was included (nor any credit to the photographer... seriously ESPN?), but we're confident that anyone googling 'Los Cedros Mushrooms' will find out all they need to know.