Biology research lab students at Missouri State University won top awards for their research presentations at the Missouri Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting March 22-23. Presentations included research related to medical microbiology, environmental microbiology, molecular and …
The College of Natural and Applied Sciences at Missouri State University provided two opportunities recently for undergraduate students to present their research during its annual Undergraduate Research Day and a regional conference for the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and …
Dr. Chris Barnhart, professor of biology, recently presented new research in the field of freshwater mussel conservation and research, which has been his primary research focus for many years. Barnhart and former graduate student Megan Bradley taught a course titled …
Professors Les Reid, Jorge Rebaza and Xingping Sun of the department of mathematics were awarded a three-year grant totaling $298,255 by the National Science Foundation for the “Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Mathematics at Missouri State University (REU)” program. The …
Five Missouri State University chemistry students presented their research at the American Chemical Society Regional Meeting in St. Louis. The meeting took place Oct. 19-21. Chad Hagan and Melissa Hayes, chemistry graduate students, presented “Raman Scattering of Deuterated DNA Nucleosides …
Dr. Brian Weaver, Assistant Professor of Biology, knows how important research is to a successful program at any institution. As a relative newcomer to Missouri State University, Dr. Weaver says he chose this institution for many reasons; an important one, …
Dr. Lynn Robbins, professor of biology, received $50,650 from Ecology and Environment for his project, “Indiana Bat Survey at High Prairie Wind Power.” For several years, Robbins has focused the majority of his research on behavioral patterns of bats.
While Missouri State’s research winery (located at the State Fruit Experiment Station in Mountain Grove, Mo.) sold most of its 2009 inventory, the team is working hard to make its award winning wine for 2010. Last year this quiet branch …
By Geoff Pickle, The Standard Starting as early as the spring semester, students will be able to track Bear Line shuttles via GPS. The project is a joint effort between the computer science department, the Office of Web and New …
By Janelle Bowcock Six biology graduate students traveled to Portland, Ore., Nov. 4-7, 2009, for the 39th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research. They spent three days learning about the ecology, behavior, genetics, physiology and conservation of bats worldwide. …