All CNAS students are welcome to attend the CNAS Spring 2020 Kickoff. The event will take place from 3-4:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Level 1 Game Center inside of Plaster Student Union. Pizza, bowling and other games will be included. … [Read more...] about Kick off the spring semester at the CNAS Social
The Central Plains Society of Mammalogists Conference was held on Oct. 12, 2019 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Several Missouri State biology faculty and students attended and made presentations: Sean Maher, assistant professor of biology, attended the meeting. Susan Anderson is an undergraduate student working in the labs of Dr. Chris Lupfer, assistant professor of … [Read more...] about Biology students take home two top awards at mammal conference
The Midwest Yeast Meeting was held on Oct. 5 in Evanston, Illinois. Several biology students presented. Four graduate students and one undergraduate student from Dr. Kyoungtae Kim’s lab presented their research. Kim is an associate dean for CNAS. Cullen Horstmann (graduate): “Transcriptome profile analysis with various nanomaterial in Saccharomyces cerevisiae” Vy … [Read more...] about Biology students present at annual Midwest Yeast Meeting
The Science Slam was held Oct. 2 in St. Louis, Missouri. Cullen Horstmann, biology graduate student in Dr. Kyoungtae Kim’s lab, attended. About the conference A Science Slam is a presentation competition for young scientists from all fields. In 10 minutes, the slammers present their research to a live audience. Unlike a conference or a seminar, this is a more exciting, … [Read more...] about Making science fun
Each year, Sigma Xi gives out grants for students to continue their research. This is through their Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research program. Kammie Voves, a biology graduate student, was awarded $750 this year. About her research Voves investigates food and diet relationships between turtles. Alligator snapping turtle populations are drastically declining due to … [Read more...] about Biology student wins grant money