The second annual Missouri Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (MOLSAMP) Conference was March 8-10 in Jefferson City, Missouri. MOLSAMP encourages minorities to enter STEM fields and works to ensure their successful academic retention and graduation. This conference serves as a forum for undergraduate students from the Missouri State LSAMP alliance institutions … [Read more...] about Keeping minorities in STEM fields
This May at graduation, we say goodbye and congratulations to many of our students. You’re all off to bright futures. We hope we have prepared you for what is next. For 12 of our biology students, the future includes PhD programs. “Admission to PhD programs in biology is extremely competitive. It requires a stellar academic record and a substantial research record that … [Read more...] about Biology Bears find a new home
The laboratory of Dr. Christopher Lupfer, assistant professor of biology, recently published a paper on secondary infections. Several people contributed to this research, including: Graduate students in Lupfer’s lab Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center Researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Cox Hospital He and his … [Read more...] about Double trouble: How the flu becomes deadly
More than 15 Missouri State students attended the Missouri Natural Resources Conference (MNRC) Feb. 5-7. The conference stands apart due to its collaborative nature. Rather than one specialty, all science fields are interested in attending. Both biology and geology, geography and planning attended the conference. “Natural resource management needs cooperation among … [Read more...] about Learn from the best: Meet professionals in the industry
Climate change affects everything, from plant life, water resources and sustaining human life as we know it. Dr. Deb Finn, assistant professor of biology at Missouri State University, studies flowing-water environments. She’s been studying streams and animals that rely on glaciers for more than a decade. Mighty glacier to puddle of water Finn started studying … [Read more...] about Studying glacier effects before they’re gone