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Saving the turtles: Three graduate students secure international conservation funds  

March 24, 2022 by Strategic Communication

Beneath the surface in the waters of Belize, you’ll find the endangered Central American River turtle and occasionally Missouri State University students.   These students, under Dr. Day Ligon’s guidance, received extensive competitive grant funding to complete research projects at Ligon’s field station in Belize. Ligon is a biology professor at MSU.  Cora Dyslin, biology … [Read more...] about Saving the turtles: Three graduate students secure international conservation funds  

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Research connecting noise, hearing loss and migraines

March 2, 2022 by Strategic Communication

Does everything seem extraordinarily loud? It could be a migraine settling in.  The connection between migraines and the auditory system has often been overlooked. But new research at Missouri State University is making a big bang.  Dr. Wafaa Kaf, audiology professor, is collaborating with Dr. Paul Durham, distinguished professor of biology and director of the Center for … [Read more...] about Research connecting noise, hearing loss and migraines

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Natural resource social scientist dives into how decisions affect wildlife

March 1, 2022 by Olivia C. Prost

A passion for the planet, a desire to dig into research, and a love for a global Peace Corps experience: Alumna Brooke McWherter considers these the building blocks for designing her world-changing career.  McWherter, B.S. biology 2013, studied and researched wildlife biology alongside Dr. Day Ligon and Dr. Alicia Mathis when she was at Missouri State … [Read more...] about Natural resource social scientist dives into how decisions affect wildlife

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