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  

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