The 98th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) was a chance to see some familiar faces and discuss a common interest: mammals. The meeting was held June 25-27 at Kansas State University. Drs. Sean Maher, assistant professor of biology, and Tom Tomasi, professor of biology, took several of their current and recent graduate students. Casey Adkins, … [Read more...] about Current and former biology students attend conference
Streams do not take up much area of the earth, but they are important for connecting people. Streams are hotspots of diversity and function. Dr. Deb Finn knows there are more to streams than meets the eye. That's why she and her students research streams. The Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) held their annual meeting May 20-24 in Detroit, Michigan. Finn, assistant … [Read more...] about Biology shares stream research at conference
Dr. Alexander Wait looks at a forest. More specifically, he looks at the forest floor. He looks at leaves, flowers, and acorns to figure out how healthy a forest is. Wait then uses this research to learn how engineered nanomaterials affect plants and the animals that eat them. Wait talks about his research in his Mind's Eye piece. Read the rest of the … [Read more...] about Read the leaves: How plants respond to the world
Undergraduate research has high importance in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences. Many undergraduate students not only have the opportunity to perform research but also present it. Jordan Heiman, a senior biology major, presented her research in May. About the symposium Heiman attended the Symposium on Biogeochemistry of Wetlands in Coral Springs, … [Read more...] about Opportunity knocks: Undergraduate research
Natural: So many foods, cosmetics, cleaners and drugs claim this status. But why does it matter? Dr. Paul Durham, distinguished professor and director of the Center for Biomedical and Life Sciences at Missouri State, Hunter Sheckley, graduate conducting research in Durham’s lab, and Yan Li Fan, visiting scholar from China, discuss recent research. Can plants replace … [Read more...] about How natural substances can tip the scales in favor of your health