When we go spelunking or watch Halloween movies, we think about bats. Some of our scientists in biology think about bats more than the average human. Dr. Tom Tomasi and two of his graduate students went to the North American Society for Bat Research (NASBR) conference Oct. 24-27 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. About their research All three presenters focus on … [Read more...] about Saving bats one fungus at a time
Femila Manoj recently received $750 from Beta Beta Beta Research Foundation. She will use that grant for her research on endophytic bacteria. About her research Manoj is studying the diversity of rhizobia, a nitrogen-fixing bacteria. She is also looking at non-rhizobia endophytes within the root nodules of soybeans. It’s been hard to study rhizobia and non-rhizobia … [Read more...] about Biology student wins grant to study bacteria
The Missouri Herpetological Association (MHA) held their annual meeting Sept. 29 at Missouri State’s Bull Shoals Field Station. Several Missouri State undergraduate and graduate students presented at the meeting. An * denotes those who presented at the meeting. Authors who are not a part of Missouri State will have their college noted at the end. Ethan C. Hollender*, … [Read more...] about Biology students present research at Bull Shoals Field Station
The Professional Science Master’s (PSM) program is unique. Combining business and science, it makes students more marketable. Instead of a thesis, students complete internship hours at local sites, like the Missouri Highway Patrol lab. Dr. Kyoungtae Kim, associate dean of CNAS, toured CoxHealth and Clinvest to learn about internship opportunities. He brought along four … [Read more...] about Students tour research facilities
The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) held their annual meeting in Denver, Colorado, this year. Dr. La Toya Kissoon-Charles, assistant professor of biology, and two of her students, Indigo Tran and Christine Cornish, presented at the meeting. The presenter is noted by the * symbol: Macrophyte and atrazine presence in agricultural, conservation, and golf course … [Read more...] about Annual conference, new experiences