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Alumna Krissy Sardina wins Early Career Professional of the Year Award

November 18, 2021 by Ashley Lenahan

A woman operates a fishing rod. The sea is visible in the background.Photo by Laura Stanley from Pexels.

Biology Bear grads often lead careers at least in part working behind the lens of a microscope.   Their impressive professional achievements should also be brought into focus.   This includes the work of biology alumna Krissy Sardina. She recently received the Early Career Professional of the Year Award from the Southwest Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife … [Read more...] about Alumna Krissy Sardina wins Early Career Professional of the Year Award

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Breeding the bite for survival

June 1, 2020 by Ashley Lenahan

alligator snapping turtle takes bite test

Good breeding is important, even for turtles.   In the midwest, the alligator snapping turtle became trapped to near extinction decades ago.  Since then, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has attempted to restore the turtles’ populations in captive breeding programs.   These programs' facilities often serve as only temporary homes for the declining … [Read more...] about Breeding the bite for survival

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Biology student wins grant money

November 6, 2019 by Tori York

Each year, Sigma Xi gives out grants for students to continue their research. This is through their Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research program. Kammie Voves, a biology graduate student, was awarded $750 this year. About her research Voves investigates food and diet relationships between turtles. Alligator snapping turtle populations are drastically declining due to … [Read more...] about Biology student wins grant money

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Saving turtles one conference at a time

October 24, 2019 by Tori York

The Turtles Survival Alliance Conference was held Aug. 4-8 in Tuscon, Arizona. Several biology faculty, students and alumni attended: Melisa Blasky, graduate student Anthony Grate, undergraduate Sam Hannabass, graduate student Ethan Hollander, graduate student Day Ligon, professor of biology Donald McKnight, alumnus Denise Thompson, research associate … [Read more...] about Saving turtles one conference at a time

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alicia Mathis, awards, biology, conference, Day Ligon

Studying endangered turtles in Belize

August 3, 2019 by Tori York

Collectively, turtles are among the most endangered vertebrate groups on the planet, according to Dr. Day Ligon, associate professor of biology at Missouri State. Ligon was recently in Belize studying a turtle species of especially great conservation concern, the critically endangered Central American River Turtle. It Is locally known as the Hicatee. About his … [Read more...] about Studying endangered turtles in Belize

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: alumni, biology, Day Ligon, research

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