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
Kammie Voves and Sam Hannabass, both biology graduate students in Dr. Day Ligon’s turtle ecology lab, traveled to Chihuahua, Mexico to attend the 66th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists (SWAN). About the presentations Hannabass gave an oral presentation over her research comparing the physiological condition of alligator snapping turtles living in … [Read more...] about Biology students present, win award
We have a new addition to the chemistry department instrumentation park. Please welcome our new Horiba spectrofluorometer. What is a spectrofluorometer? A spectrofluorometer is an optical instrument that measures light emanating from chemical substances in liquid or solid states. A typical spectrophotometer uses a light beam that goes directly through the sample. Our new … [Read more...] about New equipment helps students, research
We travel to different states, climates and countries to share and learn about our field. Missouri Inorganic Day is a one-day conference that hosts faculty, students and postdocs from Missouri and neighboring states like Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. It is held in Missouri each year at different universities. This year it was at Washington University in St. Louis, … [Read more...] about Stay close, learn a lot
Dr. Albert Barreda recently presented at a conference in Taipei, Taiwan. The 2019 International Conference on Business, Economics and Management in the Age of Intelligence (ICBEM) was June 3-5 at the Chihlee University of Technology. About Barreda’s presentation Barreda, assistant professor of hospitality leadership, presented his research, “The Effect of Employee … [Read more...] about How to get repeat customers