The California floater mussel, a native freshwater mussel, is on its way to extinction. But Dr. Chris Barnhart, distinguished professor of biology at Missouri State University, is working with ecologist Jonathan Young and a team of others, to reintroduce the California floater mussel to Mountain Lake, — a tiny 2,000-year-old natural lake located on the southern edges of San … [Read more...] about Reintroducing the California floater mussel
The College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) at Missouri State University and Discovery Center of Springfield (DCS) share a love of science. For this reason, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, CNAS initiated and organized a donation drive among the college’s student organizations to benefit DCS. About the donation The collected donation items included paper towels, … [Read more...] about Donating to further discoveries
Financial freedom, a smaller footprint, real ownership, less maintenance and minimalism. These are some of the drivers for the tiny house movement. Dr. Krista Evans, assistant professor of geography and planning at Missouri State University, researches this phenomena. When she moved to Missouri State, Springfield was in the early development of Eden Village. That’s when … [Read more...] about How tiny house communities serve homeless
This year was our second Springfield Public Schools (SPS) Elementary Science Olympiad. More than 180 students from 10 SPS elementary schools gathered Nov. 16 at Missouri State University to learn more about science. College of Natural and Applied Sciences professors, students and staff were judges for events including egg drop and water filtration. Ann Wallenmeyer, … [Read more...] about Second Elementary Science Olympiad a success
If you lived on top of a sinkhole, would you want to know? “When a house falls into a sinkhole, neighbors clamor for information. They ask if their house is next,” said Dr. Doug Gouzie, geology professor at Missouri State University. “It’s unimaginable and devastating, but I think they might not really want the answer to that question.” Gouzie studies land formations, like … [Read more...] about Sinking suspicions: Predicting future disasters