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Congratulations to the 2020 CNAS Undergraduate Research Symposium award winners

November 19, 2020 by Ashley Lenahan

An award medallion labeled "winner."

The College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) hosted the 2020 CNAS Undergraduate Research Symposium Nov. 12-16.   We are grateful to all who took part in the event and would like to offer special recognition to all who won awards at the symposium.  About the award winners  Award winners at the symposium include:  Biology: … [Read more...] about Congratulations to the 2020 CNAS Undergraduate Research Symposium award winners

Filed Under: Biology, Chemistry, CNAS faculty, CNAS students, Geography Geology and Planning, Hospitality Leadership, Physics Astronomy and Materials Science Tagged With: 2020 CNAS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Abilene Mosher, Autumn Pilarski, Avery Russell, Bob Pavlowsky, Chelsey Traylor, Chris Lupfer, Dorian DeHart, Gary Meints, Giselle Campos, Glory Ehie, Hannah Eads, Kaylene Reyes, Keiichi Yoshimatsu, Kyoungtae Kim, Laszlo Kovacs, Melida Gutierrez, Meredith Vogel, Nayeon Son, Ridwan Sakidja, Sarah Morrison, Tyler McGilvry-James, Victoria Davenport, Yadira Gaibor, Yoshimasa Nancy Kageyama

Bias as behavior: Understanding cultural competency

August 6, 2020 by Ashley Lenahan

Flags hang from banister of building.

Dr. Avery Russell, assistant professor of biology, attended the national meeting of the Animal Behavior Society (ABS) in August of 2019 in Chicago. Russell co-hosted a diversity workshop on cultural competency at the meeting. Dr. Cameron Jones and doctoral student Montrai Spikes also led the event. “The goal of the workshop was to increase retention of underrepresented … [Read more...] about Bias as behavior: Understanding cultural competency

Filed Under: Biology, CNAS faculty Tagged With: Aimee Dunlap, Avery Russell, Cameron Jones, Chris Schell, Erica Westerman, Montrai Spikes, Patricia Brennan, Rebecca Calisi, Zuleyma Tang-Martinez

From ploy to pollination: How flowers plant tricks on bees

July 2, 2020 by Ashley Lenahan

Like other living creatures, plants are capable of deceit. Dr. Avery Russell, assistant professor of biology, studies how some plants deceive insects through a process called floral mimicry. About his research In plants that engage in floral mimicry, flowers mimic other flowers to trick insects into pollinating them. The pollen the insects spread fertilizes flowers and … [Read more...] about From ploy to pollination: How flowers plant tricks on bees

Filed Under: Biology, CNAS faculty Tagged With: Avery Russell

New greenhouse means new research

September 19, 2019 by Tori York

Students and plants in greenhouse

CNAS is incredibly excited to have a brand-new, state-of-the-art greenhouse. We outgrew our old one. Now, we have a larger, compartmentalized and automated structure. Dr. Laszlo Kovacs, professor of biology, says this is a needed addition. There is more botanical research in biology and chemistry. “Plants are key to solving the most important problems humanity faces … [Read more...] about New greenhouse means new research

Filed Under: Biology Tagged With: Alexander Wait, Avery Russell, Babur Mirza, Cyren Rico, La Toya Kissoon-Charles, Laszlo Kovacs, Michelle Bowe

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