Through their research, three Missouri State University students are trying to better understand soil and plants, and their connection to the environment. Ophelia Pettington, Daphne Miles and Anna Faust can expand their research work thanks to funding from the Webster Groves Nature Study Society. The organization offers annual scholarships to students in … [Read more...] about Empowering eco-explorers
Congratulations to Dr. Debra Finn for her recent feature in Mind’s Eye magazine. Finn is associate professor of biology at Missouri State University. Finn, along with her students and collaborators, studies the ecology of streams, particularly in the Ozark region. Her research delves into understanding how streams and their inhabitants respond to and recover from … [Read more...] about Dr. Debra Finn featured in Mind’s Eye
A recent trip to Washington, D.C., enabled two Missouri State University students to collaborate with other young scientists. Victoria Ogbeifun and James Wilson attended the 12th annual Emerging Researchers National (ERN) conference. The students attended the conference from March 14-16 along with Dr. Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi, associate professor in MSU's cooperative engineering … [Read more...] about Empowering futures
Missouri State University senior Austin Brown has begun the project of a lifetime – engaging in the Plant the Moon Challenge. With the help of his team members and MSU faculty, he is conducting an experiment that will help NASA scientists gain more knowledge about growing crops on the moon. From Bragg City, Missouri, Brown came to Missouri State to pursue his interest in … [Read more...] about Reaching for goals beyond the horizon
Located in east Springfield, Missouri, Pearson Creek joins the James River, just upstream of Lake Springfield and is part of the water supply for Greene County. Unfortunately, Pearson Creek has been on the State of Missouri Impaired Waters list since 2006. This list, which is maintained by the state in accordance with the federal Clean Water Act, identifies threatened … [Read more...] about Sustaining our streams