This May at graduation, we say goodbye and congratulations to many of our students. You’re all off to bright futures. We hope we have prepared you for what is next. For 12 of our biology students, the future includes PhD programs. “Admission to PhD programs in biology is extremely competitive. It requires a stellar academic record and a substantial research record that … [Read more...] about Biology Bears find a new home
The Missouri Herpetological Association (MHA) held their annual meeting Sept. 29 at Missouri State’s Bull Shoals Field Station. Several Missouri State undergraduate and graduate students presented at the meeting. An * denotes those who presented at the meeting. Authors who are not a part of Missouri State will have their college noted at the end. Ethan C. Hollender*, … [Read more...] about Biology students present research at Bull Shoals Field Station
A lot of people find snakes scary or gross. Ciera McCoy, a graduate biology student, uses them to learn more about diseases. McCoy presented part of her master’s thesis at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Rochester, New York, July 11-15. About her research McCoy looks at viruses that mosquitoes carry and can make humans sick and sometimes be … [Read more...] about Using cottonmouths to track down disease
Wendy Evans did not have a traditional path to the workforce. She started at a community college, where she completed several years of her undergraduate before transferring to Missouri State. Making her statement At Missouri State, big things were in store for her. She had little research experience, yet she joined the lab of Dr. Brian Greene, associate professor … [Read more...] about Caring for our four-legged service members
Dr. Alicia Mathis and biology graduate and undergraduate students traveled to Milwaukee to present at the national annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society (ABS). The meeting was held on Aug. 2-6 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Mathis presented research on salamander behavior alongside graduate students, Katy Gardner, Stephanie Morrison and lab staff member … [Read more...] about Biology presents animal behavior research at national meeting