The Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America was held Sept. 22-25 in Phoenix, Arizona. Several students presented their research. Graduate students Jordan Cruzan Tyler Engelbart Jeannie Fehr Charlie Hoffman Sage Muttel Derek Spurgeon Jordan Vega Undergraduate students Lauren Bohannon Sarah Hudson Mary Humphries … [Read more...] about Alumni, students, faculty gather at geology conference
A hammer, a blue ribbon and $3,800—That's how Sage Muttel proves her research is going well. Awards and grants In September, Muttel attended the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Student Expo in Houston, Texas, and was awarded first place for her presentation. She also earned $500 for her research. “Sage competed against 300 other students from 30 … [Read more...] about Sage Muttel: Award winning researcher, student
The Midwest Yeast Meeting was held on Oct. 5 in Evanston, Illinois. Several biology students presented. Four graduate students and one undergraduate student from Dr. Kyoungtae Kim’s lab presented their research. Kim is an associate dean for CNAS. Cullen Horstmann (graduate): “Transcriptome profile analysis with various nanomaterial in Saccharomyces cerevisiae” Vy … [Read more...] about Biology students present at annual Midwest Yeast Meeting
Dr. Keiichi Yoshimatsu, assistant professor of chemistry, attended the workshop on Physical Science Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (Physical Science CURE institute) this year in Tucson, Arizona. The Physical Science CURE institute was facilitated by researchers who are leading the CURE Network 2 (CUREnet2) project. The project is supported by National Science … [Read more...] about Adding research into undergraduate lab courses
The Turtles Survival Alliance Conference was held Aug. 4-8 in Tuscon, Arizona. Several biology faculty, students and alumni attended: Melisa Blasky, graduate student Anthony Grate, undergraduate Sam Hannabass, graduate student Ethan Hollander, graduate student Day Ligon, professor of biology Donald McKnight, alumnus Denise Thompson, research associate … [Read more...] about Saving turtles one conference at a time