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
Dr. Yoshimasa (Nancy) Kageyama attended the Asia Pacific CHRIE (APacCHRIE) and Europe CHRIE (EuroCHIRE) Joint Conference May 23 in Hong Kong. The conference was hosted by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. More than 740 people attended from more than 40 countries. About the conference Kageyama, assistant professor of hospitality … [Read more...] about Hospitality professor explores hotel price points
Erin Bereyso, a civil engineering major, attended the World Environmental and Water Resources institute (ERWI) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 19-23. Bereyso presented a poster at ERWI and won second place. “This was a tremendous achievement, as I was competing against graduate students from around the world,” Bereyso said. About her research Her research focused … [Read more...] about Engineering student works to keep freshwater safe
Dr. Razib Iqbal recently presented at the International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications (SIGMAP). The conference took place July 26-28 in Prague, Czech Republic. Iqbal, assistant professor of computer science, presented a paper at the conference. About Iqbal’s research Iqbal presented about a new framework for virtual (VR) and augmented reality … [Read more...] about Iqbal presents on virtual and augmented reality
Kammie Voves and Sam Hannabass, both biology graduate students in Dr. Day Ligon’s turtle ecology lab, traveled to Chihuahua, Mexico to attend the 66th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists (SWAN). About the presentations Hannabass gave an oral presentation over her research comparing the physiological condition of alligator snapping turtles living in … [Read more...] about Biology students present, win award