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Saving turtles one conference at a time

October 22, 2019 by Tori York

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

Filed Under: Biology Tagged With: Alicia Mathis, Biology, conference, Day Ligon

Studying endangered turtles in Belize

August 1, 2019 by Tori York

Collectively, turtles are among the most endangered vertebrate groups on the planet, according to Dr. Day Ligon, associate professor of biology at Missouri State. Ligon was recently in Belize studying a turtle species of especially great conservation concern, the critically endangered Central American River Turtle. It Is locally known as the Hicatee. About his … [Read more...] about Studying endangered turtles in Belize

Filed Under: Biology Tagged With: Alumni, Biology, Day Ligon, Research

Biology students present, win award

July 27, 2019 by Tori York

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

Filed Under: Biology Tagged With: Awards, Biology, conference, Day Ligon, Research

Biology Bears find a new home

April 26, 2019 by Tori York

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

Filed Under: Biology Tagged With: Alicia Mathis, Babur Mirza, Biology, Brian Greene, Day Ligon, Deb Finn, Kyoungtae Kim, La Toya Kissoon-Charles, Laszlo Kovacs, Sean Maher, Students

Biology students present research at Bull Shoals Field Station

November 6, 2018 by Tori York

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

Filed Under: Biology, Bull Shoals Field Station (BSFS) Tagged With: Alicia Mathis, Biology, Brian Greene, Bull Shoals Field Station, Chris Lupfer, Day Ligon

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