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Supporting research among underrepresented STEM scholars

June 2, 2021 by Ashley Lenahan

A young woman wearing a blazer types on the keyboard of her laptop. Photo by Christina Morillo from Pexels.

Advancing STEM research requires building connections between contributors.  The 2021 Missouri Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MOLSAMP) Undergraduate Research Symposium, which took place April 9-11, allowed participating STEM scholars to present their research and extend their networks.   Eight students from the Missouri State University MoLSAMP … [Read more...] about Supporting research among underrepresented STEM scholars

Filed Under: Biology, Chemistry, CNAS faculty, CNAS students, Geography Geology and Planning, Mathematics, STEM Tagged With: Adam Wanekaya, Avery Russell, Daniel Padilla, Dorian DeHart, First Year Scholars program, Kaylene Reyes, Kyoungtae Kim, Laszlo Kovacs, Melida Gutierrez, Mikala Meadows, MoLSAMP program, Nikolay Gerasimchuk, Ramona Gomez, Steven Senger, Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi, Vanessa Morales

Congratulations to the 2020 CNAS Undergraduate Research Symposium award winners

November 19, 2020 by Ashley Lenahan

An award medallion labeled "winner."

The College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) hosted the 2020 CNAS Undergraduate Research Symposium Nov. 12-16.   We are grateful to all who took part in the event and would like to offer special recognition to all who won awards at the symposium.  About the award winners  Award winners at the symposium include:  Biology: … [Read more...] about Congratulations to the 2020 CNAS Undergraduate Research Symposium award winners

Filed Under: Biology, Chemistry, CNAS faculty, CNAS students, Geography Geology and Planning, Hospitality Leadership, Physics Astronomy and Materials Science Tagged With: 2020 CNAS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Abilene Mosher, Autumn Pilarski, Avery Russell, Bob Pavlowsky, Chelsey Traylor, Chris Lupfer, Dorian DeHart, Gary Meints, Giselle Campos, Glory Ehie, Hannah Eads, Kaylene Reyes, Keiichi Yoshimatsu, Kyoungtae Kim, Laszlo Kovacs, Melida Gutierrez, Meredith Vogel, Nayeon Son, Ridwan Sakidja, Sarah Morrison, Tyler McGilvry-James, Victoria Davenport, Yadira Gaibor, Yoshimasa Nancy Kageyama

Congratulations to the biology department

October 13, 2020 by Ashley Lenahan

A microscope rests on lab table.

The past few months have been impressive for Missouri State’s biology department.   Several biology professors, students and alumni have co-authored publications during that time.    We are grateful for their contributions to the scientific community.  About the publications  The recent publications co-authored by biology professors, students and alumni include:  … [Read more...] about Congratulations to the biology department

Filed Under: Biology, CNAS faculty, CNAS Staff Tagged With: Alicia Mathis, Amber Hunter, Anne Fennell, Ben Dalton, Chris Lupfer, Courtney Coleman, Daniel Hunter, Gaurab Bhattarai, Haiying Zhou, Hasan Zaki, Hazar Abusalamah, Jason Londo, Jay McEntee, Jessica Reel, John Gordon Burleigh, John Morley, Junwei Du, Kenzie Medley, Kiana Shahverdi, Laszlo Kovacs, Lauren Cornelison, Leland Sudlow, Matthew Wood, Meagan Rippee-Brooks, Mikhail Berezin, Neelima Chelliboina, Nikolay Gerasimchuk, Orion Peterson, Paras Anand, Paul Durham, Rachel Settle, Riley Marcinczyk, Sara Woodman, Sonal Singhal, Stephanie Dannen, Xiaopeng Qi

New greenhouse means new research

September 19, 2019 by Tori York

Students and plants in greenhouse

CNAS is incredibly excited to have a brand-new, state-of-the-art greenhouse. We outgrew our old one. Now, we have a larger, compartmentalized and automated structure. Dr. Laszlo Kovacs, professor of biology, says this is a needed addition. There is more botanical research in biology and chemistry. “Plants are key to solving the most important problems humanity faces … [Read more...] about New greenhouse means new research

Filed Under: Biology Tagged With: Alexander Wait, Avery Russell, Babur Mirza, Cyren Rico, La Toya Kissoon-Charles, Laszlo Kovacs, Michelle Bowe

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

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