Event for Pre-Vets

Dr. Weale from Lincoln Memorial University is coming to speak to the Pre-Vet Club on November 18th at 5 pm in Life Sciences 137.

Majors Fair: Biology will be represented at the Majors Fair on September 14. This takes place 11 AM - 1 PM on the Humanities Quad. Still undecided about your major or want to talk to someone about your existing biology major? Come ask questions for food.

Dr. Mark Running was recently awarded an NSF award for his work entitled: “Cell Adhesion and Fate Determination in Physcomitrella Patens.” This grant studies the genetic processes involved in making different specialized cell types in early land plants.

Biology graduate student Matthew Reid, in Dr. Sarah Emery's lab, was awarded the 2015 Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration. This award will assist Matthew with his dissertation work on the effects of invasive plant species on soil communities in Great Lakes sand dunes.

Dr. Sarah Emery was recently awarded a USDA grant entitled “Can soil biodiversity increase biofuel feedstock production and ecosystem services on marginal lands?” The grant will fund research evaluating ecosystem services provided by soil organisms associated with switchgrass and other perennial biofuel crops.

• Megan DeVries and Dr. J. Alexander: Effects of nonionized ammonia on the behavior of a locally declining freshwater snail.
• Matthew L. Reid and Dr. S. Emery: Can exotic plant invasion be facilitated by below ground tri-trophic interactions?