News and Events – Page 19 – Department of Biology

CWRU undergrad publishes study on millipedes in Costa Rica

September 9, 2021

Shane Cooley (B.A. Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism, 2021) is the lead author of a new study, entitled "Microhabitat partitioning is driven by preferences, not competition, in two Costa Rican millipede species," published in the Journal of Tropical Ecology. He conducted his research as part of a study abroad course...

Dr. Ron Oldfield leads discovery of new invasive fish

June 14, 2021

Second ‘Cichlid’ fish species—native to Mexico—now threatening waters of southern United States, invading waterways in Louisiana. Read the article in the Daily here.

Jessica Fox honored with 2021 John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Mentoring

April 24, 2023

Jessica Fox “makes scientists,” but her approach to mentoring focuses on a student’s entire well-being, not just their scientific knowledge. Read the rest of this article from The Daily here. here

Online learning during the pandemic – Research from the Department of Biology

May 6, 2021

Online Learning During the Pandemic Did online learning during the Covid Pandemic magnify disparities among students and increase stress, and if so, did this translate to lower academic performance? Research conducted by students Madeline Balman (Department of Biology) and Claire Reynolds (Department of Chemistry), both members of Dr. Barbara Kuemerle’s...

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