News and Events – Page 22 – Department of Biology

New NIH grant in the Atit Lab

November 2, 2020

A DIFFERENT ANGLE Biologist Radhika Atit pursues a novel approach to treating a deadly disease BY DAVID LEVIN Fall | Winter 2020 Look closely at the natural world, and you’ll see patterns everywhere. There’s the delicate spiral of flower petals sprouting from a bud. The hexagonal layout of a honeycomb. The highly ordered...

Dr. Mark Willis among scientists interviewed in Mashable article about Asian giant hornets.

October 15, 2020

Don't buy the 'murder hornet' hype Giant hornets, like you, need protein. The two-inch-long wasps Vespa mandarinia — regrettably dubbed “murder hornets” — attack bee colonies because they teem with prey. These hornets are remarkable, tenacious-looking animals. They're the biggest wasps in the world. The problem is they’re native to Asia, but in 2019 and...

Going buggy during the pandemic lockdown.

October 14, 2020

Going Buggy During the Pandemic Lockdown By: Kim Thompson, Research Technician, Willis Lab Kim Thompson, Research Technician in Dr. Mark Willis's lab, with her charges (Manduca Sexta moth and caterpillar). In March 2020, when we first heard that the semester was going to continue remotely, and as students were making arrangements to...

Aquatic Biology, Social Distancing Style

September 24, 2020

An update from Deb Harris, instructor of BIOL 339, Aquatic Biology Lab. Aquatic Bio involves trips to the University Farm. To accommodate bussing to the farm, the students were divided into two groups (allowing students to choose which group). For the in-lab lessons their microscope stations are spread out and...

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