News and Events – Page 24 – Department of Biology

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...

Dr. Sarah Bagby part of team of researchers who were collectively awarded $12.5 million from the NSF.

September 1, 2020

Case Western Reserve University is one among 14 universities from around the globe that have collectively been awarded $12.5 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a new Biology Integration Institute (BII) to study the feedbacks between microbial ecosystems and climate change. The five-year project, called EMERGE, for “EMergent Ecosystem...

Shopping cart