News and Events – Page 25 – Department of Biology

Biology Alumna and Faculty run workshops at University of Pennsylvania

May 8, 2020

On March 6-8, 2020, two affiliates of the Biology Department ran two workshops at the Special Species Symposium 2020. The Symposium is an annual weekend-long training event for veterinary students interested in exotic animals. This year it was hosted by the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine and...

Graduate Student Michael Rauscher wins 3rd place in the Art of Stem

April 24, 2023

PhD student Michael Rauscher, in Dr. Fox's lab, has won 3rd place in the Art of Stem. His submission was called "Flyalyzer" and it's a screenshot from a program he wrote of the same name for kinematic analysis of Drosophila in tethered flight. It allows him to measure the downstroke...

Two Biology students receive honorable mentions for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

April 2, 2020

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions. Two CWRU Biology students received honorable mentions: Alexis Thornburg ('20) and Jeanette Sullivan ('19). Alexis is completing...

Department of Biology faculty nominated for the 2020 Carl F. Wittke Award

April 24, 2023

Congratulations to the Department of Biology faculty nominated for the 2020 Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Nominees from the department are: Rebecca Benard Susan Burden-Gulley Rich Drushel Barb Kuemerle

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