College of Arts and Sciences

Intersections SOURCE poster winners in the Life Sciences on December 6th included two students conducting research in the Department of Biology. 1st place: Alexa Smith, Haltere synchronization and frequency in flies. Faculty Mentor: Jessica Fox, Biology Department. (1st place tie with Jeanette Sullivan, Biology student doing research in the School of Medicine).   2nd...

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Biology BA/MS alumnus Russell Engleman recently published an article in the journal Paleobiology that was selected for open access. The editors choose a handful of manuscripts every year to waive the open access fee, essentially making them free open access. The manuscripts that are chosen are generally deemed scientifically significant...

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James E. Zull, professor emeritus in the biology department, died Oct. 27, at age 80. Among his many contributions during his 48 years on the faculty (1966–2014), Zull explored what brain science reveals about the nature of learning, and he made his conclusions accessible to educators in two influential...

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Drs. Sarah Diamond and Ryan Martin were included in a small group of researchers featured in a Wired Magazine article discussing how cities are causing species to evolve. You can find the article here: https://www.wired.com/story/urban-wildlife-evolution-climate-change/  

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