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Cleveland Collaboration: Local High Schooler and CWRU PhD Candidate Publish on Dung Beetle Ecology

A collaboration between CWRU PhD candidate Rachel Stone, and Hathaway Brown High School student Gabriella Joseph resulted in the publication of a scientific article "Whose poos do Northeastern Ohio dung beetles choose?" in The Coleopterists Bulletin. The study investigated the food preferences of Ohio's native dung beetles in forest habitats....

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Saliha Ahmad Publishes Work on the Protective Benefits of Fungal Communities Against Root Rot Disease in Plants.

Phytophthora cinnamomi causes root rot in Rhododendron species, and it is crucial to study beneficial fungal species in the soil that can combat disease. PhD Student Saliha Ahmad worked on the soil fungal communities involved in suppression of the disease and the enhancement of plant survival. She found a...

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