WFU Biology PhD student Scott Cory, and undergraduate researchers Taylor Catalano and Denas Kisonas (rising sophomores, class of 2019), spent their summer at Roan High Bluff in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. They were studying the ecophysiological mechanisms of mortality of Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) and red spruce (Picea rubens) seedlings. Their Read more »
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Anderson Lab Attends the NAOC
by Susan Fahrbach August 25, 2016
Biology Professor David Anderson’s lab was well represented at the NAOC (North American Ornithological Conference) August 16-20, 2016 in Washington DC. Over 2,000 people attended the NAOC, making it the largest bird conference ever! The titles of the presentations give a good indication of this lab’s seabird expertise, which is now being paired Read more »
WFU Biologist in China
by Susan Fahrbach August 23, 2016
This summer Biology Professor Carole Gibson was invited by the Office of Global Programs to teach in a pilot program at a boarding high school in Suzhou, China. The program offered a college course to Chinese students planning to study in the US so that they could become familiar with American-style teaching, Read more »
Ashley-Ross Quoted on Mudfish Locomotion
by Susan Fahrbach July 9, 2016
Our local expert on vertebrate locomotion, Professor Miriam Ashley-Ross, was quoted on July 8, 2016, in an article on mudfish locomotion titled “Did early land animals get a leg up by using their tails?” The article was published in the Christina Science Monitor. Why study mudskippers? These fish use their front Read more »
Congratulations!
by Susan Fahrbach May 15, 2016
The Wake Forest Department of Biology was well represented at the 2016 Hooding Ceremony of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences held in Wait Chapel on Saturday, May 14. Congratulations to new Ph.D.s Daniel Griffith, Monica Jenks, Kyle Luth, Ben Perlman, and Ashton Trawinski. Warren Boger, Albert Kim, and Read more »