Did you ever take a quiz under water? Wearing a snorkel? The undergraduates enrolled in the Spring 2015 version of BIO 311/312, Ecology and Conservation Biology of Coral Reefs spent their spring break working with faculty at Lighthouse Reef Atoll in Belize, but before they left Biology graduate teaching assistant Benjamin Read more »
Biology graduate alumnus Keith Reinhardt (Ph.D., 2009), now Assistant Professor in Physiological Plant Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences at Idaho State University, is currently receiving media attention for his work on light levels in Appalachian cloud forests. Reinhardt and his collaborators conduct their studies by placing light sensors on fir Read more »
Biology graduate alumnus Dr. Jesse Barber (Ph.D., 2007; now Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University) and colleagues have found that the twirling tips of the luna moth’s tails attract strikes from predatory bats. The joke is on the bat as the tip of the tail is Read more »
Students in BIO367 (Virology) have developed a BuzzFeed quiz that lets you assess how much you know about Ebola. Check it out at Ebola Quiz.
Professor Pat Lord encouraged her students to develop the quiz as part of their preparation for the Ebola: At Home and Abroad Symposium that will be Read more »
WFU undergraduates with science majors sometimes complain that generic job fairs don’t offer opportunities that match their specialized skill sets. This perceived mismatch is being directly addressed by the OPCD with an exciting new event. The first ever WFU STEM SLAM will be held at 6 PM on February 24, 2015, in the Read more »