Professor Gloria Muday, and students Bethany Pan, and Par Ranjbar recently won a national contest sponsored by the American Society of Plant Biologists to develop teaching tools that can be used in K-12 and college level biology which teaches about the effects of climate change, drought, and water deficit on Read more »
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Muday, Pan, Ranjbar Win National Teaching Tools Competition
Diving into Biodiversity
By WILL FERGUSON Office of Communications and External Relations
Victoria Erb stood in the back of the boat with her classmates and watched three sharks cut through the crystal clear water of Belize’s Great Blue Hole. The senior biology major then did the one thing the vast majority of people in this Read more »
Still Life vs. Real Life
Where Science meets Art, you will find Biologists!
Biology professor Kathy Kron and the 11 students enrolled in her course Biology 105: Plants & People incorporate the study of plants and their stylized depiction in art. Students are given the chance to study excellent examples of artistic still life paintings and Read more »
Deacon Profile: David Anderson
The Old Gold and Black recently ran a short piece on Professor David J. Anderson. Dr. Anderson answers questions about why he is at Wake Forest, what he enjoys about teaching, and some interesting facts from his prolific research career.
Since 1982, I have been studying a population of seabirds called Read more »
Red Plus Red Equals Green?
The Winston Salem Journal recognized Department of Biology outreach efforts directed by Gloria Muday and Carole Browne engaging WFU undergraduates to become teachers of science classes in the local schools. WFU students Kathleen Quigley (PhD. candidate) and Ashlyn Whitlock (senior) were also interviewed.
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