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Department of Biological Sciences

Research Fellowship Award to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Undergrad Supports Summer Microbiology Research on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Found on Rats
Environmental Science and Design Research Institute
ASM undergrad fellow Gerbig and Dr. Smith test for Staphylococcus in the lab

City rats are unlikely to be on anyone's list of favorite animals, but researching exactly how they are problematic for public health provided a unique opportunity this past summer for Gracen Gerbig, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ junior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology.

NSF Award Funds Sensor Research at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s New Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Kent Campus
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ researchers Elda and Torsten Hegmann pose with one of the sensors they created that detects toxic gases. The sensors can be made any shape or size and require no power to function.

Thanks to a rare Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ researchers in the new Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute will be able to work with partners at Merck Performance Materials to advance life-saving sensory technology.

BSCI faculty member shares insights into road salt contamination of freshwater
Biological Sciences

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions About Global Change
Division of Research & Economic Development
Dave Costello, Ph.D., (left), assistant professor in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Devan Mathie (right), an undergraduate honors student, stand in Wahoo Ditch in Ravenna, Ohio.

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions About Global Change
Kent Campus
Dave Costello, Ph.D., (left), assistant professor in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Devan Mathie (right), an undergraduate honors student, stand in Wahoo Ditch in Ravenna, Ohio.

The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on river-based ecosystems.

Kinsman-Costello Named as New Director of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's Center for Ecology and Natural Resources Sustainability
Environmental Science and Design Research Institute
Students perform environmental research in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ natural areas

Researchers Reveal How Loss of South African Grasslands to Shrubs Could Affect the Soil and Atmosphere
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Grassland in Magersfontein (near Kimberley, South Africa), 1900

Researchers Reveal How Loss of South African Grasslands to Shrubs Could Affect the Soil and Atmosphere
Environmental Science and Design Research Institute
Grassland in Magersfontein (near Kimberley, South Africa), 1900

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Biologist Wins Grant to Study Neurological Roots of Chronic Stress and Fear
Kent Campus
John D. Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ, received a three-year, $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health.

New Study by °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Researcher to Examine Role of Oxytocin in the Developing Brain
Kent Campus
Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ, was awarded a $450,000 grant to study how oxytocin affects the development of the female and male brain.

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