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In My Words: Know your turkey better this Thanksgiving
November 29, 2021
In this column distributed by the Ƶ Writers Syndicate, Professor of Biology Dave Gammon offers a closer look at the humble turkey. The column was published by the Burlington Times-News, The Virginian-Pilot, the Lexington Dispatch, the Asheboro Courier-Tribune, the Daily Press of Newport News, Virginia, and was distributed by Yahoo News.
Jen Hamel and David Vandermast co-author study about student learning in study abroad courses that include undergraduate research experiences
November 12, 2021
Hamel and Vandermast, together with co-authors from Dartmouth College and Grinnell College, published a study in the fall 2021 issue of Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, a peer-reviewed journal of the Council of Undergraduate Research.
Planting Prosperity: Lumen Scholar Ashlyn Crain ’22 researches tree-based carbon-reduction strategies
November 12, 2021
Biology major Crain, along with mentor David Vandermast, associate professor of biology, are working on "Mitigating Carbon Emissions: Four Strategies for Sequestering Atmospheric CO2 in Trees" for their Lumen Prize research.
Gammon publishes article about evolution and creation in online Christian magazine
October 18, 2021
Dave Gammon, a professor of biology, just published an article in the online Christian magazine, God and Nature. His article is titled, “Evolutionary insights into human nature – lessons for Christians.”
New Burroughs Wellcome Fund grant to boost Ƶ Explorers STEM program for middle schoolers
October 7, 2021
The three-year. $147,570 grant will help the program to further student engagement and STEM enrichment.
Ƶ biology faculty members coach for STEM success in upcoming info sessions
September 15, 2021
The second "How to succeed in biology (and your other science classes!)" info session is at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21.
Ashlyn Crain ’22 focuses on marine life conservation and education during Edisto Beach internship
September 10, 2021
A Lumen Scholar and Goldwater Scholar, Crain spent the summer at Edisto Beach State Park in South Carolina researching loggerhead sea turtle nests.
Biology faculty member Jen Hamel co-authors study in Behavioral Ecology, a highly-ranked disciplinary journal
August 23, 2021
Hamel and co-authors from the University of Florida published an empirical study in the current issue of the journal.
In My Words: Why Trump voters should choose to take the COVID vaccine
August 17, 2021
In this column distributed by the Ƶ Writers Syndicate, Professor of Biology Dave Gammon makes an argument for getting the COVID-19 vaccine, specifically targeting those who voted for Donald Trump but have not yet been vaccinated. The article was published by the Burlington Times-News and Greensboro News & Record.
Three Ƶ faculty members awarded endowed professorships
August 16, 2021
The professorships, announced during the university's Opening Day for the new academic year, support members of the faculty from a variety of disciplines across the university.