Bioscience faculty, student researchers attend, present at Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society

Bioscience faculty members Chris Merkord, Michael Aho, and Donna Bruns Stockrahm attended the Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society (TWS) on Feb 12-14, 2018 in St. Cloud, Minn. Seventeen Bioscience research students and members of the MSUM student chapter of TWS also attended the conference and 16 of them presented 7 different posters of their research. Two […]

Sumali Pandey awarded $25,000 grant

Sumali Pandey, Biosciences Department, has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the High Plains Intermountain Center for Agriculture Health and Safety (HICAHS), to support her research on epigenetic and transcriptomic events associated with mold exposures. Mold related exposures are frequent in a farm environment, and this research will benefit the diagnostic and therapeutic decision making process in the agricultural community. […]

Bee Wisenden publishes paper in Clinical Anatomy journal

Bee Wisenden (Biosciences Department) published a peer-reviewed paper in the journal Clinical Anatomy entitled “Emotional response of undergraduates to cadaver dissection.” This research was based on the experiences of MSUM students enrolled in BIOL 323 Human Anatomy. Cadaver dissection evokes an emotional response that affects some students more than others, and can be a barrier to learning. In this paper, […]

Symposium for Strong Summer Scholars

Friday, Oct. 6 | 2-3 p.m. | Hagen 104 Strong Summer Research Scholars will be recognized at a symposium on Friday, Oct. 6 from 2-3 p.m., in Hagen 104. Student Researchers and faculty mentors will be honored. Posters highlighting their summer research projects will be on display. Learn about their research projects, and more about the Strong Scholars Research awards.  Refreshments […]

BIOL 335 informational meeting

Friday, Sept. 22 | 2-3 p.m. | Langseth 118 There will be an informational meeting on Friday, Sept. 22 in Langseth Hall 118 at 2 p.m. to discuss BIOL 335 Tropical Conservation Biology. This course is offered in the spring semester and includes a 12-day trip to Costa Rica over spring break (March 1-12). This course is 3cr, LASC goal […]