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Biology News Archive


  • SPU alumnus featured in Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation video

    Sep 27, 2022

    Sarah Daman (BS Ecology, 2021) has been working with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and New Mexico Game and Fish employees to study the impact of gray wolves on the elk population in the Gila National Forest. In on September 23, 2022, Sarah is shown weighing and tagging newborn elk calves. Calves will be monitored to better understand the dynamics of the elk herd. Sarah can be seen in the video from timestamps 6:55 鈥� 7:41 and at 10:10.

  • Applications to the BioCORE Scholars program now open

    Sep 26, 2022

    The Biology department is happy to announce that applications for the BioCORE Scholars program are now open. The application form and should be completed by Oct. 28, 2022. Questions about the program may be directed to Dr. Elena Brezynski, program director, at brezynskie@spu.edu.

  • Students participate in coral reef restoration in Bali, Indonesia

    Aug 31, 2022

    A group of SPU students, led by Professors of Biology, Dr. Tim Nelson and Dr. Janet Bester-Meredith, are participating in a new Global Studies program in Bali, Indonesia. In this three-week study abroad program, students are learning from Indonesian conservationists about efforts to restore coral reef habitats damaged by climate change and other factors. Students have participated in SCUBA dives to collect and transplant new coral, are analyzing data from ongoing studies, and are participating in cultural experiences during their trip.

  • Two publications from Biology faculty

    Aug 31, 2022

    Two Biology faculty were co-authors on research published this summer. Dr. John Douglass, Assistant Professor of Biology, was a co-author on a paper published in the in June 2022. This study, in collaboration with the Thaler Lab at the University of Washington, investigated the neuroscience of susceptibility to obesity. Dr. Janet Bester-Meredith, Professor of Biology, was a co-author on a paper published in the in July 2022. This study, in collaboration with researchers at Pomona College, investigated the relative contributions of environmental and biological factors toward sex-specific song development in wrens.