Richard Wilson, an associate professor in the department of plant pathology at the University of Nebraska, will visit Illinois State to give a presentation on his research on the plant fungi pathogen, Magnaporthe oryzae.
Meghan Strange, an M.S. student in the Avian Ecology Laboratory of Professors Scott Sakaluk and Charles Thompson, has been named a 2015 Natural Heritage Resident in the Natural Heritage Division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
William D. Gilliland, an assistant professor in the department of biological sciences at DePaul University, will present some of his research on the dynamics of chromosome segregation in flies. His presentation, Why Four? The Role of the Drosophila Melanogaster Dot Chromosome in Female Meiosis I” will be from 4 to 5 p.m. in Moulton Hall, room 210.
Ximena Bernal, an assistant professor in the department of biological sciences at Purdue University, will give a presentation on her research work on midges.
School of Biological Sciences graduate Richard F. Pfeltz will return to campus this month as part of the Alumni Seminar in Genetics.
John Sedbrook, associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences recently published an Op Ed piece in the Chicago Sun Times, laying out the case for why biofuels are important in attaining a stable and secure energy future.
The 16th Annual Phi Sigma Symposium will be held February 27 with a keynote address by Emory University Biology Professor Jaap de Roode.
Miller Park Zoo has multiple opportunities for students wanting to gain experience working with animals.
Elizabeth Quinn is the 2014–2015 recipient of the Jennifer Grogg Student Teaching Stipend Award. Quinn is currently student-teaching honors biology and environmental science classes at Normal Community High School.
Illinois State University biology and physics labs held demonstrations of nerve cells and pendulums in action at the Alpha Phi Omega Children’s Carnival.
