Krista Kirkham MS ’05, Laura Zimmerman MS ’09 PhD’13, and Sandrine Clairadin BS’09 MS ’12 will be returning to the ISU campus to participate in Alumni Career Day.
Biological Sciences trio to feature at Alumni Career Day, October 23
Unit: Biological Sciences
Biology faculty member writes op-ed for Crain’s
School of Biological Sciences faculty member John Sedbrook, Ph.D., authored an opinion piece published last week in Crain’s, a Chicago-area circulation focusing on business matters.
Save the date: North American Prairie Conference at ISU, July 17–20
Faculty from the School of Biological Sciences are part of the organizing group bringing this conference to ISU next summer.
Alum to present at Biological Seminar Series, September 17
Illinois State alum Jonathan Bauer, M.S. ’07, currently a postdoctoral researcher at Indiana University, will be giving a presentation on his research.
School of Biological Sciences Seminar, September 10
Daniel Gibson-Reinemer of the Illinois Natural History Survey will present “Climate change effects on species’ distributions and ecological assemblages” Thursday, September 10, at 4p.m. in 210 Moulton Hall.
Climate Science Teachers Workshop, August 29
Illinois State University faculty from the School of Biological Sciences and Chemistry and Geography-Geology departments will lead a workshop for teachers on the impacts of climate change.
Grant helps ISU faculty map protected natural lands in Illinois
I-View, which includes two School of Biological Sciences faculty on its leadership team, will significantly enhance the ability of conservation organizations to establish an interconnected system of healthy and protected lands and waters.
School of Biological Sciences Seminar, September 3
Seth L. Robia, an associate professor in the department of cell and molecular physiology of Loyola University, will present “Measuring the Motions of Membrane Transport Proteins” September 3 at 4 p.m. in 210 Moulton Hall.
Recent biology graduate Christine Hodges now working for USDA
School of Biological Sciences graduate Christine Hodges ’11, M.S. ’14, is now a physical science technician in the laboratory of Susan McCormick at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Laboratory in Peoria.
Vidal-Gadea discovers first receptor of Earth’s magnetic fields in animals
Illinois State University’s Andres Vidal-Gadea is leading the way to understanding the internal compass of animals by identifying the first sensor of the Earth’s magnetic field in the brain of a worm.
