Story, photos and video developed by University Communications. American naturalist Roger Tory Peterson called birds “indicators of the environment,” saying “if they are in trouble, we know we’ll soon be” too. That’s one reason Dr. Katie Stumpf has her biology students research various aspects of bird life. Studying the health and wellbeing of birds can warn of environmental challenges—some yet unknown—we might face with a changing climate. “Birds are an excellent indicator of ecosystem...
Junior Biology major Lizzie Durham and Assistant Professor Kris White have published a paper in an international journal. The work describes a new species of amphipod crustacean from Panama. This paper is the first of a series that will document the diversity of amphipods collected from Bocas del Toro, Panama. "Caribbean Amphipoda (Crustacea) of Panama. Part I: parvorder Oedicerotidira"
Story and photos developed by University Communications. It looks like the water tables toddlers play at—only this 300-gallon aquarium is home to newly-caught translucent blue crabs, hermit crabs, mantis shrimp and miniature starfish that like to bury themselves in the sand. Georgia College & State University Associate Professor of Biology Dr. David Weese took his Intro to Marine Biology class on a recent research trip to experience the thrill of the open sea and salty breezes. They...
STEM Industry Night, hosted by the Career Center, proved to have immediate benefits for one our students in the Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences. Dana Thiemann, a Biology Senior got an internship with Aalto Scientific, one of the event vendors. The research that she will be conducting this summer is essentially a continuation of the research she is currently learning in her Molecular Biotechniques class. The Molecular Biotechniques course is a course-based undergraduate...
Humans think a snake’s life is simple. They slink. They slither. They bask. They bite. But a Georgia College & State University vertebrate biologist says we don’t really know much at all about what snakes do and why. Using the latest, state-of-the art technology, Dr. Dominic DeSantis and his students are keeping an eye on these coiling creatures—where they go, what they eat and how they interact—hoping to learn their serpentine secrets. “The role of snakes, especially the large-bodied...
Dr. Arnab Sengupta, Assistant Professor of Biology, and his students returned from spring break excited to set up the Illumina iSeq next-generation sequencer in the Integrated Science Complex. Students, Alexandra Furney, Brittany Benner, Jin Yeong Kim, and Jonathan Hoffman, came in on a Sunday to help unpack and set up the new sequencer. This instrument boosts the department's capacity to conduct cutting-edge biotechnology research entirely in-house. Next-generation sequencing (NGS)...
Dr. Al Mead was elected Academy President during the 100th Annual Meeting of the Georgia Academy of Science hosted by Georgia College & State University on March 3-4. Dr. Mead is a Professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences. The position is a six-year term with two years as President-elect, two years as President, and two years as post-President. The Academy brings together STEM colleagues from across the state in the disciplines of Biology, Chemistry, Earth...
Georgia College & State University hosted the 100th Annual Meeting of the Georgia Academy of Science March 3-4. Nearly 250 attendees from over 20 state colleges and universities enjoyed approximately 150 oral and poster presentations. Nearly 50 GCSU undergraduates were able to present their research thanks to the generous support of MURACE. Another dozen graduate students from our institution also presented their research. The Academy recognized GCSU students’ research with a number...
Please join us for the Provost's Visiting Scholar public lecture and discussion Title: Ecology of extreme environments and water science of the future presented by Dr. REBECCA J. BIXBY, Director of the University of New Mexico Water Resources Program; Department of Biology & Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Learn more about the Water Resources Program on the University of New Mexico website. Wednesday Feb 15th, 2023, 5 PM, Arts & Sciences,...
Story developed by University Communications. Dr. Amy Amundson Smith, ’93, is a board-certified pediatric hematologist-oncologist with neuro-oncology. She serves as the division chief of the Haley Center for Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and director of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Program—one of the largest pediatric neuro-oncology services in the southeast. Smith traces the start of her journey toward becoming a medical...
