Join Georgia College & State University's STEM Club at our first Science Cafe of the semester, as we have a discussion about criminal psychology, hosted by Forensic Psychologist Darcy Shores.The Science Cafe will be held Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Allen's Market, across from the downtown parking garage.
Join Georgia College & State University's STEM Club at our first Science Cafe of the semester, as we have a discussion about criminal psychology, hosted by Forensic Psychologist Darcy Shores.The Science Cafe will be held Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Allen's Market, across from the downtown parking garage.
Kali Holierhoek, MS Biology student, won the award for the Best Student Flash Talk at the 20th International Colloquium on Amphipoda in Lodz, Poland in early September. Kali delivered one of the 60 oral and 30 poster presentations at the meeting. The meeting is held every two or three years and hosts amphipodologists from around the world. Kali is a first-year graduate teaching assistant, studying intertidal zonation of amphipod crustaceans on Sapelo Island, Georgia, in Dr. Kristine...
Faculty, students and a recent graduate from the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences attended the 20th International Congress of Myriapodology this summer in Srebrno Jezero (Silver Lake), Serbia. They presented three oral presentations:Lance Andrew (BS Environmental Science 2023, MS Biology 2025) presented “An overview of the millipede diversity of Georgia, USA” which focused on his research creating the first checklist and distribution maps for millipedes across the...
By Margaret SchellAfter three years conducting research at Georgia College & State University, Kun Yuan "Ivan" Chu (’25) looks forward to continuing his work this fall at the highly competitive University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UT Health Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, where for the next five-and-a-half years, he’ll pursue his Ph.D. in cancer cellular or molecular biology. During his time at GCSU, Chu earned a National Science Foundation fellowship to study...
by Margaret SchellIn a field once dominated by men, Dr. Melanie DeVore, professor and paleobotanist at Georgia College & State University, noticed biology has taken a turn. More women are pursuing their degrees in science thanks to mentors like her. DeVore sees science as the ultimate team sport where collaboration is key to solving problems.“We are building bridges,” DeVore said. “There are practical, real-life connections within academia.”DeVore makes a point to place students within...
By: Cindy O'DonnellIt’s been there 20 years — off the beaten path, away from the spotlight, in the basement of Herty Hall. It’s not celebrated or revered as much as it should be, except by those privileged to walk through its doors.Yet, it’s one of Georgia College & State University’s biggest outreaches to the public. The William P. Wall Museum of Natural History has given free tours to more than 96,000 visitors since opening in November of 2004. This includes more than 37,000 visits...
Not threatened by a typhoon promising to skirt the country, Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Kristine White led a team of students to study the coral reefs of Okinawa, Japan, this summer.Amid the pristine, blue-green waters were fish and corals of many colors, all part of vibrant reefs full of life.“I love the water, I love the ocean, and so being there was my favorite part,” said senior biology major Kali Holierhoek, who has a concentration in marine biology. “Swimming around and...
For Georgia College & State University senior Sydney Irons, persistence paid off in the form of a summer internship with Red Top Mountain State Park in Acworth, Georgia—part of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. This year was Irons' second with the state park system and her first with a new title: naturalist intern.“I’m responsible for creating public programs and interacting with the public,” Irons, an environmental science major, said. “Whenever someone’s got a question,...
Since the dawn of time, people have feared, fought and sought to control fire.According to USA Today, fires are currently burning in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. Just last week, 5,000 people fled the west Canadian town of Jasper. Before summer began—almost 90,000 acres of Californian grassland burned—15 times more than a year ago.Even in Russia’s far east, a jaw-dropping 12.8 million acres of forest today are being scorched.Fortunately, no wildfires...
