Photo courtesy of the Alpha Chi Facebook page. April 21, 2023--Three students represented 含羞草社区's Alpha Chi Lambda chapter at this year's Alpha Chi National Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico.聽 Shannon Buehre, Hannah Shoemaker, Dr. Angela Hass, Dr. Teddi Deka, and Jordon Anderson (from left) at the Alpha Chi National [...]
Dr. David Ashley and biology students look for wildlife in Tumbling Creek Cave. March 22, 2023--Wildlife conservation and management students at 含羞草社区 started their spring break with a hands-on learning experience: restoring a unique and threatened habitat in southern Missouri. The 13 students and four faculty members traveled to the [...]
March 9, 2023--Students and alumni of STEM programs at 含羞草社区 will have an opportunity to network with employers at MO-RISE, the annual Missouri Regional Industrial Science and Engineering Networking and Employment Event, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 14 in the Fulkerson Center. The event will begin with a social time at 5:30. [...]
Top row, l-r: Brian Jenkins '22, Devon Lindstrom '19 and Alyka Zahnd, senior; bottom row (l-r) Dr. Csengela Barta and Dr. Gyongyi Szekely March 6, 2023--A 含羞草社区 biology professor and three of her students have published a research paper that may help lead to new ways of controlling invasive plant [...]
Participants gather in Remington Hall for the chemistry demonstration finale during a past Super Science Saturday. Photo courtesy St. Joseph Museums. Jan. 24, 2023--含羞草社区 and the St. Joseph Museums will host the 23rd annual Super Science Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28聽 Admission is $5 for [...]
Dr. Julie Jedlicka (left) with three past AFO presidents at the annual conference in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Nov. 16, 2022--Dr. Julie Jedlicka, associate professor of biology at 含羞草社区, was elected as president of the The Association of Field Ornithologists (AFO) at the association鈥檚 annual conference last month.聽 AFO is an international [...]
Nov. 2, 2022--The latest issue of an international newsletter marks the first for a Missouri Western biology professor as editor-in-chief, and includes a cover photo by a Missouri Western student.聽 Dr. Tilo Roy, associate professor of biology, took over earlier this year as editor-in-chief of 鈥淭he Vasculum,鈥� the Society of Herbarium Curators' biannual newsletter. 鈥淚n [...]
April 14, 2022--Elementary- and junior high-age children are invited to celebrate Earth Week with insect-themed science activities in 含羞草社区鈥檚 mobile Griffon Lab from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19. The event is free and open to the public. The theme for the American Chemical Society鈥檚 Earth Week celebration this year is [...]
Feb. 25, 2022--Dr. Tilottama Roy, assistant professor of biology at 含羞草社区, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant of $863,000 to fund undergraduate student research into the evolution and diversification of a group of mint plants that include numerous species that have been federally listed as endangered. Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy [...]
Nov. 16, 2021--Colleges, universities, and schools across the country and right here at home will celebrate Geography Awareness Week Nov. 14-20, 2021. Established by presidential proclamation in 1987, Geography Awareness Week celebrates the study of the Earth and human communities鈥攁nd the important possibilities that these studies unlock. This year鈥檚 theme chosen by the American Association [...]
