Of two minds: VCU students share their experience as double majors
When it comes to choosing a major, many Virginia Commonwealth University undergraduates decide that two is better than one. Roughly 1,000 VCU students take on a second major. Full Article: “Of two minds: VCU students share their experience as double majors” at VCU News.
Biology Faculty & Staff Receive Multiple Awards and Honors at CHS Awards Ceremony
A staggering number of VCU Biology faculty and staff received various awards and honors at this year’s College of Humanities and Sciences Faculty & Staff Awards and Retirees Breakfast. The awards and honorees are as follows: Chris Gough Excellence in Scholarship Award (Math/Science) Rachel Hill Distinguished Advising Award Hebing Liu Distinguished Adjunct Award Tim Millican […]
Biology Grad Student Awarded a Virginia Sea Grant Fellowship
Virginia Sea Grant announced that Benjamin Nettleton (pictured above on the right), an MS student in biology, was awarded a Commonwealth Coastal & Marine Policy Fellowship. Nettleton will be partnered with The Nature Conservancy’s Virginia Coastal Reserve. Nettleton pursues his MS degree as a member of Assistant Professor Julie Zinnert’s Coastal Plant Ecology Lab. […]
Summer Studies Faculty Read RateMyProfessor Reviews
Jonathan Moore, an Instructor in VCU Biology was among several faculty teaching summer courses this year who read RateMyProfessor reviews. Moore will teach introduction to biological sciences II, ecology, a capstone seminar on animal behavior, and a new lab on animal behavior during this summer semester. Watch the video below via YouTube!
2 Biology Students Received Baldacci Student Experiential Learning Awards
On behalf of Interim Department Chair Bonnie Brown: The inaugural recipients of the College of Humanities and Sciences Baldacci Student Experiential Learning Endowed Fund grants (resulting from a generous gift from David and Michelle Baldacci) have today been announced and Department of Biology students received 2 of 12 awards! These awards give financial support to academically promising College of […]
2018 Awards Ceremony Honors Biology Students
On April 6th, the Department of Biology honored nine students at the annual College of Humanities and Sciences Award Ceremony. The department recognizes these individuals for their outstanding work in their academic career, research, teaching, community contributions, and humanitarian efforts. We congratulate these students and look forward to their continue excellence. 2018 Award Recipients Sravya […]
Grad Student in a Biology Lab Weighs In on Turtle Meat Trade
Ben Colteaux, a recent Ph.D. graduate in Derek Johnson’s lab provided some important input to Virginia Public Radio on the turtle meat trade to China. Full Article: “The Chinese Feast on Virginia’s Turtles” by Sandy Hausman
Nature Magazine interviews Biology faculty member
Assistant Professor Wenheng Zhang was interviewed in an article by Nature: International Journal of Science about the anatomy of the first flower to appear on the planet. Zhang, an expert in the evolution and development of plants, gave input and perspective in the ongoing debate about the first flowering plant in the world. Article: “Debate blooms […]
VCU Biology Research Suggests Some E-Cig Flavors More Harmful Than Others
Amanda Dickinson, Associate Professor in VCU Biology, coauthored a study that evaluated the effects of six e-cigarette flavors by testing the vapors on tadpoles. The Atlantic reports her findings.
Biology Faculty Contribute to Study on Student Understanding of Evolution
Dianne Jennings (Associate Professor) and Jonathan Moore (Instructor) attended an Avida-Active Lens workshop prior to the 2018 academic year to receive training on a unique platform for delivering a curriculum of evolution to students. They have created unique modules for in-class and online activities that students in their BIOL 151 and BIOL 152 courses […]