CHS Now Hiring Advisers
The Office of Student Services in the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) is recruiting to fill multiple Academic Adviser positions in the areas of Biology; Forensics; Kinesiology and Health Sciences; African American Studies, Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, and Philosophy; and one Academic Adviser who will serve as a Generalist in CHS. The Academic Adviser will […]
Wenheng Zhang named 2018 Biology Faculty of the Year
VCU Biology is thrilled to announce the 2018 Faculty of the Year: Wenheng Zhang! Wenheng Zhang, PhD is a renaissance person who with sophistication, precision, humility, immense passion, and extending benevolence inspires her students everyday. In addition to teaching undergraduate courses, Zhang has mentored numerous undergraduate and graduate students as an Independent Study, Directed Study, thesis, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]