2022 Department of Biological Sciences Newsletter From the Chair Re-IMAGiNE (Integrating Mechanisms of Adaptation with Genes in Networks and across Environments) Life: An NSF Funded Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Graduate Student Summer Research New Greenhouse Enhances Plant Research BSC Professional Master’s Degree Program Enters Year 3 Three Aquatic Biology Faculty acquire NSF funding to study water quality UA Conservation Biology Society BSC Graduate Students Reach the Masses with Creative Social Media Efforts Gregory Starr named Alabama Water Institute Distinguished Faculty Fellow Biology Majors Teach Hands-On Science Lessons to local K-12 Students through the Biology Outreach Course Former Graduate Student Spotlight: Dr. Nathan Whelan Retirement of Professor Stephen Secor Raising the Biology Research Profile New Faculty Spotlight Celebrating Scholarships Make a Gift