Biology Majors Teach Hands-on Biome Lesson to 8th Grade Northridge Middle School Students To Celebrate Earth Day 2022
Biology Majors Teach Hands-on Biome Lesson to 8th Grade Northridge Middle School Students To Celebrate Earth Day 2022
Author: Kevin Kocot
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Jacob Dybiec selected as NOAA Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellow
Congratulations to Jacob Dybiec, who was selected for the new class of NOAA’s Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellows! As part of the Fellowship, he will conduct research at the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Read more about the fellowship here.
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29 presentations by BSC researchers at JASM 2022!
Aquatic biology has long been a strength of the Department of Biological Sciences. This year the department was represented by 29 presentations at the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting (JASM) in Grand Rapids, MI! A photo of the UA BSC crew at the conference and the schedule of talks from the meeting are below.
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Congratulations to Dr. McKain for being awarded Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award!
In 1976, The University of Alabama National Alumni Association began to annually recognize four faculty members at the Capstone who demonstrate “Outstanding Commitment to Teaching.” The awards are based on the faculty members’ commitment to teaching and the impact they have had on students through the teaching and learning process. Dr. Michael McKain is an outstanding instructor who goes above and beyond in his teaching efforts in the classroom and in the laboratory with his graduate and undergraduate students. Congratulations […]
Congratulations to the 2022 BSC Graduate Student Symposium winners!
The Biological Sciences Graduate Student Seminar Symposium took place on April 23rd, 2022. Eleven graduate students gave oral presentations and graduate and undergraduate students in the department presented their research in the poster session. Congratulations to our two winners! Best undergraduate poster (the golden 96-well plate) Julia Mamana Atrazine based Spectracide® induced Parkinsonian Symptoms and Changes in Diurnal Activity Pattern in Drosophila melanogaster as a Human Disease Model: Does Spectracide® Causes Neurodegeneration? Best graduate poster (the golden pipette) Matthew Shockey Using Hydrogeomorphic Characteristics to […]
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Kieran McKeag, BSC MS student, ranked third nationally in men’s hammer!
Congratulations to Kieran McKeag, a MS student in the Ferguson lab! He is on the UA Track and Field team, and at a competition Saturday he threw 71.53 meters in hammer throw. This was the best mark by a collegian in the men’s hammer, ranking him third nationally!
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Dr. Matt Jenny honored with A&S Outstanding Commitment to Students Award
Established by the Leadership Board in 1997, the Outstanding Commitment to Students Award recognizes a tenured or tenure-track faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences for service in the advancement of students beyond the classroom. Congratulations, Matt!
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Congratulations to the *many* BSC students recognized during honors week!
The department of Biological Sciences is very proud of our students whose achievements in academics, research, and teaching were recognized during Honors Week. Congratulations all! GRADUATE AWARDS Joab Langston Thomas Scholarship – Feng Kong, Nathan Hofford Ralph L. Chermock Prize – Paula Adams Isabella H. Graham Prize – Phoenix Rogers, Thomas Franzem Bishop-Stackman Marine Science Endowed Scholarship – Aurora Giorgi, Matteo Monti William and Ilouise Hill Research Award for Excellence in Teaching Spring Semester – Phoenix Rogers, Youn-ji Nam William […]
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Red-cockaded woodpecker research featured at Alabama Museum of Natural History
An exhibit at the Alabama Museum of Natural History about Alabama state symbols features research conducted by Dr. Paige Ferguson and her graduate student Franco Gigliotti. Their research examined the influence of habitat management on food availability for the red-cockaded woodpecker. The museum exhibit also features a paper they recently published that reviewed the effectiveness of different conservation methods across the red-cockaded woodpecker’s range. Visit the ALMNH to check this exhibit out!
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Physiology Assistant Professor position
The Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, seeks to hire an assistant professor for a non-tenure track renewable contract (NTRC) teaching position in Physiology or related fields beginning August 2022. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Biology or a related field. The position is structured as a renewable 9 month, 3-year contract with an annual performance review that will allow for promotion through the academic ranks. The Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Alabama, […]