Graduate student Rami Ajjuri (O’Donnell) has been named trainee representative to the Genetics Society of America Public Policy Committee for 2014–2015. Congratulations Rami!
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BSC 409 students plant gardens
BSC 409 students plant gardens at UA Arboretum Day on Sunday 10/13/2013.
Ben Henderson wins best poster award
Graduate student Ben Henderson was awarded best graduate student poster at the annual Teratology Society Meeting in June 2013.
BSC faculty, students and staff entertain campus visitors during Homecoming 2013
Faculty, students and staff entertained campus visitors with animals and biological curiosities during Homecoming celebration on the Quad, 5 October 2013.
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Guy and Kim Caldwell recognized by Business Alabama as “Top Gene Scientists”
The July 2013 issue of Business Alabama features UA faculty members Guy and Kim Caldwell and their work in an article on “Top Gene Scientists.“
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Departmental transitions
A reception was held on May 3 to honor recent and upcoming faculty retirees: Art Benke, Perry Churchill, Hank Heath, Gary Sloan, Amy Ward and Milt Ward; and to celebrate the accomplishments of faculty members who will be promoted in August 2013: Carol Duffy, Behzad Mortazavi, Greg Starr and John Yoder (to Associate Professor) and Kim Caldwell, Juan Lopez-Bautista and Julie Olson (to Professor). Congratulations to all!
E.O. Wilson Fellows
The 2013 E.O. Wilson Fellows are Michael Kendrick, Scotty DePriest and Samantha Perkins. Wilson Fellows receive a summer stipend to support their research activities in areas related to biodiversity in natural environmental settings.
Winners of the 4th Annual Frontiers in Biology Research Colloquium
Undergraduate researchers: First – Sarah Crocker-Buta (Secor) Second – Amelia Randazzo (Secor) Third – Jonathan Belanich (Secor) Masters students: First – Tao Jing (Ramonell) Second – John Boyd (Staudhammer) Third – James Melton (Lopez-Bautista) 1-3Y PhD students: First -Sarah Duncan (Rissler) Second – Rami Ajjuri (O’Donnell) Third – Mike Kendrick (Huryn) 4+Y PhD students: First – Julia Stevens (Olson) Second – Mark Garcia (Earley) Third – Wei Wang (Yoder) Thanks to all of the judges: Chris Edge, Andrea Moss, Ana […]
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Starr work featured in EOS spotlight
The work of Assistant Professor Greg Starr and colleagues has been featured in EOS Research spotlight.
Jack Hammontree wins Golden Key Research award
Graduate student Jack Hammontree has been awarded a 2012 Golden Key Research Grant. Jack is working under the direction of Dr. Margaret Johnson.
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