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Winners of the Frontiers of Biology Colloquium, 23 March 2012

The annual Frontiers in Biology Research Colloquium was held on Friday 23 March 2012. The following students were recognized for excellence in research. Senior Ph.D. student winner Phillips Akinwole Sediment microbial communities form an important component of stream ecosystems yet the natural variations in stream microbial biomass and community structure across spatial scales ranging from biogeographical patterns to difference within and among riffles are not yet fully described. As part of my PhD work I examined microbial biomass and community […]

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Brock Huntsman recognized for outstanding research by a Masters student

Brock Huntsman will be the recipient of the Outstanding Research Award by a Master’s Student for the College of Arts and Sciences, and will be nominated by the College for the Graduate School’s Outstanding Research by a Master’s Student. Brock’s research concerns community structure in cave stream ecosystems.

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College highlights research activities of four Biological Sciences scientists

The College of Arts and Sciences has highlighted the work of four UA biologists for recent publications. Drs. Guy and Kim Caldwell were co-authors on a recent paper in the journal Science concerning Alzheimer’s Disease. Dr. Stephen Secor’s work, also published in Science, concerns cardiac hypertrophy and its regulation by fatty acids. Dr. Jennifer Sheridan’s work, published in Nature Climate Change, concerns the reduction in size of a wide variety of animals and plants, a response to climate change.

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