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Biology Department News
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New BioFaculty: Fall 2008 |
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Saturday, 06 September 2008 |
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We welcome Dr. Stefanie A. Boettger as an assistant professor in the Department of Biology. Dr. Boettger received her PhD in Biology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of New Hampshire. She has taught at the University of New Hampshire and at Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center. She has also served as summer faculty for the Marine Science Consortium at Wallops Island, VA. Her research interests include the physiology and developmental biology of echinoderms, particularly sea urchins, and marine systems as models for human cancer treatment. She has many publications and presentations on her work. |
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Biology Highlights: Fall 2008 |
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Saturday, 06 September 2008 |
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Frank Fish presented a paper “Hydrodynamics of dolphin propulsion” at the 2nd Symposium on Voith Schneider Technology held June 4-6 in Heidenheim, Germany. He was featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer article, “Sea of Possibilities” discussing his research and how he developed a new wind turbine drawn from inspiration from the humpback whale’s flippers. In July, he presented an invited talk co-authored with T. Williams, T. Wei, and Paul Legac, “Vortex mechanics associated with propulsion and control in whales and dolphins” in the symposium “Linking Mechanics and Energetics” at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology held in Marseille, France. Professor Fish co-authored the article entitled “Energetics of swimming by the ferret: Consequences of forelimb paddling” with R. Baudinette in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A (2008) 150:126-143. He was quoted on the MSNBC website, Technology & Science, in an article on humpback whales. |
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Teaching Students & Educators at West Chester University |
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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
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 During June 2008, Dr Giovanni Casotti and Dr Maureen Knabb, Professors of Biology at West Chester University in Pennsylvania, hosted life science educators from across North America to share curriculum ideas, teaching experiments and laboratory techniques. As teachers to at least 400 students every year, Dr Casotti and Dr Knabb are well-qualified to share what does and doesn’t work in the laboratory classroom.
Dr Casotti and Dr Knabb use PowerLab teaching systems with Chart (now LabChart) software in three of their courses. West Chester has been using their systems with the Macintosh operating system for the past three years, and runs laboratories using inquiry approaches to learning, "where students take ownership of their experiments because they are the ones coming up with ideas to test".
For the past two years Dr Casotti and Dr Knabb, with their colleague Loretta Reiser-Danner, have presented conference papers with results from implementing this learning approach as, "Inquiry-based learning in physiology laboratories using computer technology" in the FASEB Journal.
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Thursday, 17 July 2008 |
 According to the AIBS website "Pursuing a career in biology can be immensely rewarding and exciting. Studying biology teaches us to ask questions, make observations, evaluate evidence, and solve problems. Biologists learn how living things work, how they interact with one another, and how they evolve. They may study cells under a microscope, insects in a rainforest, viruses that affect human beings, plants in a greenhouse, or lions in the African grasslands. Their work increases our understanding about the natural world in which we live and helps us address issues of personal well being and worldwide concern, such as environmental depletion, threats to human health, and maintaining viable and abundant food supplies."For more information, download the AIBS Careers Brochure , or visit the AIBS web site to learn about career opportunities, preparation, schools, job outlook, salaries, and much more!
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Laboratory Techniques Workshop |
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Tuesday, 15 April 2008 |
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Student Laboratory Techniques Workshop
Wednesday, June 4 - Thursday, June 5, 2008
ADInstruments Inc. is excited to sponsor this one-of-a-kind hands-on course development workshop. From absolute novice to resident expert, this intensive two-day educational forum condenses all the need- to-know skills and information into a sensible plan you can apply to any student laboratory setting.
• Instructor-led sessions with special guest presenters.
• Hands on experimentation with focus on proven human and animal student coursework.
• Group size limited to 15 attendees to allow for plenty of one-on-one interaction.
• Network with peers and discover what works and what doesn’t in the ever-changing discipline of science instruction.
Targeted training will help you unlock the full potential of your equipment and instruction. Maximize your technology investment by attending this two-day comprehensive training workshop. Get More Information...... |
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Sunday, 16 March 2008 |
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Scholarship available for WCU Graduate Students: Graduate students are invited to apply for the 2008 Alumni Scholarship Award. The application is on the graduate web page under announcements.
One requirement is the student has to complete 12 credits and be accepted to degree candidacy to be eligible.
The deadline is 4/1/08.
http://www.wcupa.edu/_admissions/sch_dgr/
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Biology Highlights: Spring 2008 |
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Sunday, 16 March 2008 |
Dr. Frank Fish, Biology, received a grant in the amount of $1.3 million from the Office of Naval Research Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative for the Biologically-Inspired Autonomous Sea Vehicle program for “Towards a Mission Configurable Stealth Underwater Batoid.” The study is a collaboration with Dr. Hilary Bart-Smith, University of Virginia; and Dr. Alexander Smits of Princeton University. Professor Fish was highlighted in the April 2008 issue of National Geographic for his work on the application of the geometry of the humpback whale flipper for wind turbine design in the article “Biomimetrics: design by nature.”
The following Biology undergraduate students were recognized during the Spring 2008 semester: Amanda Rowlands received an Honorable Mention at the 2008 CAS Outstanding Student Awards; Radhika Bhatt, Sara Farjo, and Erica Szonntag received awards for their presentations at The WCU Research Consortium Research Day. Dr. Maureen Knabb and Dr. Erin Gestl were each awarded a 2008 CASSDA Grant. Dr. Knabb's project is entitled “Does quadraplex (G4) DNA exist in normal and cancerous cells?”. Dr. Gestl's project is entitled “Interaction of Proteins (DNA Polymerase) during DNA Replication”. Dr. Greg Turner, Biology, published the article, “Oak seedling growth and ectomycorrhizal colonization in adjacent oak stand and declining eastern hemlock stands infested with the hemlock woolly adelgid,” with J. Lewis, J. LiCitra, A. Tuininga, and A. Sirulnik, in Tree Physiology, 28: 629-636, 2008. Lori Timm, Biology graduate student, was co-author on a presentation with Dr. Frank Fish entitled 'Hydrodynamic flow through the nasal cavity of sharks.'
Biology students Amanda Rowlands, Kimberly Urban, Apurva Bidja, Danielle Roy, Ryan Feeney and Lilly Afshari and Dr. Oné Pagan published the article "Reversal of cocaine-induced planarian behavior by parthenolide and related sesquiterpene lactones" in Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 89: 160-170 (2008). The article was also coauthored by Dr. Mahrukh Azam (chemistry). Dr. Russell Vreeland, Biology, co-authored the paper “Virgibacillus salaries sp. nov., a novel halophilic bacterium isolated from a Saharan salt lake” with N. Hua, H. Amel, H. Isoda, T. Naganuma, in international Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. He presented “Going where no MAN has gone before: microbial space craft abound” at the Delaware Astronomical Society on March 18. The Kansas Underground Salt Museum is housing an exhibit showcasing the work of Dr. Russell Vreeland. “Take it with a Grain of Salt—Life inside a Permian Period Fluid Inclusion” will open on May 31st and is the centerpiece for an entire weekend of activities. |
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Ecology Concentration Brochure |
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Wednesday, 06 February 2008 |
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Thinking about Ecology as a major? Learn about the current requirements and opportunities for students in the Department of Biology's Ecology Concentration from the following brochure: Ecology Brochure |
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Wednesday, 07 November 2007 |
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The shape of humpback whale flippers could make wind energy more efficient; this intriguing possibility was recently revealed in an interview given by Dr. Frank Fish to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. To listen to the interview Click on the Read More... link listed below. |
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