Dr. Sharon Began and Nicole L. Jones, Biology graduate student, have published ”Juvenile gametophyte development in the Blasiales (Marchantiophyta; Metzeriidae). 2. Gemma/gemmaling ontogeny in Cavicularia densa” in The Bryologist, 110(3): 453-464. 

Professor Began and B.J. Crandall-Stotler published the introductory chapter on mosses entitled “Morphology of mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)” in Flora of North America North of Mexico, Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. Vol. 27, New York and Oxford, pp. 3-13.

Dr. Frank Fish, Dr. John T. Beneski, and Darlene Ketten of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, published the paper entitled “Examination of the three-dimensional geometry of cetacean flukes using computed tomography scans: Hydrodynamic implications” in The Anatomical Record, 2007, 290: 614-623. 

Dr. Frank Fish was awarded an NSF grant in the amount of $270,000 for his proposal entitled, “Comparative experimental hydrodynamics of cetacean flippers: Ecomorphology of an aquatic control surface.” 

Dr. Frank Fish, biology, Dr. Anthony Nicastro, physics, Dr. John Beneski, biology, and Sandra Bostic, biology undergraduate, published the paper "Death roll of the alligator: mechanics of twist feeding in water" in the Journal of Experimental Biology (2007, 210: 2811-2818).

Professor Fish presented an invited seminar, “Emulation of flow control by whales and dolphins for biomimetic application,” to the Biology Department of Vassar College and he presented an invited seminar, “Hydrodynamic flow control in marine mammals and biomimetic application for enhanced performance,” to the Oceanography Department of Florida State University.

Dr. Fish was interviewed by the Institute of Physics (IOP). They publish the journal Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. The interview is available online and can by accessed using the following link: http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/-page=featauth/-author=517/1748-3190/1

Dr. Oné Pagan:

• Published, “Molecular properties of local anesthetics as predictors of affinity for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors,” with K. Sivaprakasam and R.E. Oswald in J Neurosci Res., June 28, 2007; (Epub ahead of print).
  
• Won a 2007 SOMAS (Support of Mentors and Their Students) award from the National Science Foundation and Davidson College (www.somasprogram.org).
  
• Awarded a Faculty Development Grant from the Office of Sponsored Research, West Chester University.
  
• Nominated for a Lindback Foundation Grant, “Structure function correlations of parthenolide-like compounds for alleviation of cocaine effects on planarian worms", by the Office of the Provost, West Chester University
  
• Invited to review and evaluate a scientific paper for the scientific journal “Expert Opinion in Investigational Drugs”.
  
• Invited to present a seminar at the department of Biochemistry, Universidad Central de Caribe Medical School, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, December, 2006: “On the search for compounds against cocaine effects in biological systems.  Planaria as a model organism“.
  
• Named Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry, Universidad Central de Caribe Medical School, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, January, 2007.
  
• Presented a poster at the ASPET (American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics) meeting held at Washington, DC, April, 2007: “Parthenolide alleviation of cocaine-induced motility decrease in planaria”,  with student coauthors  Kimberly R. Urban and Amanda L. Rowlands.

Dr. Turner  presented a paper titled: Ectomycorrhizal abundance and community structure from scrub pine hosts grown in contrasting soils at the Ecological Society of America 92nd Annual Meeting in San Jose, CA.

Dr. Turner published the following paper: Lewis, J.D., LiCitra, J., Tuininga, A.R., Sirulnik, A., Turner, G.D., and J. Johnson. Oak seedling growth and ectomycorrhizal colonization in adjacent oak stands and declining eastern hemlock stands infested with the hemlock woolly adelgid. Tree Physiology 27(12): xx-xx.

Dr. Greg Turner was awarded a grant from the Center for Invasive Plant Management at Montana State University for $4,435 to study: "The influence of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) on ectomycorrhizal fungi from hickory (Carya) and oak (Quercus) seedlings."

Dr. Turner also presented an invited seminar: “Global Environmental Issues and Environmental Education” to an Environmental Education group from WCU.

In addition, Dr. Turner was invited to review a research article for Forest Ecology and Management and he gave a research talk May 25th 2007 at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Virginia Academy of Science at James Madison University titled: Ectomycorrhizal fungi from two soils at the Grassy Hill Natural Area, Franklin County, Virginia.

Back by popular demand!

Starting in the Fall of 2008 the courses Bio 480 and Bio 580, “High Performance Light Microscopy and the Living Cell” will again be offered for course credit.  Because of this, the Spring, 2008 session of High Performance Light Microscopy Workshop will be open only to undergraduate (Bio 480) or graduate (Bio 580) students who will graduate in the Spring of 2008. Sessions will held Tuesdays and Thursdays starting April 3 through April 17 (4/3, 4/8, 4/10, 4/15, 4/17) from 4:00-6:00 pm, and Saturday April 19 from 9 am-4pm. The workshop will begin each session in room SSN-279 in the North tower of Schmucker Science Center (S. Church Street).

Educators from five states attended ADInstruments' Student Laboratory Techniques Workshop. The workshop was sponsored locally by Dr. Giovanni Casotti.  ADInstruments' Dr. Wes Colgan went above and beyond his initial workshop outline offering his insight on applications for the PTK15 EOG Kit, PTK19 Nerve and Muscle Kit, and the PTK13 Pharmacology Kit. Three scholarships were given to attendees who will be developing their original student experiments using PowerLab.