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. 

Dr. Sharon 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. Greg 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.; 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.; 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."; presented an invited seminar: “Global Environmental Issues and Environmental Education” to an Environmental Education group from WCU.; 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.

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); was awarded a Faculty Development Grant from the Office of Sponsored Research, West Chester University; was 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; was invited to review and evaluate a scientific paper for the scientific journal “Expert Opinion in Investigational Drugs”; was 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“; was named Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry, Universidad Central de Caribe Medical School, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, January, 2007.

Dr. Oné Pagan 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. Oné Pagan published the paper “Toxicity and behavioral effects of dimethylsulfoxide in planaria” with Biology students, Amanda Rowlands and Kimberly Urban, in Neuroscience Letters. 407(3):274-8 (2006). 

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, 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).

Dr. Fish and Tricia Kojeszewski, biology graduate student, published the article "Swimming kinematics of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris): hydrodynamic analysis of an undulatory mammalian swimmer" in the Journal of Experimental Biology (2007, 210: 2411-2418). 

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.”; 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; 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.

Drs. Frank Fish and John Beneski, published the article “Passive cambering and flexible propulsors: cetacean flukes,” Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 2006, 1: S42-S48.  The article was co-authored with Moira Nusbaum, Biology undergraduate student, and Dr. Darlene Ketton.

West Chester, Pennsylvania (Mar 27, 2007 14:51 EST):  Other than on television, few of us have ever seen the spectacular spin (and ghastly consequences) of the crocodilian “death roll.” But, in a basement laboratory in the University’s Schmucker’s Science building, a biologist and physicist have been video taping young alligators spinning with the ferocity of their older, larger cousins in the wild.

In doing so, the researchers created a mathematical model that provides the first explanation as to how these long thin reptiles are able to spin with such force in the water.

In a paper entitled, “Death roll of the alligator: mechanics of twist feeding in water,” to be published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, West Chester University biologist Frank Fish and physicist Anthony Nicastro,  biology student Sandra Bostic and biologist John Beneski chronicled the particular spinning movement of juvenile alligators in water after biting into a pliable target. Through the use of high-speed videos, the researchers were able to examine the specific mechanics of the spinning maneuver – detailing the movements of body components and measuring their spinning performance. and

See the entire article at Underwatertimes.com

On 13 February 2007, Dr. Frank Fish was interviewed by Fox News for their national broadcast. The story was on the Navy's use of dolphins and sea lions for defense.