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New Bio Faculty: Plant Ecologist Luiza Aparecido

January 13, 2025 Above: Luiza Aparecido Luiza Aparecido is a new assistant professor in the...

Woodrats use ‘quantity over quality’ as a Detox plan

January 9, 2025 Above: A woodrat (N. lepida) between two food staples; juniper (left, ancestral...

Coyote numbers are often higher in areas where they are hunted

January 9, 2025 Above: Trap camera photo of a coyote recorded in the Wasatch Mountains...

2024 Lark Lecturer - Paul Keim

In October, Paul Keim, one of the longest-serving postdoctoral researchers in the lab run by...

Finding Success in Biology and Science as an Undergrad

Photo Credit: Annabelle Rockne The average American spends about 90,000 hours...

2024 OurDNA Magazine

Our DNA has now been posted on the college website here and the full screen...

Tailocins: The next generation of antibiotics

Talia Backman - Ph.D. student, School of Biological Sciences, shares a micrograph of tailocins. From...

Access Scholar-Ella Bleak

November 18, 2024 Above: Ella Bleak Ella Bleak’s journey as a self-proclaimed science nerd started...

As climate warms, California wildfires are becoming more severe, killing more trees

California’s Caldor Fire burned more than 220,000 acres in the Sierra Nevada in 2021, destroying...

Christmas trees and climate change

Small choices can make a big impact this holiday season, starting with your Christmas tree!...

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