Department of Biological Sciences
Why These ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Students Chose a Career in Podiatric Medicine
From a suturing workshop to a shadowing experience to a career-changing foot injury, three ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï students found their way to podiatric medicine, and they want undergraduate students to consider it too.
Citizen Scientists Explore ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Wetlands During Arbor Day BioBlitz
Students, faculty, staff and community partners gathered at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Herrick Aquatic Ecology Research Facility (HAERF) on April 24 for the university’s Arbor Day BioBlitz, a hands-on event focused on documenting biodiversity across one of campus’s most unique research environments.Org…
New Study Reveals How High-Altitude Birds Adapt to Life on the 'Roof of the World'
A new study led by Sangeet Lamichhaney, Ph.D., associate professor of Biological Sciences at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, uncovers how mountain landscapes shape the survival of high‑altitude species living in some of the most extreme environments on Earth. The research, published in Molecular Ecology, foc…
'Studying Is Fun’ – Brothers Spend Spring Break Hitting the Books as Medical College Admission Test Looms
While many students spent the spring break traveling or having fun in the sun, twin brothers Ray and Will Maynard spent the week studying.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State biologists build genomic roadmap to study how birds adapt to thin mountain air
How do animals cope when oxygen levels suddenly drop? That question is at the center of research led by Sangeet Lamichhaney, Ph.D., associate professor and MA coordinator in the Department of Biological Sciences, whose team has assembled the first complete genome of the black redstart, a s…
Ohio’s Restored Wetlands Are Filtering Nutrients Before They Reach Lake Erie
Ohio’s investment in wetland restoration continues to show promise, according to new findings led by Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D. associate professor of biology at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï. The results, published in the 2024 H2Ohio Wetland Monitoring Program Annual Report, offer valuable insigh…
IN A FLASH: Doing It For The Ducks
The wetlands near ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus are a great location for studying wildlife. Researchers visited recently to install nesting boxes for ducks.
IN A FLASH: Power to the Pollinators!
Pollinator Day, proudly presented by ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï as a proud Bee Campus USA, will welcome all visitors to the KSU Pollinator Garden to celebrate our campus pollinators on September 5 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
IN A FLASH: Knee Deep in Research
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience gives students, as soon as their first year, opportunities to work alongside university faculty on hands-on research activities.
