Bright Moon in Mountain Wind
Student Name: Yuqi (Amanda) Han Majors: Chinese Studies, Biology Advisor: Ziying You & Mark Graham Best Creative Exploration Award The danmei, called tanbi in […]
Stressed Is Just Desserts Spelled Backwards: An Investigation Into the Influences on Stressed Eating Behaviors in Undergraduate Students
Student Name: Maya Rodemer Major(s): Food and Nutrition Science (student-designed) Advisor(s): Dr. Sharon Lynn, Dr. Tom Tierney This study aimed to explore the relationship […]
Implications of Buddhist Monk’s and Olympic Pentathlete’s Diet on Performance in their Respective Fields
Name: Kelsey Stone Majors: Biology, Religious Studies Advisors: Dr. Nicholas Brandley, Dr. Mark Graham, Dr. Bhakti Mamtora, Dr. Rebecca Williams Olympic Pentathletes and Buddhist […]
If a tree falls in a forest: the impacts of coarse woody debris on biodiversity and species abundance in areas of ongoing reforestation
Name: Oria Daugherty Major: Biology Minors: Environmental Studies, Spanish Advisors: Dr. Rick Lehtinen (Advisor), Dr. Nick Brandley (Second Reader) Reforestation is a necessary and […]
Experimental Evolution in Daphnia magna: An Investigation into the Effects of Ammonium Nitrate Exposure
Student Name: Lydia Bruno Major(s): Biology Minor(s): Environmental Studies Advisor: Dr. Hilary Edgington & Second Reader: Dr. Dean Fraga Water pollution is a major […]
Developmental Fluoxetine Exposure Affects Offspring Anxiety-Like Behavior and Hormonal Response to an Acute Stressor
Student Name: Bryce Knopp Major(s): Biology Advisor(s): Dr. Lynn Most Creative Slideshow Award (Honorable Mention) A large number of women who suffer from depression […]
The Infection Dynamics of a Fungal Pathogen in Stream-Dwelling Northern Two-Lined Salamanders in Wooster, Ohio
Student Name: Erica Berent Major(s): Biology Minor(s): Chemistry Advisor(s): Dr. Richard Lehtinen How familiar are you with salamanders? You probably know that they live […]
Biology and math alumna co-founds startup
Vedica Jha ’18 credits Wooster’s support system for preparing her to create talent-finding platform, ProMytheUs
Wooster Science Café resumes this spring beginning Feb. 24
Discussions and insights on current science topics open to the community via Zoom
Rick Lehtinen coauthors publication on second-growth rainforests with Wooster graduates
Study results from five years of expeditions and Independent Study projects
Biology alumna honored for clean energy work
Chelsea Barnes ’07 strikes the balance between working with her community to promote solar energy and creating environmental policy
APEX Fellowship | Alex DeLong
Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Class Year: 2022 Faculty Mentor: Tim Freeze At the Center for AIDS Research in Providence, Rhode Island, I wrote […]
APEX Fellowship | Macy Bischoff
Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Class Year: 2022 Faculty Mentor: David McConnell With aspirations in medicine, I read recommended “pre-med” literature and began MCAT […]
David McConnell and Lyn Loveless collaborate on book about the Amish relationship to the environment
The scholars bring together their fields of anthropology and biology
Jane Goodall Institute’s associate VP of communications developed commitment to conservation at Wooster
Shawn Sweeney ’06 impacted by strong female mentors
Jodi Nunnari ’84 a Newly Elected Member of European Molecular Biology Organization
Cell biologist and professor at UC Davis honored for her remarkable achievement in the life sciences
Two Alumni Are Finalists for Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals
Peter Briss ’82, Elizabeth Warner ’83 recognized for their work in federal government
How do mothers influence the gut microbiomes of their infants
Student: Kathleen Loftus Major: Biology Advisors: Dr. Sharon Lynn, Dr. Rick Lehtinen The purpose of this literature review was to investigate how mothers influence […]
Ecologically relevant cooling early in life does not affect expression of neophobia in zebra finch chicks (Taeniopygia guttatta)
Student: Anna James Major: Biology Minor: Spanish Advisor: Dr. Sharon Lynn Altricial chicks depend on their parents for warmth during early development. When parents […]
NSF Picks Wooster Alumna, Current Wooster Student for Graduate Research Fellows
Laura Leventhal ’18, senior Kyndalanne Pike receive prestigious fellowships