Lydia Bruno

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 […]

Erica Berent

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 […]

Vedica Jha '18 at the Kauke Arch in 2019

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

Wooster Science Café resumes this spring beginning Feb. 24

Discussions and insights on current science topics open to the community via Zoom

Pictured left to right: Chris Gumpper ’18 , Amberleigh Ray ’18 , Sarah Comstock ’18, Rick Lehtinen, professor of biology, Laura Sirot, associate professor of biology, and Mackenzie Kellar ’18. completed research at Bijagual Ecological Reserve in Costa Rica in 2017 that resulted in a study published in a scholarly journal. Photo: Paul Foster.

Rick Lehtinen coauthors publication on second-growth rainforests with Wooster graduates

Study results from five years of expeditions and Independent Study projects

In February, Chelsea Barnes '07 lobbied the Virginia Legislature for a grant to develop renewable energy on former coal-mined land.

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

Alex DeLong

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 […]

Macy Bischoff

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 […]

Indiana Amish Farm Buggy

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

Shawn Sweeney ’06

Jane Goodall Institute’s associate VP of communications developed commitment to conservation at Wooster

Shawn Sweeney ’06 impacted by strong female mentors

Jodi Nunnari

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

Peter Briss (left), Elizabeth Warner (right)

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

Kathleen Loftus

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

Rick Lehtinen Examines the Frequency of One of Wooster’s Trademarks—the Black Squirrel—in Recent Study

Biology professor’s publication reveals interesting data on localized squirrel populations

Laura Sirot with students

NIH Awards $325,000 Grant for Wooster Professor’s Research That Could Impact Mosquito Control

Laura Sirot will use funding to study the protein in male mosquitoes’ seminal fluid that transmits diseases

Jessica Roberts '20

Biology major creates educational session on invasive species

Jessica Roberts ’20 interned with the Indianapolis Zoo in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she aimed to create a professional development session about invasive species for […]

Strand Named Ohio Project Kaleidoscope STEM Educator of the Year

Wooster biology professor earns statewide recognition for innovative teaching practices