Biology

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

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

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

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

Building Models of Biological Complexity

Erzsebet Regan works to understand disease at the molecular level

Bad to the Bone or Good for Healing?

Hannah Sexton looks at the effects of target gene overexpression on bone formation

Wooster Science Cafe

Lisa Robbins, a research associate in the department of horticulture and crop science at The Ohio State University, will present “The Science of Wine.”

Andrew Bishop ’05

A grad with a passion for conservation biology

Wooster Libraries’ “Hidden Science Superstars” Revealed

Four busts and two portraits of scientists from historically underrepresented groups now displayed in Timken Science Library

Wooster Opens Spectacular New Life Sciences Building

The Ruth W. Williams Hall of Life Science is designed from the ground up to support a distinctive educational program centered on mentored student research.