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UBQLN2 forming stress-induced condensates in mammalian cells.

(Dec. 18, 2020)

$1.5M NIH Grant Funds ALS-Linked Research

Assistant Professor Carlos Castañeda is studying the regulation of liquid-like protein droplets in hopes of determining what causes diseases like ALS.

Mayra Vidal holding a tray of harvested yeast.

(Oct. 15, 2020)

Cheaters Don’t Always Win: Extinction May Be Prevented By Diverse Communities of Mutually Beneficial Species

A&S biologists' study on the persistence of mutualisms is published in the prestigious journal "Science."

Thomas Henry Huxley

(July 7, 2020)

Fostering Students’ ‘Tree-Thinking Skills’

A&S biologists win the Thomas Henry Huxley Award for their creation of an evolutionary learning module.

Harbor seal

(April 8, 2020)

Underwater Rock Concert

A&S alumna studies communication behavior of harbor seals in Alaska.

Biotechnology society group

(March 3, 2020)

Biotechnology Program Offers New Master’s Degree

Combined B.S./M.S. and stand-alone M.S. programs launch in fall 2020.

Professor James Hope Birnie conducting research

(Feb. 14, 2020)

First African American Appointed to SU Biology in 1948 Advocated for Diversity in Science Education

James Hope Birnie carried on his family’s legacy of leadership.

Poplar tree

(Feb. 11, 2020)

Student Research Sprouts Renewable Energy

Dakota Voitcu investigates how fungi impact plant growth.

(Oct. 9, 2019)

Prestigious Grant Supports Ph.D. Student’s Whale Research

Biology graduate student Julia Zeh receives highly competitive National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship