Biological Sciences

Distinguished professor Dr. Nathan Nieto was recently highlighted by NBC Nightly News and NPR for his labs groundbreaking research on tick-borne illnesses. Read more here: NBC - 'Citizen Scientists' Take On Growing Threat Of Tick-Borne Diseases NPR - Researchers Study Thousands Of Ticks Collected By The People They Bit

May 2, 2018 Graduate Student Awards Outstanding Graduate Student in Biological Sciences Molly Bechtel Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant in Biological Sciences Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award in Biological Sciences Drew Peltier Best Published Paper by a Graduate Student in Biology Rebecca Beresic-Perrins Dr. Beresic-Perrins' article: Helobdella blinni sp. n. (Hirudinida, Glossiphoniidae) a new species inhabiting Montezuma Well, Arizona, USA Outstanding Service to the Biology Department…

Department of Biological Sciences 2018 Academic Excellence Awards Ceremony 2018 April 24, 4:00-5:00 pm, Wettaw Lobby Remarks by Dr. Tom Hoisch, CEFNS Associate Dean for Research, & Dr. Jason Wilder, Chair, Department of Biological Sciences   Awardees Dr. Russell P. Balda Scholarship in Biology Kathryn Conn– Presented by: Dr. Tammy Mielke Arizona Flycasters Club Scholarship  Desirae Enriquez – Presented by: Dr. Lori Wilson Eugene and Margery Bayless Scholarship  Kelly Fulbright– Presented by: Dr. Liza Holeski…

KNAU shares stories of the Colorado Plateau. Biologist and Biological Sciences Academic Advisor Liz Blaker regularly contributes natural history pieces for this series Hanging Gardens American Pikas Mexican Spotted Owls Botanist Charles Parry Year of the Bird Check out other pieces about the region we live in!

NAU Biological Sciences Stories from NAU News: Dr. Shuster named AAAS Fellow Mommy and me: NAU researcher discovers parent trees may pass drought tolerance to offspring Protecting future generations: NAU scientists study arctic community’s exposure to toxic pollutants NAU Researchers join the DOE project  to study the soil microbiome and its effect on carbon persistence NAU Permafrost Network links climate policy to reduced effects of emissions from thawing soil From basic to translational research: NAU scientist uses microbial sequencing to understand and treat…