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Biology

Professor Dave Costello works with biology students in the Cuyahoga River

91²Ö¿â Research Links Iron, Zinc Deficiency to Lake Erie Algal Blooms

A new study led by 91²Ö¿â’s David Costello finds that trace metals — not just nitrogen and phosphorus — frequently limit biological productivity in freshwater streams, with implications for waterways across Northeast Ohio and beyond.

Tags: Profiles , Biology

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2024 91²Ö¿â ARI-AHEC Scholar Graduates

‘There Is So Much More to Medicine Than Just Science Classes’

91²Ö¿â student Elizabeth Marhefka recognized as ARI-AHEC’s 2024 Scholar of the Year. The senior biology and premed student was honored for her passion for medicine and commitment to community engagement.

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact , College of Sciences and Humanities , Biology

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Bioblitz 2024

IN A FLASH: Into the Woods!

Each spring, students in 91²Ö¿â's Child Development Center look forward to "Bioblitz." It's a day spent in the woods near their center with exploration, discovery and hands-on learning about nature. 

Tags: Research & Science , Child Development Center , Biology , Community Impact , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society , Earth Day , In a Flash

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Sydney stands in front of her research board

Sydney Gallagher's College Career as an Exceptional Honors College Student

Sydney Gallagher, an Honors College senior graduating in May 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts in biology, has had a college career chock-full of activities, learning experiences, and extraordinary accomplishments. Originally from Hudson, Ohio, Sydney decided to attend 91²Ö¿â Universit…

Tags: College of Honors and Global Education , Biology , College of Sciences and Humanities

Honors Education

Spring Plant Sale

IN A FLASH: Go Get Your Greens at the Spring Plant Sale!

The annual Spring Plant Sale at the Herrick Conservatory offers a chance for Flashes to add more green into their gardens and homes. Students help grow the plants and paint rain barrels. The event helps raise funds for several biology-focused student organizations. 

Tags: Spring Semester , Department of Biological Sciences , Earth Day , Research & Science , Student Organizations , Biology , Student Life , In a Flash

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Honors College student Betty Sterling holds an owl at her internship site.

Passion for Animals Drives Student’s Success during Internship

Honors College student Betty Sterling beams with a passion for animals, so she was ecstatic to take on a fitting internship opportunity with the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center. After receiving an email from the biological sciences department about an intriguing internship opportunity, the …

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Honors Education

Honors College student Richie Dell poses in his baseball uniform holding a baseball.

Pitching for Precision on the Mound and In the Lab

Richie Dell, a senior molecular biology major, has navigated the last three years as a 91²Ö¿â Honors College student as well as a pitcher for the 91²Ö¿â Men’s Baseball team. With extra coursework from Honors-level classes and playing a Division I sport, he always has to be in tip-…

Tags: College of Honors and Global Education , Baseball , Intercollegiate Athletics , Biology , Mid American Conference

Honors Education

Honors College student Kyndall Gilbert poses for a a gymnastics photo.

Balancing on the Beam at 91²Ö¿â

Kyndall Gilbert is a junior Honors College student studying biology and pre-medicine at 91²Ö¿â.

Tags: College of Honors and Global Education , Sports , STEM , Biology , Golden Flashes , Intercollegiate Athletics , Intercollegiate Athletics

Honors Education

Image of COVID 19 cells

Biology Professor Says Vaccine Development "Not a Surprise" Thanks to Scientific Developments

Jean Engohang-Ndong, Ph.D., associate professor of biology at 91²Ö¿â at Tuscarawas, credits technology with speeding up vaccine breakthroughs.

Tags: University News , Biology , Tuscarawas Campus , COVID-19

Kent Campus

Horticulture Students Learn from Industry Experts

  Kent Salem Hosts Horticulture Entrepreneurship Seminar Salem, Ohio – 91²Ö¿â at Salem hosted a gathering of students and industry experts for a horticulture/entrepreneurship seminar named “What Makes Us Grow.â€� Students from 91²Ö¿â Salem, Columbiana County Career and …

Tags: Biology

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