Skip to main content

News: Biology

Jorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

All
Academics
Alumni
Belonging
Business
Events
Faculty Excellence
Humanities
Internships
Music
Natural Sciences
Outcomes Research
Social Sciences
Study Abroad
SU News
Sustainability
Visual & Performing Arts
Women in STEM

Showing results for:

Four smiling people in uniform stand arm-in-arm in front of an ambulance. Three wear navy shirts, one wears a green shirt. The ambulance has "AMBULANCE" written in large letters above them.
EMS Club offers clinical experience, enhances campus, community safety

Zoe Laffler ’26, Allyson Hurford ’26 and Matthew Crawford ’26 are certified EMTs making a…

A smiling woman with curly, shoulder-length hair and glasses is shown in a portrait overlaid on a cracked, graffiti-covered road surrounded by overgrown greenery.
Alumna wins presidential research award

Shade’s research to advance the understanding of how soil microbial communities respond to disturbance, including…

Image for news story: Shedding the light on mixoplankton
Shedding the light on mixoplankton

In any body of water, millions of tiny organisms float around, casually playing a critical…

Image for news story: Susquehanna awarded $3 million climate change research grant
Susquehanna awarded $3 million climate change research grant

Susquehanna University is one of several recipients of a $3 million National Science Foundation grant…

Image for news story: Class of 2023: Where Are They Going
Class of 2023: Where Are They Going

Making Her Directorial Debut Alexis Jefferson Alexis Jefferson will make her professional directorial debut at the Pablo…

Image for news story: Climbing temperatures adversely impact brook trout
Climbing temperatures adversely impact brook trout

Recent research from Susquehanna University’s Freshwater Research Institute finds that water temperatures affect certain behaviors…

Image for news story: Syllabus: Biology of Women
Syllabus: Biology of Women

Syllabus is an ongoing series of stories that gives readers an inside look at some…

Image for news story: Professor sees self in first-generation students
Professor sees self in first-generation students

This is the fourth story in our series on Women in STEM. "The best part of…

Image for news story: Biology alumna finalist for national Teacher of the Year
Biology alumna finalist for national Teacher of the Year

Update: Carolyn has been named one of five finalists for the 2023 National Teacher of…

Image for news story: Research Determines Potency of ‘Green’ Nanoparticles Against Cancer, Inflammation
Research Determines Potency of ‘Green’ Nanoparticles Against Cancer, Inflammation

Pavithra Vivekanand, associate professor of biologyGold nanoparticles have been the subject of scientific research for…

Image for news story: Biology professors pave way for Women in STEM
Biology professors pave way for Women in STEM

This is the first story in our series on Women in STEM. Peggy Peeler leads Women…

Image for news story: For purseweb spiders, flinging their poo may be life or death
For purseweb spiders, flinging their poo may be life or death

Ecology major Aislinn Shilcusky ’24 researched the purseweb spider alongside Matthew Persons, professor of biology,…

Image for news story: Adventurer fights fires in national parks
Adventurer fights fires in national parks

Through connections he made from his winter break job, Jacob Tomasulo ’23 landed an incredible…

Image for news story: Science major lands competitive NSF internship
Science major lands competitive NSF internship

Sydney Salas ’23Anthropology and biology double major Sydney Salas ’23 spent her summer working in…

Image for news story: Centralia a ‘Hot Bed’ for Microbial Discovery
Centralia a ‘Hot Bed’ for Microbial Discovery

The mine fire already had been burning for 40 years underneath the ground where Tammy…

Image for news story: Failing Forward – When Plan ‘A’ Doesn’t Work Out
Failing Forward – When Plan ‘A’ Doesn’t Work Out

Susquehanna’s annual Break Through event included a panel that helped students with a skill that…

Senior Publishes Research with Internship Mentor

Ethan Fix ’22 has returned to the lab of Wayne Carver, professor of cell biology…

A signpost with directional arrows points to cities around the world, including Tokyo, Macau, Banjul, San Jose, Cape Town, and Santiago, with distances. Tall trees and a cloudy sky are in the background.
Biomedical Sciences Major Earns Study-Abroad Scholarship

By Nala Washington ’24 Susquehanna University’s Caitlin Weaver ’23 has been awarded the James G. Stemler…

Nine Students Earn Gilman Awards to Study Abroad

Nine Susquehanna University students have been awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a…

Class of 2020: What Have They Been Up To?

After their time at Susquehanna was abruptly cut short by the onset of the Covid-19…

Faculty Earn Awards for Teaching, Research, Advising

Susquehanna University announced faculty awards for teaching, research and advising at its 163rd commencement. Faculty awards…

Gift of Property Establishes Retreat Center

The Rev. Dr. Lois D. Martin ’90 and Dr. Thomas J. Martin, MD Retreat Center…

Research finds older spiders less likely to eat their young

Scientists have long observed that some animals eat their young, but research has struggled to…

Department of Biology Rated Among Nation’s Top 50

Susquehanna University’s biology major has been named among the Top 50 in the United States…

Image for news story: Bio Grad Adds (Low-Sodium) Spice to Life
Bio Grad Adds (Low-Sodium) Spice to Life

Whitney Frederic ’16 has been cooking since she had to stand on a popcorn can…

Image for news story: Iudica Named to National Ecology Group
Iudica Named to National Ecology Group

Carlos A. Iudica, associate professor of biology and ecology at Susquehanna University, has been named…

Have Ewe Heard? We’ve Got Sheep!

Susquehanna University officially welcomed a flock of woolly lawnmowers to campus Thursday with the addition…

Honors Student Enjoyed Being One of First Neuroscience Majors

Lauren Beck ’16 felt like a pioneer. The daughter of two Susquehanna graduates, she entered Susquehanna…

Internship Offers Bio Major an International Perspective on the Medical Field

Emily Leboffe ’17 was determined to make the most of her study abroad experience. “I really…

Image for news story: Graduate Paves Way for Neuroscience Major to Win Mini Case Competition
Graduate Paves Way for Neuroscience Major to Win Mini Case Competition

A summer job-shadowing opportunity at the Cleveland Clinic in 2016 turned into more than what…

Image for news story: 2014 Alum Researches Sports-Related Brain Injuries
2014 Alum Researches Sports-Related Brain Injuries

When Katelynn Ondek ’14 enrolled at Susquehanna, neuroscience was not yet offered as a major,…

Image for news story: Students Present at Landmark Research Symposium
Students Present at Landmark Research Symposium

Junior Andrew Ressler presents his chemistry research at the Landmark Conference Summer Research Symposium.Twenty-three students…

Image for news story: Presidential Award Recipient Interns at Cancer Center
Presidential Award Recipient Interns at Cancer Center

Mike Alvaro ’19 wants to make a difference in the lives of those suffering from…

Senior Maintains Commitment to Environmentally Friendly Lifestyle

Trying to follow a sustainable lifestyle in college was a no brainer for Kara Eckert…

Image for news story: Three Win Gilman Scholarships
Three Win Gilman Scholarships

Three students were awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, enabling them to study…

Image for news story: Five Students Named Gilman Scholars
Five Students Named Gilman Scholars

Five Susquehanna University students were awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, enabling them…

Students Present at Undergraduate Research Conference

Forty-five Susquehanna University students recently returned from Oklahoma from the National Conference on Undergraduate Research…

Image for news story: National Science Foundation Awards Nearly $1 Million to Recruit STEM Students
National Science Foundation Awards Nearly $1 Million to Recruit STEM Students

Susquehanna University has been awarded a nearly $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation…

Image for news story: Students Pitch Business Ideas in First-Ever House of Hawks
Students Pitch Business Ideas in First-Ever House of Hawks

Susquehanna’s first ever House of Hawks competition brought students before a panel of judges to…

Image for news story: Research Opportunity Leads to Teaching Assistantship
Research Opportunity Leads to Teaching Assistantship

As a first-year student, Sophia Francisco ’18 had the chance to help a senior biology…

Image for news story: Study Abroad Tests Courage, Openness to New Experiences
Study Abroad Tests Courage, Openness to New Experiences

Darren Hamric is admittedly terrified of many things. It is interesting, then, that he chose…

Load More

Inside Susquehanna

Inside SU is our bi-weekly e-newsletter for faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends. Sign up today and stay connected with the latest news and updates.