Murray State University Biology Department

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What were the Murray State Biology students up to this summer? Wildlife and Conservation student, Zack Benz, interned wi...
08/15/2026

What were the Murray State Biology students up to this summer? Wildlife and Conservation student, Zack Benz, interned with the National Park Service sharing bird education with visitors to the Cyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio.

What were the Murray State Biology faculty and students up to this summer? Dr. Ingrid Jordon-Thaden’s lab had a great su...
08/14/2026

What were the Murray State Biology faculty and students up to this summer? Dr. Ingrid Jordon-Thaden’s lab had a great summer! Dr. J.T. mentored her student through their research while continuing to set up her lab and develop new protocols. She also organized a symposium at the Future Proofing Herbaria meeting. Ash McCarty continued research on seed dispersal by deer at CRNWF, along with DNA barcoding lab work. Noah Garland worked on the systematics of an alpine species complex from the Rocky Mountains, using both herbarium specimens and field-collected material housed here at the Murray State Herbarium. Joshuwa Strode, Dr. J.T.’s master’s student, worked on collecting population-level samples and conducting genetics research on the rare endemic Appalachian mustard, the rock twist. Noah, Joshuwa, and Dr. J.T. also attended the Botany 2026 meeting in July, where they presented their research!

What were the Murray State Biology faculty up to this summer? Dr. Laura Sullivan-Beckers finished her third cycle with T...
08/14/2026

What were the Murray State Biology faculty up to this summer? Dr. Laura Sullivan-Beckers finished her third cycle with The Commonwealth Honors Academy! Rising high school seniors from all over the country came to Murray State's campus for 3 weeks of classes and a taste of college life.

The Murray State Biology Department welcomes you back from summer break! Let’s see what our biology community discovered...
08/14/2026

The Murray State Biology Department welcomes you back from summer break! Let’s see what our biology community discovered this summer! Share your favorite summer biology photos and a caption in the comments below.

04/28/2026

Biology students emulating instructor’s great fashion sense

Biology instructor, John Hewlett, was honored today when a group of his students arrived to class with suspiciously grea...
04/28/2026

Biology instructor, John Hewlett, was honored today when a group of his students arrived to class with suspiciously great fashion sense. 🏆The group presented their findings from a project that investigated populations of salamanders in areas that differed in the amount of habitat disturbance. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Stop by Logan Hall Biology Atrium today at 4 pm for the Nature Art Exhibition reception!
04/23/2026

Stop by Logan Hall Biology Atrium today at 4 pm for the Nature Art Exhibition reception!

Join the 2nd Annual Land Between the Lakes Volunteer Naturalist Surveys of the Core Areas this weekend (April 25th & 26t...
04/21/2026

Join the 2nd Annual Land Between the Lakes Volunteer Naturalist Surveys of the Core Areas this weekend (April 25th & 26th). Those interested in attending this event should contact
Noah Garland at: [email protected]

Come to the Earth Day Celebration this weekend on April 25th from 10 am to 2 pm at the Arboretum**The rain out location ...
04/21/2026

Come to the Earth Day Celebration this weekend on April 25th from 10 am to 2 pm at the Arboretum*

*The rain out location will be in the Murray State Logan Biology Hall.

Our very own Ella Piercey, Senior Biology/Pre-Physical Therapy Major, ran the Boston Marathon today! Congratulations, E...
04/21/2026

Our very own Ella Piercey, Senior Biology/Pre-Physical Therapy Major, ran the Boston Marathon today! Congratulations, Ella!

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