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Come hear Andrew Brown's Thesis Defense this Friday, on "Temperature- and Density-dependent Effects on Mole Salamander (...
10/13/2026

Come hear Andrew Brown's Thesis Defense this Friday, on "Temperature- and Density-dependent Effects on Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) Growth, Life History and Trophic Cascades".

Sigma Xi Fall 2026 Symposium, October 17. The deadline for abstracts for the Oct. 17th UT Martin-Murray State Sigma Xi ...
10/10/2026

Sigma Xi Fall 2026 Symposium, October 17.

The deadline for abstracts for the Oct. 17th UT Martin-Murray State Sigma Xi Symposium is extended to next Monday, October 12th. If you were considering presenting but had other pressing deadlines earlier this week, thereā€™s still time to submit your oral or poster presentation information. Please follow the link below for abstract submissions. Questions about the event can be directed to Dr. Ann Gathers ([email protected]) or Dr. Lily Pharris ([email protected]).

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Come share your research at the Annual Regional Sigma Xi Research Symposium at UT Martin, Saturday, October 17thThe annu...
09/17/2026

Come share your research at the Annual Regional Sigma Xi Research Symposium at UT Martin, Saturday, October 17th

The annual UT Martin-Murray State Sigma Xi Research Symposium is Saturday, October 17th, in the Latimer-Smith Engineering & Science Building of the UT Martin campus. Registration and set-up begin at 7:30 a.m.; oral presentations start at 8:00 a.m.

This half-day, interdisciplinary regional event offers an opportunity to showcase recent research and meet possible collaborators. Posters and oral presentations by faculty as well as graduate and undergraduate students are welcomed and encouraged. The submission deadline is Wednesday, October 7th, at 5:00 p.m.

Use this link for registration and abstract submission:
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Please direct questions about the event to Dr. Ann Gathers ([email protected]) or Dr. Lily Pharris ([email protected]).

Want to see more of the people, research, and adventures happening in Murray State Biology? Check us out on our new Inst...
09/01/2026

Want to see more of the people, research, and adventures happening in Murray State Biology? Check us out on our new Instagram page and follow along! murraystatebiology

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-Thadenā€™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-Thadenā€™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.ā€™s masterā€™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.

04/28/2026

Biology students emulating instructorā€™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. šŸ†The group presented their findings from a project that investigated populations of salamanders in areas that differed in the amount of habitat disturbance. ā­ļøā­ļøā­ļø

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