UCM Department of Biological and Clinical Sciences

05/18/2026

Congratulations to UCM Biology Alum Daniel Akin on earning his PhD.

05/08/2026

05/05/2026

It is Finals Week, and we are having commencements on Friday and Saturday. On May 1st, we had our Sciences Awards Banquet. It was a great evening for all who attended. Please enjoy this compilation of information and images. Feel free to share.

05/05/2026

04/09/2026

Those are some big fish 🐟

03/19/2026

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WE'RE HIRING!!! 📕✏️🍎

03/12/2026

The university and surrounding community are invited to attend an important Public Community Forum on Kratom and 7-OH, two substances that are increasingly raising serious concerns among public health officials.

If you are unfamiliar with these substances, now is the time to learn about them. Kratom and 7-OH are currently being sold over the counter in our community with no age restrictions. Even more concerning, 7-OH can be up to 13 times more potent than morphine, and health experts warn it may become the next wave of the opioid crisis if communities do not take action.

We have an opportunity to address this issue before it reaches crisis levels, but that can only happen if community members are informed and involved. Your voice matters in shaping how our community responds to the sale and availability of these substances.

Please plan to attend the forum on Thursday, March 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lauran Nahm Auditorium on campus. This forum will provide information, allow for community discussion, and explore possible steps we can take together to protect public health and safety.

These substances have already been linked to addiction, overdoses, and deaths. I have also included a recent KCTV 5 News story about a death in Kansas City connected to these products.

Now is the time to become informed, ask questions, and help our community take proactive steps before this becomes a larger crisis.

https://www.kctv5.com/2026/03/09/sold-safe-linked-death-family-sues-metro-area-kratom-sellers/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQfxLBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFvdU95WHllQW5KMkVkVW0wc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsnissWtqDKZuQHA4sdLchjms3kjYSsZpFE9Nh_4W87MD9yx6_PpG0ba0Tev_aem_Y8QWFGR-tpNGSxM69pzArA

12/10/2025

Congratulations Carly!

From the softball field to dental school, Carly Youngblood is ready for her next chapter. The Monroe City, Mo., native graduates this fall with a bachelor's degree in biology. A member of the Jennies softball team, Youngblood has been accepted to the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry.

Learn about Carly's UCM journey as our countdown to commencement series continues: https://bit.ly/4pWO957

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11/21/2025

Congratulations to Jessica Strathman, an alumna of the Biology program, on the publication of her research. Love to share the great things our students are doing post-grad.

Visualization of significantly enriched KEGG pathways under different stress conditions: (A) stationary phase cells exposed to 15 mM hydrogen peroxide, (B) stationary phase cells exposed to 1% lactic...