The invasive wildflower Medicago polymorpha has evolved to grow more rapidly in its new range, but this change is not associated with stronger competitive ability against…
View More Invasive wildflower grows bigger, but not more competitive, in new territory
Experiments with the invasive wildflower Medicago polymorpha show that the plant evolved to be a tougher competitor as it established itself in new habitats, including California.…
View More This invasive plant succeeds by evolving to compete
Biology alumnus Sam Fleischer, now a Ph.D. student at UC Davis, has published results from his undergraduate research with Associate Professor Casey terHorst in the…
View More terHorst Lab alumnus publishes model of predator-prey dynamics
Biology Lecturer Dana Harmon, Assistant Professor of Biology Cristian Ruiz Rueda and a team of CSUN graduate and undergraduate students trace the presence of antibiotic-resistant…
View More CSUN researchers find antibiotic-resistant bacteria in ponds and lakes across Los AngelesAssistant Professor of Biology Crystal Rogers has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Society for Developmental Biology as the Primarily Undergraduate Institution…
View More Dr. Crystal Rogers appointed to society Board of Directors
Assistant Professor of Biology Crystal Rogers, graduate student Lisa Sorrells, and a colleague at the California Institute of Technology published a new paper in the…
View More Rogers Lab publications examine balance of key proteins in neural development
Assistant Professor of Biology Nyssa Silbiger and colleagues at the University of Hawaii Manoa published a study this June demonstrating that nutrient pollution — nitrate…
View More Nutrient pollution exacerbates acidification damage to coral reefs
The cover article of the September/October issue of the journal WIREs Developmental Biology is a review by Assistant Professor of Biology Crystal Rogers and colleague Shuyi…
View More Rogers Lab paper reviews the role of neural crest cells in development