Meet the new Biosphere
Biosphere, the newsletter for the Department of Biology at California State University Northridge, officially re-launches this week as a departmental news site, at csunbiosphere.org. The…
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Reflections on starting the grad student-advisor relationship
My PhD advisor, Olle Pellmyr, passed away in December after a long illness. After attending his memorial service in May, I wrote down some thoughts…
View More Reflections on starting the grad student-advisor relationshipColloquium: Rosenblum to speak about evolution in a changing world
Today’s speaker in the Biology Colloquium series is Dr. Erica Rosenblum, with the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California Berkeley. Dr. Rosenblum…
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CSUN researchers find antibiotic-resistant bacteria in ponds and lakes across Los Angeles
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…
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The CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science and Technology (COAST) offers an annual grant program supporting undergraduate research projects with up to $2500. COAST supports…
View More COAST Undergraduate Student Research Support Program offers $2500 for marine and coastal researchDr. Crystal Rogers appointed to society Board of Directors
Assistant Professor of Biology Crystal Rogers has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Society for Developmental Biology as the Primarily Undergraduate Institution…
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Rogers Lab publications examine balance of key proteins in neural development
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 developmentDr. Kerry Nickols explains how hotter oceans may harm sea life on KPCC
In August, Assistant Professor of Biology Kerry Nickols appeared on Southern California Public Radio station KPCC’s Take Two to explain how sea life may be affected…
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CSUN alumna joins faculty of Colorado Mesa University
Denita M. Weeks, who earned a Master’s degree with CSUN professor Robert Espinoza, defended her PhD dissertation at the University of Memphis in May, and…
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ER doctor honors Biology professor Oppenheimer with scholarship fund
Over the summer, CSUN alumna Celina Barba-Simic made a gift to the CSUN College of Science and Mathematics to create the Dr. Celina Barba-Simic Biology Scholarship…
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