Category: Biological Sciences
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Laura Melissa Guzman, University of Southern California Dornsife – Pretty Butterflies Can Be a Problem for Scientists
Everyone enjoys beautiful things, but this can be a problem for certain species. Laura Melissa Guzman, Gabilan assistant professor of biological sciences and quantitative and computational biology at the University of Southern California Dornsife, explores why. Professor Guzman is a computational ecologist, originally from Bogotá, Colombia. She uses quantitative and computational tools to learn about…
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Erin Tuttle, Assumption University – Sunlight: An Aid in Removing Plastic Pollution
On Assumption University Week: Removing plastic pollution could be critical to our future. Erin Tuttle, assistant professor in the department of biological and physical sciences, explores how. Erin Tuttle is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological and Physical Sciences at Assumption University. Her primary area of research focuses on environmental processes involving anthropogenic…
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Donald Arnold, University of Southern California Dornsife – Mapping Synapses and the Future of Memory Treatments
On USC Dornsife Week: How are memories formed? Donald Arnold, professor of biological sciences and biomedical engineering, takes us a step closer to finding out. Professor Arnold is the principal investigator at the Arnold Laboratory and professor of Molecular and Computational Biology and Biomedical Engineering at USC Dornsife. He received his Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering from…
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Erica Kosal, North Carolina State University – The Importance of Developing Students’ Critical Thinking Skills
How important is thinking creatively for students? Erica Kosal, director of the life sciences first year program and associate teaching professor of biological sciences at North Carolina State University, discusses this. Erica loves teaching biology and helping students find their niche in college and fit for a major. As a teaching faculty member at NC…