Andrew Bridges selected as Copenhaver Fellow

Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program Ph.D candidate, Andrew Bridges was selected to be a John H. Copenhaver, Jr. and William H. Thomas, MD 1952 Fellow for his outstanding scholarship. Read more about Andrew Bridges selected as Copenhaver Fellow

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Erin Shoemaker-Kiess and Amanda Socha Publish Proposal for GMO Labeling

Molecular and Cellular Biology graduate students, Erin Shoemaker-Kiess and Amanda Socha have published an op-ed paper in the Journal of Science Policy & Governance in which they propose GMO classifications for food labeling. Read more about Erin Shoemaker-Kiess and Amanda Socha Publish Proposal for GMO Labeling

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Prof. Amy Gladfelter receives prestigious ASCB Award

Prof. Amy Gladfelter is being honored with a Women in Cell Biology Mid-Career Award for Excellence in Research work by the American Society of Cell Biology.  Read more about Prof. Amy Gladfelter receives prestigious ASCB Award

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Washington Post Highlights Prof. ter Hofstede's Study

Prof.ter Hofstede's paper "Sensory-based niche partitioning in a multiple predator - multiple prey community" featured in the Washington Post. Read more about Washington Post Highlights Prof. ter Hofstede's Study

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Maria Hindt Receives Croasdale Award

Maria Hindt, Ph.D. received the Croasdale Award from the Dean of Graduate Studies, Prof. Jon Kull for her exemplary work on iron homeostasis in plants in the lab of Prof. Mary Lou Guerinot. Read more about Maria Hindt Receives Croasdale Award

Prof. Rob McClung on NHPR's "The Exchange"

Prof. Rob McClung was a guest on The Exchange on NHPR.  The topic of the April, 23, 2015 broadcast was "The Science of GMOs: Possibilities And Limitations." Read more about Prof. Rob McClung on NHPR's "The Exchange"

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Spooky Science

Prof. Eric Schaller and New York Times best-selling author, Jeff VanderMeer were the featured speakers a MIT Communications Forum on April 6, 2015. Read more about Spooky Science

Nature highlights research findings from Irwin Lab

Researchers in Professor Becky Irwin's lab have found that some compounds in floral nector reduce parasite loads in bees sixty to eighty percent.  These findings were highlighted in the February 26, 2015 issue of Nature. Read more about Nature highlights research findings from Irwin Lab

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Deep Biosphere Teeming with Bacteria

Prof. Zhaxybayeva shows that the deep biosphere is teeming with microbes that have been exchanging genetic material for eons. Read more about Deep Biosphere Teeming with Bacteria

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Celldance! Companions in Discovery

Professor Amy Gladfelter's lab was selected by the American Society for Cell Biology to create a video about the work being done in her lab to understand human biology using simple fungi - their "key companions." Read more about Celldance! Companions in Discovery

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