Biological Sciences News Archive

Biology student Walker Tatum receives inaugural Current Student “3 C’s” award

April 19, 2024 · Biological Sciences, COS News, Science Abstracts

Congratulations to Walker Tatum, recipient of the inaugural Current Student Dr. Ronald G. Area “3 C’s” Award! Presented on April 13th during the 85th Alumni Awards Banquet in the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall, this honor celebrates Walker’s exceptional commitment to Marshall University’s community, current students, and alumni. As Student Body President and a senior

Biology graduate published in Journal of Human Evolution

April 3, 2024 · Biological Sciences, Research, Science Abstracts

Congratulations to Caroline Cartwright, former student in Dr. Chirchir’s lab, on her publication in the Journal of Human Evolution. The paper is titled “Trabecular bone volume fraction in Holocene and Late Pleistocene humans”. Her research confirmed existing work suggesting that modern humans have ‘lightly’ built skeletons in having low bone density compared to our ancestors