Science Abstracts News Archive
The Tait Lab in the Department of Biological Sciences recently returned from the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, held this year in Portland, Oregon. Undergraduate researchers Sandra Gerges and Jessi Lin represented Marshall University with poster presentations on their projects. Gerges shared her work on regeneration in nudibranch sea slugs,
Dr. Anne Axel, Dr. Kyle Palmquist, and Dr. Pamela Puppo from the Department of Biological Sciences have published a new research article in the journal Vegetation Classification and Survey. The paper, “Characterizing and mapping coastal vegetation on a sea island in the southeastern USA,” presents advanced ecological mapping and vegetation classification focused on Parris Island,
The Plants Group, proved that learning doesn’t take a holiday. During their annual potluck and white elephant gift exchange, members of the Puppo, Palmquist, and Shakirov labs added a scientific twist to the celebration by cataloging every plant species that made its way onto the dinner table. By the end of the evening, the group
The Armstead Lab is gaining national attention for its work to improve flood monitoring and prediction in Appalachian headwater streams. Ongoing research led by Dr. Mindy Yeager-Armstead, professor in Natural Resources & the Environment (NRE), was recently featured in Environmental Monitor as part of a story highlighting the multi-state FLASH and CLIMBS research efforts in
The Marshall University College of Science invites high school students from across the region to campus for High School Science Day on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Huntington, West Virginia. The event is free, and lunch is included. Participants will spend the day exploring hands-on science through lively demonstrations,
Four Chemistry students, Lauren Dunsmore, Ash Mills, Teaghan Beasley, and Greg Jimison, traveled with Dr. Michael Wade Wolfe to Kent State University on November 7–8 to present their research at the regional conference Ohio Inorganic Weekend. Lauren Dunsmore presented a poster titled Self-Assembled Dendritic Catalysts: New Biphasic Approach for Homogeneous Catalyst Recycling, highlighting zinc-mediated self-assembly
The College of Science is proud to recognize three outstanding students in Biological Sciences as recipients of the 2025–2026 Student Awards. David Boak, an MS student in the Palmquist Lab, has been awarded the Donald Cain Tarter Biological Sciences Student Research Scholarship. His research utilizes STEPWAT2, an individual-based plant simulation model, to examine climate change
The College of Science was thrilled to welcome students and teachers from Scott High School to campus this week! Their visit was packed with discovery and hands‑on experiences as they toured our cutting‑edge research labs, explored the museum, herbarium, greenhouse, and even stepped inside the advanced anatomy lab. Along the way, students had the chance
Biological Sciences alum Sidney Strause has earned global recognition for her research on heart health. Strause, now a biomedical research Ph.D. student at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, received the International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB) Poster Prize at the 17th International Meeting on P-Type ATPases in Health &
Mathematics students Cameron Loader, Rahson Robinson, and Macy Skaggs along with faculty member Dr. Stephen Deterding, brought the “Thundering Herd” spirit to the Undergraduate Mathematics Day 2025 hosted at the University of Dayton. The event was a full-day, in-person conference held at University of Dayton’s Science Center dedicated to celebrating and disseminating undergraduate mathematics research.