biology
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Researchers study population trends of flying foxes
Professor Tammy Mildenstein and Rebecca Ritter ’18 are studying flying foxes in Southeast Asia. They’re concerned about their dwindling numbers.
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Students present research results at international conference
Camden Grundeman ’19 and Marin Dettweiler ’19 presented their research results on the declining Midwest monarch butterfly population at the 2017 International Congress for Conservation Biology in Cartagena, Colombia at the end of July.
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Summer research explores marine animals in Caribbean Sea
Professor Craig Tepper’s lab is filled with questions about what’s happening far from Mount Vernon, Iowa—in the Caribbean Sea.
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CSRI students develop tests to examine chemical levels in soil
Jessica Pinkham ’18 and Reid Lange ’18 spent time in the lab perfecting testing methods during the summer of 2017.
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Students share biology project with children in the community
Cornell College students in the biology class Wildlife & People class were presented with a challenge during Block 4 of 2016.
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Years later, alumnus is still researching
Even though Cornell College alumnus Andrew Rasmussen ’10 graduated six years ago, he’s still working on homework of sorts.
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Cornell receives grant to support STEM education for students with financial need
The National Science Foundation (NSF) just announced that it has awarded Cornell College a grant for almost $650,000 to support students with financial need who are entering a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) field of study. The grant establishes the Cornell College “Mentoring Students to Success in STEM Fields” program, which will provide students […]
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CSRI team searches for answers among yeast cells
Professor of Biology & Chemistry Jeff Cardon and Brett Krull ’17 are researching how yeast cells decide how to use resources they get from the environment.
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Students study dancing flies for summer research
You might not think summer research has anything to do with flies and dancing, but at Cornell College–it does. “A lot of the flies do weird things,” said Bryan Hernandez ’18. “A lot of them are just kind of trying to impress the female. They are flinging out their wings backwards.” Hernandez is one of five […]
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Biology researchers study fire coral to learn impacts of global warming
In a Cornell College science lab, you’ll find three student researchers. Their minds, however, are really out in the Caribbean exploring the coral reef as they look at samples of Fire Coral.
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Peace Corps sending Goodfellow to Paraguay
Maria Goodfellow ’16 is preparing to serve with the Peace Corps as an Agricultural Extension Agent in Paraguay.
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CSRI research looks to the seafloor for answers about the past
Professor Kelsey Feser and John Lewis ’17 are working with samples of shells to discover more about once-living marine populations for their Cornell Summer Research Institute project.
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Christiansen remembered as prairie pioneer
Iowa prairie restoration pioneer Paul Christiansen, who taught biology at Cornell College from 1967-1996, is remembered in an article by Rich Patterson.
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Students teach about bat conservation
Four Cornell College students visited a class at Washington Elementary School in Mount Vernon, Iowa, to share information about bat conservation in Iowa.
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Biology professor, student on award-winning team
Tammy Mildenstein, assistant professor of biology, and Kelsey King ’15 were part of a team that won a Distinguished Service Award this summer from the Society for Conservation Biology.
Researchers study population trends of flying foxes 
Students present research results at international conference 
Summer research explores marine animals in Caribbean Sea 
CSRI students develop tests to examine chemical levels in soil 
Students share biology project with children in the community 
Years later, alumnus is still researching 
Cornell receives grant to support STEM education for students with financial need 
CSRI team searches for answers among yeast cells 
Students study dancing flies for summer research 
Biology researchers study fire coral to learn impacts of global warming 
Peace Corps sending Goodfellow to Paraguay 
CSRI research looks to the seafloor for answers about the past 
Christiansen remembered as prairie pioneer 
Students teach about bat conservation 
Biology professor, student on award-winning team