biology
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Walsh discovers passion for wildlife education
Maureen Walsh ’13 discovered a passion for wildlife education during two summer zoo internships and a block in Israel studying migratory birds.
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Six courses traveled to tropical field stations in February
Fifty-seven students joined their Cornell professors for courses in the Bahamas and Belize during block 6. Cornell courses have traveled to the Gerace Research Center in the Bahamas for years, and 2013 marked the third annual trip to a field station in Latin America.
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Linked courses study wildlife conservation in Costa Rica
To fully understand efforts to protect sea turtles and other tropical animals, it’s useful to visit a place like Costa Rica and meet the people involved. It’s even more helpful to be guided by experts in both the fields of biology and psychology/sociology, as a group of Cornell students were in 2011.
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Marty Condon to talk about flies from the Amazon to Iowa
Marty Condon, professor of biology, will talk about “Flies and More Flies: Diversity From the Tropics to our Own Backyards” at the Science Interest Group lecture at 11:10 a.m. on March 22 in West Science.
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“Eggs of the Living Dead Meet America’s Most Polluted Lake”
Dr. Nelson G. Hairston Jr., Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor of Environmental Science, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University, will lecture on Oct 24th on effects of pollution and cleanup efforts on ecosystems.
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Professor and student selected for UI program
Barbara Christie-Pope, professor of biology at Cornell College has been selected as one of six Fellows of the FUTURE in Biomedicine program at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.
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SIG lecture: Crop Improvement One Gene At a Time and Its Value in Biotechnology
Genome sequencing and other technologies are enabling scientists to acquire enormous data on plant traits, but there is still a need for understanding basic biology and gene function.
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Lecture: International Studies of Pre-term Birth
Jeff Murray will present on March 3rd on the challenges and rewards of studying the genetic and environmental causes of birth defects and pre-term birth.
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Curing Sickle Cell Disease
On Sep 28th, Jane Sande, M.D., will discuss the medical, social, and economic impact of sickle cell disease and curing the disease via bone marrow transplantation.
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Alum confirmed as chair of the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission
Daryl J. Boness ’72 was confirmed last week as chair of the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission.
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Students reflect on Operation Walk experiences
Since 2005, Cornell students have regularly joined Dr. Larry Dorr ’63 and other medical professionals on Operation Walk, a medical mission that performs hip and knee replacements in countries such as China, Peru, and Viet Nam. During the trips, students observe surgeries and assist with physical therapy and many other aspects of the project.
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Students analyze H1N1 pandemic response in D.C.
In the spring of 2009, the H1N1 flu pandemic elicited an emergency response from health officials around the globe. Throughout the fall, nine Cornell students studied the outbreak from a variety of angles, including historic accounts of previous pandemics and scientific papers on the H1N1 virus, guided by Professor of Biology Barbara Christie-Pope.
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Rainforest studies reveal unexpected species diversity
Marty Condon’s path-breaking research, which was featured on the cover of Science magazine in May 2008, has exposed extraordinary and surprising levels of species diversity in tropical plant/insect communities. With a 2010 $270,000 National Science Foundation grant in hand, Condon and her research team are poised to push their investigations even further.
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Biology professor awarded $270,769 NSF grant
UPDATE: You can read Biology Professor Marty Condon’s monograph here. MOUNT VERNON — Cornell College Biology Professor Marty Condon has been awarded $270,769 from the National Science Foundation to continue her research uncovering extraordinary levels of tropical diversity.
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Brachova awarded GRC Grant
MOUNT VERNON – Pavla Brachova was awarded a grant from the Gerace Research Centre (GRC) in San Salvador, Bahamas in order to isolate and study the genetics of fire coral this June.
Walsh discovers passion for wildlife education 
Six courses traveled to tropical field stations in February 
Linked courses study wildlife conservation in Costa Rica 
Rainforest studies reveal unexpected species diversity