{"id":13386,"date":"2020-01-09T13:50:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T19:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/?page_id=13386"},"modified":"2020-01-10T11:07:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T17:07:49","slug":"biology-department-research-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/biology-department-research-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology Department Research Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-three-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:60%;width:calc(60% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.6 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><div style=\"background-color: #000; padding: 20px;\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color has-background has-primary-color has-foreground-dark-background-color\"><span style=\"color: #cfb876; font-size: 18pt;\">With over 25 ongoing research projects, there\u2019s a lot going on in the Biology Department!<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-slider-sc fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\" data-slideshow_autoplay=\"1\" data-slideshow_smooth_height=\"0\" data-slideshow_speed=\"7000\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:100%;\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/walton-pic1000x620.jpg\" alt=\"biology research\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" class=\"wp-image-13457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/walton-pic1000x620-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/walton-pic1000x620-400x248.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/walton-pic1000x620-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/walton-pic1000x620-800x496.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/walton-pic1000x620.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/turtle1000x620.jpg\" alt=\"biology research\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" class=\"wp-image-13456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/turtle1000x620-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/turtle1000x620-400x248.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/turtle1000x620-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/turtle1000x620-800x496.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/turtle1000x620.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/roy1000x620.jpg\" alt=\"biology research\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" class=\"wp-image-13455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/roy1000x620-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/roy1000x620-400x248.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/roy1000x620-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/roy1000x620-800x496.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/roy1000x620.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/newton-f19-2-1000x620-1.jpg\" alt=\"biology research\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" class=\"wp-image-13454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/newton-f19-2-1000x620-1-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/newton-f19-2-1000x620-1-400x248.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/newton-f19-2-1000x620-1-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/newton-f19-2-1000x620-1-800x496.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/newton-f19-2-1000x620-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/koy-pic1000x620.jpg\" alt=\"biology research\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" class=\"wp-image-13453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/koy-pic1000x620-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/koy-pic1000x620-400x248.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/koy-pic1000x620-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/koy-pic1000x620-800x496.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/koy-pic1000x620.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/jedlicka-pic-1000x620-1.jpg\" alt=\"biology research\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" class=\"wp-image-13452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/jedlicka-pic-1000x620-1-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/jedlicka-pic-1000x620-1-400x248.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/jedlicka-pic-1000x620-1-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/jedlicka-pic-1000x620-1-800x496.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/jedlicka-pic-1000x620-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/grantham-research-1000x620-1.jpg\" alt=\"biology research\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" class=\"wp-image-13451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/grantham-research-1000x620-1-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/grantham-research-1000x620-1-400x248.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/grantham-research-1000x620-1-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/grantham-research-1000x620-1-800x496.jpg 800w, 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https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/ganong-pic-1000x620-1-800x496.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/ganong-pic-1000x620-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-pic1000x620.jpg\" alt=\"biology research\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" class=\"wp-image-13449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-pic1000x620-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-pic1000x620-400x248.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-pic1000x620-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-pic1000x620-800x496.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-pic1000x620.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/eckdahl-pic-1000x620-1.jpg\" alt=\"biology research\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" class=\"wp-image-13448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/eckdahl-pic-1000x620-1-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/eckdahl-pic-1000x620-1-400x248.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/eckdahl-pic-1000x620-1-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/eckdahl-pic-1000x620-1-800x496.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/eckdahl-pic-1000x620-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/drake-pic-1000x620-1.jpg\" alt=\"biology research\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" class=\"wp-image-13447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/drake-pic-1000x620-1-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/drake-pic-1000x620-1-400x248.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/drake-pic-1000x620-1-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/drake-pic-1000x620-1-800x496.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/drake-pic-1000x620-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/chev-pic-1000x620-1.jpg\" alt=\"biology research\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" class=\"wp-image-13446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/chev-pic-1000x620-1-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/chev-pic-1000x620-1-400x248.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/chev-pic-1000x620-1-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/chev-pic-1000x620-1-800x496.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/chev-pic-1000x620-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/barta-pic-1000x620-1.jpg\" alt=\"biology research\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" class=\"wp-image-13445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/barta-pic-1000x620-1-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/barta-pic-1000x620-1-400x248.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/barta-pic-1000x620-1-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/barta-pic-1000x620-1-800x496.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/barta-pic-1000x620-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/baker-pic-1000x620-1.jpg\" alt=\"biology research\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" class=\"wp-image-13444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/baker-pic-1000x620-1-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/baker-pic-1000x620-1-400x248.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/baker-pic-1000x620-1-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/baker-pic-1000x620-1-800x496.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/baker-pic-1000x620-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><div style=\"background-color: #000; padding: 20px;\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color has-background has-primary-color has-foreground-dark-background-color\"><span style=\"color: #cfb876; font-size: 18pt;\">Hear what MWSU students have to say about research!<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-slider-sc fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\" data-slideshow_autoplay=\"1\" data-slideshow_smooth_height=\"0\" data-slideshow_speed=\"7000\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:100%;\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li class=\"image\"><a title=\"sarah\" data-title=\"sarah\" aria-label=\"sarah\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/sarah-fergione\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/sarah.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Fergione - NASA internship\" width=\"800\" height=\"446\" class=\"wp-image-13263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/sarah-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/sarah-400x223.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/sarah-600x335.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/sarah.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"image\"><a title=\"ben\" data-title=\"ben\" aria-label=\"ben\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/ben-allen\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/ben.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Allen - research in Costa Rica\" width=\"700\" height=\"405\" class=\"wp-image-13250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/ben-200x116.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/ben-400x231.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/ben-600x347.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/ben.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"image\"><a title=\"sara\" data-title=\"sara\" aria-label=\"sara\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/sara-pearson\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/sara.jpg\" alt=\"Sara Pearson - NSF grant funded research\" width=\"700\" height=\"333\" class=\"wp-image-13262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/sara-200x95.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/sara-400x190.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/sara-600x285.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/sara.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"image\"><a title=\"david\" data-title=\"david\" aria-label=\"david\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/david-freeman\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/david.jpg\" alt=\"David Freeman - NSF internship\" width=\"700\" height=\"371\" class=\"wp-image-13252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/david-200x106.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/david-400x212.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/david-600x318.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/david.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-two-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:40%;width:calc(40% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.4 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><div style=\"background-color: #000; padding: 20px;\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color has-background has-primary-color has-foreground-dark-background-color\"><span style=\"color: #cfb876; font-size: 18pt;\">MWSU Faculty Researchers<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Click on each faculty member to learn more.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"Jason baker\" title=\"Baker-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/Baker-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/Baker-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/Baker-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Jason Baker<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-jason-baker\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"barta\" title=\"barta-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/barta-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/barta-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/barta-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Csengele Barta<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-csengele-barta\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"chevalier\" title=\"chevalier-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/chevalier-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/chevalier-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/chevalier-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Cary Chevalier<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-cary-chevalier\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"drake\" title=\"drake-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/drake-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/drake-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/drake-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Dawn Drake<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-dawn-drake\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"eckdahl\" title=\"eckdahl-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/eckdahl-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/eckdahl-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/eckdahl-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Todd Eckdahl<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-todd-eckdahl\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"Elias\" title=\"elias-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Ashley Elias<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-ashley-elias\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-6 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"Ganong\" title=\"ganong-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/ganong-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/ganong-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/ganong-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Carissa Ganong<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-carissa-ganong\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-7 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"Grantham\" title=\"grantham-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/grantham-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/grantham-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/grantham-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Michael Grantham<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-michael-grantham\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-8 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-9 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"Jedlicka\" title=\"jedlicka-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/jedlicka-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/jedlicka-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/jedlicka-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Julie Jedlicka<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-julie-jedlicka\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-9 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-10 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"koy\" title=\"koy-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/koy-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/koy-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/koy-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Karen Koy<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-karen-koy\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-10 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-11 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"mills\" title=\"mills-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/mills-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/mills-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/mills-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Mark Mills<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-mark-mills\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-11 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-12 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"newton\" title=\"newton-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/newton-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/newton-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/newton-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-16\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Aracely Newton<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-aracely-newton\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-12 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-13 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"roy\" title=\"roy-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/roy-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/roy-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/roy-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-17\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Tilottama Roy<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-tilottama-roy\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-13 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-14 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"walton\" title=\"walton-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/walton-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/walton-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/walton-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-18\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Kristen Walton<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-kristen-walton\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-14 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-15 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"portal\" title=\"portal-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/portal-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/portal-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/portal-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-19\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Gold Fridays PORTAL<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #91814b;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-15 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-counters-box counters-box row fusion-clearfix fusion-columns-1\"><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid #c6c4c4;\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#ffc700;font-size:50px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"14\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;\">Number of Faculty Researchers<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-16 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-counters-box counters-box row fusion-clearfix fusion-columns-1\"><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid #c6c4c4;\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#ffc700;font-size:50px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"131\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;\">Cumulative Years at MWSU<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-17 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-counters-box counters-box row fusion-clearfix fusion-columns-1\"><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid #c6c4c4;\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#ffc700;font-size:50px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"7.045.824\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"3\">0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;\">MILLION<br \/>\nAwarded Externally Funded Grants Totaling $7,045,824 <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-18 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-counters-box counters-box row fusion-clearfix fusion-columns-1\"><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid #c6c4c4;\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#ffc700;font-size:50px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"113\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;\">Number of Peer-Reviewed Articles<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-19 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-counters-box counters-box row fusion-clearfix fusion-columns-1\"><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\" style=\"border: 1px solid #c6c4c4;\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\" style=\"color:#ffc700;font-size:50px;line-height:normal;\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"616\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;\">Number of Undergraduate Researchers<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #6b6b6b;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-20 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-21 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-20\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #ffffff;\">Why<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #ffffff;\">undergraduate<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #ffffff;\">research?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-22 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-21\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The MWSU Biology Department offers a variety of student research opportunities in molecular, cellular, organismal, and ecological biology, geology, and in science education. Our goal is to provide a collaborative learning environment in which students and faculty can apply their biological or geographic exploration and discovery experiences as professionals and as informed citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Students and faculty collaborate on a variety of independent research projects. Students are encouraged to present their research at state, national, or international professional meetings, and are often invited to become coauthors on peer-reviewed publications.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-23 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/portal-background.jpg&quot;);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-three-fifth\" style=\"width:60%;width:calc(60% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.6 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 40px 0px 20px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-16 hover-type-none\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:200px;\"><img width=\"827\" height=\"506\" title=\"Portal-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/Portal-logo.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/Portal-logo-200x122.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/Portal-logo-400x245.png 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/Portal-logo-600x367.png 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/Portal-logo-800x489.png 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/Portal-logo.png 827w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-22\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h2 class=\"has-foreground-dark-color has-text-color has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Program of Research, Teaching and Applied Learning<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The PORTAL program has successfully engaged undergraduates students in the full range of scientific research and activities since its beginnings in 2011. Students have contributed to the planning of research activities, gathering and analyzing data, and communicating the results through presentations and publications. PORTAL provides opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience during the summer and Gold Fridays PORTAL engages students during the academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:40px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-17 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"mwsu-bio-symbol\"><img width=\"500\" height=\"386\" alt=\"MWSU Biology\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/mwsu-bio-symbol.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/mwsu-bio-symbol-200x154.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/mwsu-bio-symbol-400x309.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/mwsu-bio-symbol.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-23\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">About MWSU<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Missouri Western State University has a proud tradition of providing a high quality, affordable education to students in the state of Missouri and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>From its humble beginnings in 1915, Missouri Western continues to deepen its impact on the community, region, nation and world.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - 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