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May 05, 2023

Dr. Csengele Barta earns fifth consecutive ASPB award

2023-05-09T08:07:00-05:00

Dr. Csengele Barta, associate professor of biology at Missouri Western State University, was awarded a Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUI) Award of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) for the fifth consecutive year. The award recognizes excellence in research contributions to plant science, plant science scholarship and undergraduate student research mentorship of faculty at primarily [...]

Dr. Csengele Barta earns fifth consecutive ASPB award2023-05-09T08:07:00-05:00
Apr 04, 2023

MWSU Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society visits Fire Department Station 8

2023-04-24T08:46:51-05:00

As part of the Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society's applied learning training and community partners awareness program, student members visited the state-of-the-art fire station, Station 8, on Mitchell Ave. in St. Joseph. Nine chapter members met with three on-shift firefighters who showed them every aspect of living and working as modern structural [...]

MWSU Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society visits Fire Department Station 82023-04-24T08:46:51-05:00
Apr 04, 2023

Students present climate change research at Alpha Chi convention

2023-04-24T08:17:59-05:00

Three students represented Missouri Western State University's Alpha Chi Lambda chapter at this year's Alpha Chi National Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Students Shannon Buehre, senior biology major from Lee’s Summit, Missouri; Hannah Shoemaker, senior biology major from Goodman, Missouri; and Jordon Anderson, junior nursing major from St. Joseph, presented an interdisciplinary research [...]

Students present climate change research at Alpha Chi convention2023-04-24T08:17:59-05:00
Apr 04, 2023

Students participate in controlled burn of prairie

2023-04-04T09:27:12-05:00

On Saturday, April 1, 2023, 18 students were involved in a controlled burn on the John Rushin Teaching and Research Prairie. This burn was essential to ensure the utility of the land for future research and applied learning. Click here to see photos from the controlled burn.

Students participate in controlled burn of prairie2023-04-04T09:27:12-05:00
Mar 03, 2023

Biology students help restore habitat, learn about cave ecology in southern Missouri

2023-03-23T08:46:10-05:00

Wildlife conservation and management students at Missouri Western State University started their spring break with a hands-on learning experience: restoring a unique and threatened habitat in southern Missouri. Click here to read the full story.

Biology students help restore habitat, learn about cave ecology in southern Missouri2023-03-23T08:46:10-05:00
Mar 03, 2023

MWSU research on invasive plants published in international journal

2023-03-06T14:46:18-06:00

A Missouri Western State University biology professor and three of her students have published a research paper that may help lead to new ways of controlling invasive plant species. Click here for the full story.

MWSU research on invasive plants published in international journal2023-03-06T14:46:18-06:00
Feb 02, 2023

Dr. Tilo Roy publishes new issue of “The Vasculum”

2023-02-22T12:59:07-06:00

Dr. Tilo Roy, associate professor of biology, published the January 2023 issue of "The Vasculum" (the bi-annual newsletter of the Society of Herbarium Curators). Dr. Roy is the Editor-in-Chief of this newsletter. This issue of "The Vasculum" contains a diverse array of interesting articles on herbaria news, views, and new innovations from across [...]

Dr. Tilo Roy publishes new issue of “The Vasculum”2023-02-22T12:59:07-06:00
Jan 01, 2023

Dr. Julie Jedlicka published an article with MWSU undergraduate Laney (Hayward) Nute

2023-01-19T10:50:26-06:00

Dr. Julie Jedlicka published an article with MWSU undergraduate Laney (Hayward) Nute on research conducted for her honors thesis in the journal BIOS. The article was published on Dec 18, 2022, and entitled "Evidence for frequency-dependent selection in House Wrens, but not Eastern Bluebirds." Dr. Jedlicka supervised Nute's honors thesis where she applied [...]

Dr. Julie Jedlicka published an article with MWSU undergraduate Laney (Hayward) Nute2023-01-19T10:50:26-06:00
Dec 12, 2022

Dr. Csengele Barta Publishes Two Papers

2022-12-05T11:52:43-06:00

Biology faculty member Dr. Csengele Barta and her collaborators published two research manuscripts in two consecutive editions of the Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry, a peer-reviewed journal of international circulation. The papers focus on plant-soil biota interactions, exploring the role of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in plant stress resistance and the [...]

Dr. Csengele Barta Publishes Two Papers2022-12-05T11:52:43-06:00
Nov 11, 2022

Dr. Julie Jedlicka Elected President of The Association of Field Ornithologists

2022-11-16T11:59:40-06:00

Dr. Julie Jedlicka, associate professor of biology at Missouri Western State University, was elected as president of the The Association of Field Ornithologists (AFO) at the association’s annual conference last month. Click here to read more about her election.

Dr. Julie Jedlicka Elected President of The Association of Field Ornithologists2022-11-16T11:59:40-06:00