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Bloomsburg students attend American Fisheries Society Meeting
Commonwealth University's (CU) biology department recently hosted the two-day Pennsylvania State Chapter of the American Fisheries Society's 2023 annual meeting at Lock Haven. Dr. Diana Rogers...
CU Students Attend American Fisheries Society Meeting
LOCK HAVEN, PA (03/29/2023) Commonwealth University’s (CU) biology department recently hosted the two-day Pennsylvania State Chapter of the American Fisheries Society’s 2023 annual meeting at Lock Haven.
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Lock Haven Hosts American Fisheries Society Meeting
Commonwealth University's (CU) biology department recently hosted the two-day Pennsylvania State Chapter of the American Fisheries Society's 2023 annual meeting at Lock Haven.
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Commonwealth University Students, Faculty Return from Service Trip to Rural Jamaica
After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Lock Haven faculty once again led a short-term service-learning program to Harmons, Jamaica, and for the first time, were joined by Bloomsburg students.This program has been offered through Lock Haven since 2015, where students learn and serve in the rural mountainous village of Harmons in south central Jamaica.
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A Partnership in Water Ecology
In a move that wouldn’t have been possible without integration, five Commonwealth University faculty members, representing Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield are collaborating to create a Watershed Ecology Center. In addition to creating a resource to help preserve Pennsylvania watersheds, this Center of Excellence expands students’ research opportunities and career networks.
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Mansfield Fisheries Student Publishes Senior Research Project
Recent Mansfield graduate, Josh Grassi ‘18, has published findings of his senior research project in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental DNA, along with co-authors Dr. Gregory Moyer, associate...
Lock Haven Senior Biology Major Receives Multiple Scholarships
The Hunter-Harnishfeger Family Scholarship, established in 2018 by long-time (and recently-retired) Lock Haven professors, Dr. Shonah Hunter and her husband, Dr. Ralph Harnishfeger, was awarded to...
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Chemistry and Biology Students to Benefit from Incubator Donation at Mansfield
Mansfield, PA — Commonwealth University – Mansfield recently received a donation of four incubators from Corning Incorporated. The incubators were distributed between two labs with Drs. Maegen Borzok, Kristen Long, and Elaine Farkas. With Dr. Borzok, two of the incubators will be used by students in a biochemistry course to introduce them to foundational biochemistry and molecular biology techniques.
Cell and Molecular Biology Student Receives Grant to Fund Cancer Research
MANSFIELD—When Lauren Griffith transferred to Mansfield midway through her first year, she had no idea what opportunities would await her at her new university. Now Griffith, a cell and molecular biology major, is one of the 2022 recipients of the NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant, and plans to use the funds to continue her research on pancreatic cancer.
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Biology students present research at Tri Beta convention
BLOOMSBURG—Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg's Abby Hare-Harris, chapter advisor for the Tri Beta Biological Honor Society, took several students to the 2022 National Convention in Oklahoma City, in...