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Shell Game Changer: Lock Haven molds eco-innovators
This ground-breaking graduate student is revolutionizing stream restoration with rock-powered science. Her lab experiments and GIS mapping — testing limestone's boost to mussel shell growth — has helped fuel the West Branch Susquehanna's $410,000 revival, where mussels filter waters clean.
A small stream with big ambitions
Commonwealth University-Lock Haven undergraduate’s research bridges the gap between student science and large-scale conservation in the Susquehanna watershed.
West Branch Susquehanna River mussel restoration project shows progress
A field event was recently held in Clinton County to highlight the progress made on the West Branch Susquehanna River mussel restoration project, funded in part by the National Fish and Wildlife...
Summer research takes center stage at annual Susquehanna Valley Undergraduate Research Symposium
DANVILLE — Twelve weeks of research stemming from three local universities and the Geisinger Health System recently culminated with the 14th annual Susquehanna Valley Undergraduate Research Symposium...
CU-Mansfield Fisheries Students Present Research at Regional Meeting
During this spring semester, two Commonwealth University-Mansfield fisheries students traveled to Wheeling, West Virginia, to present their student research projects at the Ohio, Pennsylvania, West...
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Passion and adaptability shapes unique academic path
Katie Gavek’s journey from aspiring marine biologist to psychology major at Commonwealth University-Lock Haven reveals how passion and adaptability can shape a unique academic path — one that...
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Biology intern gets hands-on herpetological experience
Alyssa Williams, a biology major focused on ecology, conservation and field biology, interned this summer at Refreshing Mountain’s Wildlife Center in Stevens. She cared for reptiles and amphibians at...
URSCA Project- Michael Facella and Sierra Smith
A growing problem of plastics pollution that has been making headlines is the focus of Bloomsburg University students Michael Facella and Sierra Smith’s summer research project. For their URSCA...
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Billy Basalt is born
Willy Girard first picked Bloomsburg University as his college of choice because of its proximity to his home. Coincidently, the EGGS 330 Special Topics in Field Geology course took him far away from...
New perspective on a familiar adventure
EGGS 330 was not Sean Leshko’s first field course nor was it his first time in Southern California. In fact, the senior geology major lived in Death Valley, Calif., for a number of years before moving...