Keeping you updated on what’s happening in the Department of Biology.
Banner photo: Sugar maple tree (Acer saccharum) leaves in autumn | Cropped from photo by Jean-Pol Grandmont, Wikimedia Commons
This issue of BioNews is mostly about changes. Read about some of the changes taking place within IU Biology as well as how our researchers are confronting change.
Terri Greene, BioNews
Ellen Ketterson heads up the new Environmental Resilience Institute to tackle major threats to Hoosier health and economy caused by climate change—thanks to a $55 million IU Grand Challenges grant.
Greg Demas seamlessly assumed the role of department chair in July.
New student advisors have stepped in as stalwarts retired; Danielle Murry-Knowles named Advisor of the Year.
Researchers took on the herculean task of documenting change among 30,000 trees as they performed the second "tree census" on a 62-acre plot in Lilly-Dickey Woods.
Ten to twenty percent of cacao (chocolate) crop loss worldwide is due to the fungal pathogen Phytophthora palmivora. Natalie Christian may have found an easy fix.
Over 150,000 dried, pressed plant specimens will soon be available online.
Mary Ann Tellas is changing the face(s) of science through the successful Jim Holland summer science programs for promising, underrepresented high school students.
The Biotechnology degree program is back under Biology's roof.
Ruth V. Dippell, BA’43, PhD’50, celebrated her 97th birthday this year. Check out what other Biology alums are doing.
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