Author: eric

Celebrate Darwin Day with the College of Sciences!

Darwin Day is an international celebration held annually on February 12 that honors the life and legacy of Charles Darwin, the British naturalist best known for his groundbreaking work on the theory of evolution by natural selection. The day aims to promote scientific thought, curiosity, and intellectual courage, as well […]

2024 James Crouch Memorial Seminar

Charting the Spatiotemporal Landscape of Species’ Responses to Climate Change | October 28, 2024 • 4:00 PM | Dr. Morgan W. Tingley

Robert Luallen Awarded as a Presidential Research Fellow

Robert Luallen’s research focuses on understanding the beneficial and pathogenic interactions between natural microbiota and their hosts, using small nematodes as model animals. By combining outreach, ecological sampling, and laboratory research, he and his students aim to uncover the molecular interactions occurring between hosts and bacteria, and explore potential applications […]

The Time Machine

By Bryana QuintanaThis story was originally published in the FALL 2024 edition of SDSU Magazine SDSU biologists have collected specimens from every corner of the Earth for decades: It’s all in the Biodiversity Museum. FOLLOWING A PATH outlined by railroad tracks, Marshal Hedin found himself deep inside a dark, cramped tunnel […]

Pardon the Dust, We Just Launched our New Website

Welcome! Pardon the dust as we unveil our brand-new website! We’re delighted to have you explore our updated online home. If you’re searching for something specific, please check the menu, which now features enhanced navigation to assist you in finding information more efficiently. Exciting new features and content are on […]

Don’t Lose Your Head Over It!

“We could see the whole bodies of the nematodes, but the head was just like detached from the body,” said chemistry major Yesenia Rodriguez Reyes, a workshop participant. She says no one in the Luallen lab had ever seen this before. 

Cristal Zuniga Recognized at U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Scientists Awards

Funding for the Early Career Research Program (ECRP) Supports the Next Generation of America’s Scientific Workforce The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of 91 early career scientists from across the country who will receive a combined $138 million in funding for research covering a wide range of topics including […]