Biology

Student research on hypertension, caffeinated athletes and radio-tracked beetles rewarded at annual STEM symposium

by Lauren Jefferson

Kaylee Ferguson, a junior biology major, and Jared Fernandez, a second year master’s in biomedicine graduate student, took top honors at Eastern Mennonite University’s Annual STEM Student Research Symposium. Their
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Harrisonburg native and biology professor to talk about research with tuatara, a rare New Zealand reptile

by Lauren Jefferson

Harrisonburg native and biology professor Kristine Grayson comes to Eastern Mennonite University to present a Suter Science Seminar on a common problem for the conservation and management of endangered populations.
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Environmental educator Blake Rogers helps residents learn and practice stewardship of Shenandoah Valley resources

by Brenna Cowardin

Blake Rogers has been involved with the Shenandoah Valley Soil and Water Conservation District (SVSWCD) since his days representing Turner Ashby High School in Envirothon, an academic contest focused on
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Bioethicist and living donor advocate Sigrid Fry-Revere challenges the current organ donor system with questions about why Iran’s system is more responsible and ethical

by Lauren Jefferson

When bioethicist and living donor advocate Sigrid Fry-Revere learned in 2007 that Iran was the only country in the world that had solved the need for organ donors in a
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VCU gastroenterologist is the first of many experts to present at 2015-2016 Suter Science Seminar series

by Lauren Jefferson

Scott Matherly, MD, an expert on cirrhosis, liver transplantation and liver cancer, will be the first speaker in the 2015-2016 Suter Science Seminar series at Eastern Mennonite University. Matherly will
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