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Fractured Shale Makes a Cozy Home for Sulfur-Cycling Microbes
Written by Kendall Powell
Published in mBiosphere
For about a decade, hydraulic fracturing, or the practice of injecting sand, water and chemicals at high pressure into shale…
Study Abroad Grants Awarded
Four Microbiology undergraduate students have been awarded study abroad grants, to study abroad in Tanzania! The students will be studying sustainable and resilient Tanzanian communities, along…
Women in STEM Spotlight: Dr. Virginia Rich
In high school, Virginia Rich, assistant professor of microbiology, thought she wanted to be a poet, but — by her own admission — she realized she wasn’t very good at it. Science,…
Congratulations to Undergraduate Award Winners!
Congratulations to the following undergraduate award winners in the 2017 Spring Semester:
Bridget O'Banion, Undergraduate Student working in Dr. Wrighton's lab, was awarded $700 from ASM to…
ASC Diversity Enhancement Faculty Award Winner
Michael Ibba, professor and chair, microbiology, was selected for the Arts and Sciences Diversity Enhancement Award. Ibba has been an advocate for diversity for a very long time. He has attended…
Congratulations to Graduate Student Travel Award winners!
Congratulations to the following students for winning travel awards during the 2017 Spring Semester!
Jordan Angle, Graduate Student with Dr. Wrighton's lab, has been awarded $500 from ASM to…
Fecal transplants may help kids with autism
By JoAnne Viviano
The Columbus Dispatch
Researchers say they are…