A University of Nebraska–Lincoln project to study the effects of eastern redcedar on the diversity and ecosystems of Nebraska forests and forest-prairie margin has received a $28,163 grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust.
Marianna is making science accessible to all students. "I tell my students, whatever you experienced in biology or science before you have taken my course...throw it out the window,"
Eileen Hebets, Charles Bessey Professor in the School of Biological Sciences, is now President of the Animal Behavior Society as of late August. Elected two years ago, she s
Thanks to a nearly $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Nebraska’s Brian Couch will lead an effort to assess freely available lesson plans, lab activities and other open-access resources designed for undergraduate biology classrooms.
Husker students embedded themselves into the sights, sounds and scenes of prairie authors this summer, taking part in a literature course at Cedar Point Biological Station.
*“We wanted to focus on a sense of belonging, and creating that sense of community before they even get to our institution.”* — **Marianna Burks**, science learning specialist with TRIO and instructor in biological sciences