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New study from Cocroft lab shows that plants respond to leaf vibrations caused by insect chew | Division of Biological Sciences | University of Missouri
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Skip to main content. Division of Biological Sciences. Faculty & Staff. New study from Cocroft lab shows that plants respond to leaf vibrations caused by insect chew. July 2, 2014. Appel collaborated with Rex Cocroft. Cocroft and Appel then played back recordings of caterpillar feeding vibrations to one set of plants, but played back only silence to the other set of plants. When caterpillars later fed on both sets of plants, the researchers found that the plants previously exposed to feeding vibratio...
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Just right: A spider’s tale | Division of Biological Sciences | University of Missouri
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Skip to main content. Division of Biological Sciences. Faculty & Staff. Just right: A spider’s tale. March 25, 2015. A new study by MU biologist Dr. James Carrel shows that southern house spiders are making size-related choices about the holes and cavities in which they build their nests. (Image courtesy James Carrel). Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Well, it turns out that a cavity-nesting spider does something similar. The southern house spider gets its name from its preference for taking up r...
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Sarah Bush Receives International Teaching Award | Division of Biological Sciences | University of Missouri
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Skip to main content. Division of Biological Sciences. Faculty & Staff. Sarah Bush Receives International Teaching Award. April 7, 2015. Sarah Bush, Associate Teaching Professor of Biological Sciences. Teaching associate professor of biological sciences, has become the fourth MU faculty member to win the Ernest L. Boyer International Award for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology. Bush teaches a general biology course for non-science majors (Bio Sc 1010), an upper-level evolution and ecology ...
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Atmospheric Release of BPA May Reach Nearby Waterways | Division of Biological Sciences | University of Missouri
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Skip to main content. Division of Biological Sciences. Faculty & Staff. Atmospheric Release of BPA May Reach Nearby Waterways. May 20, 2015. Dr Chris Kassotis, Ph.D. ’15, is lead author of the study. There is growing concern that hormone disruptors such as BPA not only threaten wildlife, but also humans, said Chris Kassotis. Dr Donald Tillitt, adjunct professor of biological sciences, is corresponding author of the study. Adjunct professor of biological sciences at MU, and biochemistry and physiology bra...
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Thinking beyond deep roots | Division of Biological Sciences | University of Missouri
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Skip to main content. Division of Biological Sciences. Faculty & Staff. Thinking beyond deep roots. April 13, 2015. Greenhouse-grown savanna species that differ in root distribution as a function of depth. (Image courtesy R. Holdo). A savanna ecologist in the Division of Biological Sciences at MU, questions this fundamental assumption in a new study of savanna and prairie plants published in Functional Ecology. The study was done in collaboration with Dr. Jesse Nippert of Kansas State University. Publish...
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Financial Support | Division of Biological Sciences | University of Missouri
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Skip to main content. Division of Biological Sciences. Faculty & Staff. All doctoral students are guaranteed financial support while making acceptable progress. Financial support includes a competitive stipend, health insurance. And tuition for all qualifying full-time students. In most cases, support comes in the form of a teaching assistantship. This may be supplemented by research assistantships, grants, and fellowships. Genetics & Genomics. Quantitative & Computational Biology.
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Health Benefits | Division of Biological Sciences | University of Missouri
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Skip to main content. Division of Biological Sciences. Faculty & Staff. The University of Missouri offers health insurance for qualified, full-time graduate students. The Graduate School. Provides information and guidance on medical insurance for graduate students. Edward Buckler, Ph.D. Research Geneticist, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health. Among the nation’s most prestigious scientists. Genetics & Genomics. Quantitative & Computational Biology. Biology Graduate Student Association.
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Information for Alumni | Division of Biological Sciences | University of Missouri
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Skip to main content. Division of Biological Sciences. Faculty & Staff. Alumni and friends are an integral part of the Division of Biological Sciences. Your service and generous financial support allow us to deepen the educational experiences of our students. Read the Alumni Newsletter. Update your contact information with the Mizzou Alumni Association. Learn about giving to the Division of Biological Sciences. Information about our endowment funds. Chris Pierret, Ph.D. Genetics & Genomics.
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Reviewing the potential of engineered chromosomes in plants | Division of Biological Sciences | University of Missouri
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Skip to main content. Division of Biological Sciences. Faculty & Staff. Reviewing the potential of engineered chromosomes in plants. April 9, 2015. A karyotype of maize chromosomes with an engineered mini-chromosome (arrow). (Source: Gaeta et al. Provides an illuminating update on advances in plant chromosome engineering technology, the challenges still remaining, and the potential downstream applications in the areas of chromosome research and plant breeding. 2015; 23(1): 77-85. Written by: Melody Kroll.
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Travel Funding | Division of Biological Sciences | University of Missouri
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Skip to main content. Division of Biological Sciences. Faculty & Staff. The Division of Biological Sciences offers several Graduate Scholarships to help students take advantage of opportunities to enhance their graduate studies, whether its to participate in a conference, do field research, or attend a specialized training. The Mary Margaret McCarthy Scholarship. Supports off-campus research activities, which may include field research, attendance at an extended short course, or specialized training.
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