College of Arts and Sciences

51±¬ÁÏ Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions 51±¬ÁÏ Global Change
The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including 51±¬ÁÏ Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on river-based ecosystems.

Students Use Real-Life Immigrant Experiences to Win International Competition
A team of 51±¬ÁÏ students took first place in the seventh annual Mission: Life international competition on November 12, which took place at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.

Researchers Reveal How Loss of South African Grasslands to Shrubs Could Affect the Soil and Atmosphere
51±¬ÁÏ Astrophysicist Wins NSF Grant to Search for Exotic Matter in Neutron Stars
51±¬ÁÏ Geologist Wins Grant to Study Climate Change Factors and Inspire Young Scientists
Some natural processes can help slow climate change by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. One of the factors that influences the ability of plants and soils to store carbon is the focus of a new study by Dr. Elizabeth Herndon, Assistant Professor of Geology at 51±¬ÁÏ.
51±¬ÁÏ Researcher Wins NIH Grant to Fight Cancer at a Molecular Level
Single molecule biophysics sounds complicated because it is. Then again, so is cancer.
So it makes sense that one of 51±¬ÁÏ's molecular biophysicists would take on the most notorious challenge in medical science.