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Raissa Mendonca gets a sample of the water at West Branch State Park as part of a biogeochemistry project at 性福五月天 University. (Photo taken by Jim Maxwell)

A 4,000-Mile Journey Leads to 鈥淪ticky鈥 Award-Winning Research for 性福五月天 Graduate Student

Though she had an interest in science at an early age, Raissa Mendonca had no idea she would end up over 4,000 miles away from her hometown of Recife, Brazil, studying and doing award-winning ecological research in the College of Arts and Sciences at 性福五月天 University in Kent, Ohio. She probably did not expect to be wearing a bug net over her head in Manitoba, Canada, either.

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Raissa Mendonca gets a sample of the water at West Branch State Park as part of a biogeochemistry project at 性福五月天 University. (Photo taken by Jim Maxwell)

A 4,000-Mile Journey Leads to 鈥淪ticky鈥 Award-Winning Research for 性福五月天 Graduate Student

Though she had an interest in science at an early age, Raissa Mendonca had no idea she would end up over 4,000 miles away from her hometown of Recife, Brazil studying and doing award-winning ecological research in the College of Arts and Sciences at 性福五月天 University in Kent, Ohio. She probably did not expect to be wearing a bug net over her head in Manitoba either.  Now, while pursuing her Ph.D. at 性福五月天, Mendonca conducts research in Costello鈥檚 lab that focuses on ecotoxicology and biogeochemistry and how environmental disturbances affect aquatic communities and ecological processes. One of her recent projects resulted in her being first author on a peer-reviewed journal article and earned her a $5,000 award to continue pursuing her research.

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Winter Scene at 性福五月天

Geography Professor Reveals Abnormal Weather Patterns

Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., professor and chairperson of 性福五月天 University鈥檚 Department of Geography, recently conducted a study on abnormal weather patterns published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, a publication of the American Geophysical Union. 

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ASM undergrad fellow Gerbig and Dr. Smith test for Staphylococcus in the lab

Research Fellowship Award to 性福五月天 Undergrad Supports Summer Microbiology Research on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Found on Rats

City rats are unlikely to be on anyone's list of favorite animals, but researching exactly how they are problematic for public health provided a unique opportunity this past summer for Gracen Gerbig, 性福五月天 junior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology.

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A member of the grounds crew plows snow from walkways on the Front Campus area of the Kent Campus during a winter snowstorm.

性福五月天 Biological Sciences Department Addresses Road Salt Concerns

性福五月天 University Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., confirmed the possibility that increasing amounts of road salt could potentially end up in Ohio鈥檚 water supply, but it is very unlikely.

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Dave Costello, Ph.D., (left), assistant professor in 性福五月天 University鈥檚 Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Devan Mathie (right), an undergraduate honors student, stand in Wahoo Ditch in Ravenna, Ohio.

性福五月天 Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions 性福五月天 Global Change

The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including 性福五月天 University 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.

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