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The Oxford Nanopore MinION sequencer sits on top of the desktop computer, while Dr. Scott Ferguson pulls up data on the monitor.

Sophisticated DNA sequencer a game changer in Biology department

SUNY Fredonia students can undertake cutting-edge research using an Oxford Nanopore MinION sequencer -- an instrument that, incredibly, is no larger than a Snickers bar.

Sydney Hawkins, collecting new samples in Chautauqua Lake.

Summer internship giving student a ‘good look’ into world of research

A junior Biology major, through a summer internship, is getting a “good look into the research world” through career-building skills.

Harrison Youngers prepares plates to grow C. elegans worms as part of ongoing research being conducted this summer with Dr. Jonathan Kniss.

Science students gaining immersive experience through summer research

It’s summer, but learning doesn’t go on hiatus for SUNY Fredonia science students undertaking summer research projects on campus and out in the field.

Rachel Echevarria, who has majors in Environmental Sciences and Geology, in the Gilman Minerology and Petrology Lab in Houghton Hall Room 132.

Echevarria wins Sigma Xi second place award for research

Rachel Echevarria, a senior from Fredonia, NY, majoring in Environmental Sciences and Geology, won second place (and a cash prize) in the undergraduate division at...

Dr. Courtney Wigdahl-Perry, Dr. Matthew Lanning

Learn about environmental summer jobs, internships at workshop

Summer job and internship opportunities will be introduced at a workshop conducted by Biology and Geology and Environmental Sciences faculty on Tuesday, Feb. 13.

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STEM students nominated to apply for prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Three students majoring in a STEM discipline have been recommended by SUNY Fredonia to apply for a Barry Goldwater Scholarship valued at $7,500 to help...

Honors Student of the Month Mia Piede, with Dr. Ted Lee.

Piede named October’s ‘Honors Student of the Month’

Mia Piede, a junior double major in Biology and Psychology with a minor in Chemistry, is the recipient of the October 2023 Honors Student of...

Dr. Allison Krycik

Brown Bag speaker to examine harmful algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms – how they’re formed and ultimately impact human, pet and wildlife health – will be explored by Visiting Assistant Professor Allison Hrycik...

Members of the SUNY Fredonia contingent who attended the North American Lake Management Society conference included (from left): Dr. Allison Hrycik, Kameron Finch, Sydney Hawkins, Kasey Crandall and Dr. Courtney Wigdahl-Perry.

Biology graduate students, faculty present at NALMS conference

SUNY Fredonia’s Department of Biology was well represented at the annual symposium of the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS), with presentations given by graduate...