Department of Biological Sciences
Seeing the environment through a different lens
After getting a chance to photograph the rainforests of Ecuador, Missouri S&T undergraduate Zach Beers will change his equipment and prepare to shoot photos of urban landscapes this summer as he heads to Detroit for an internship.
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A cleaner coat: S&T students launch paint sustainability startup ‘MicroHues’
Adrianna Sasser and Karly Butts didn’t expect a class project at Missouri S&T to turn into a business. Now, the two are developing sustainable paints through their startup, MicroHues.
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S&T student elected to Rolla City Council
Amelia Markwell, a senior in biological sciences at Missouri S&T, has been elected to the Rolla City Council as a Ward 6 representative. She was sworn in to office on Monday, April 20, and her term will expire in April 2028.
Read More »New CASE faculty: Grant Kolar
The following was submitted as part of the CASE Newsletter for May 2026. Dr. Grant Kolar joined Missouri S&T in 2025 as a research professor of biological sciences. He earned his M.D. and Ph.D. at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in Microbiology and Immunology. Kolar then completed his residency in Pathology […]
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Environmental scientist Robin Verble named a Fulbright Scholar
Dr. Robin Verble, professor of biological sciences at Missouri S&T, will spend part of this coming summer helping expand biodiversity in insect populations in Ecuador as a 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Scholar.
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Westenberg earns Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. David Westenberg, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of biological sciences at Missouri S&T, has won a Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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Melanie R. Mormile named AAAS Fellow
Dr. Melanie R. Mormile, professor of biological sciences at Missouri S&T, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society.
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S&T students advance to Global Health Innovation Grand Challenge semi-finals
Three teams of Missouri University of Science and Technology students and alumni have advanced to the semi-finals of the Global Health Innovation Grand Challenge hosted by the Carle Illinois College of Medicine.
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Q&A about S&T’s environmental science program
In 2022, Missouri S&T began offering a bachelor’s degree in environmental science. The program, offered through S&T’s biological sciences department, draws on the university’s expertise in science, engineering, humanities and social science fields to help address the projected growth in demand for environmental scientists in Missouri and elsewhere.
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