Department of Biological Sciences
S&T researcher finds hydrogen production in extreme bacterium
A researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology has discovered a bacterium that can produce hydrogen, an element that one day could lessen the world’s dependence on oil.
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Missouri S&T to offer biomedical engineering minor degree program in fall 2015
A new biomedical engineering minor at Missouri University of Science and Technology will allow students to blend traditional engineering techniques with biological sciences and medicine to improve the quality of human health.
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Missouri S&T student team cleans up coal
Burning coal gases may one day stop releasing nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere and instead produce essential fertilizer components thanks to research by a team of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Read More »Missouri S&T students to host Fitness Fun Day for area kids
A group of biological sciences seniors at Missouri University of Science and Technology will host Fitness Fun Day to offer area children an opportunity to get active and learn about the importance of nutrition and exercise.
Read More »S&T College of Arts, Sciences, and Business to host open house
The College of Arts, Sciences, and Business at Missouri University of Science and Technology is hosting an open house for prospective students and their families.
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Reinventing biology lab with $10 and a smartphone
With nothing more than a smartphone and less than $10 of trinkets and hardware supplies, students at Missouri University of Science and Technology can build their own microscopes this fall as part of a biology lab.
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Missouri S&T teacher’s workshop earns DHE grant
A hands-on, interactive summer workshop held at Missouri S&T to help Missouri educators improve their teaching of math and science has earned a grant from the Missouri Department of Higher Education (DHE).
Read More »Frank receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Ronald L. Frank, associate professor of biological sciences at Missouri S&T, has won the 2013 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Each year, the Governor’s Award is presented to one faculty member at each institution of higher education in Missouri. This year’s recipients were honored by Gov. Jay Nixon during an April 3 luncheon […]
Read More »S&T research predicts growth, survival of ‘superorganism’ ant colonies
Smaller ant colonies tend to live faster, die younger and burn up more energy than their larger counterparts, as do the individual ants that make up those colonies, according to new research that views the colonies as “superorganisms” in which social insects function much like the cells of a body.
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