Kate Blankenship, a biology senior in the Dept. of Sciences and Mathematics, did a paid summer internship this past June and July in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering at Mississippi State University. Kate did her internship in the Computational Mechanics and Materials Lab (CMML) of Dr. Matthew W. Priddy at…
Mississippi University for Women’s Department of Sciences and Mathematics is opening the doors to W faculty, staff and students for the science/math seminar series beginning, Wednesday, Sept. 11. Dr. Ghanshyam Heda The course is being instructed by Dr. Ghanshyam Heda, professor of biology at The W. Heda will be the…
This semester, the Dept of Sciences and Mathematics is debuting a new course, BSB 171 Biology I. The course is part of the SEA-PHAGES consortium overseen by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. SEA-PHAGES is an acronym for Science Education Alliance – Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science. In the…
In preparation for teaching the new BSB 171 Biology I course, Dr. Davida Crossley, Associate Professor of Microbiology, took a summer workshop held by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) at their labs in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Robert Sample, Associate Professor of Microbiology, and Dr. Brian Burnes, Associate Professor of…
The 2024 MUW Undergraduate Research Conference was held on Fri 12 April. Students from the Dept. of Sciences and Mathematics were well-represented with presentations. The following undergraduate Biology and Chemistry majors won prizes at the conference:Best Oral Presentation: Maggie Taylor Best Long term work, 2nd place: Ayooluwa Ilesanmi Best Poster…
Dr. Heda first started working with undergraduates in his lab in 2009. In the 15 years since then, he has had more than 20 Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, and Nursing undergraduate majors so projects under his supervision. Dr. Heda’s lab conducts research on the molecular aspects of the genetic disease cystic…
On Mon 8 April, some areas of the US will be under a total solar eclipse. Columbus, MS, home of MUW, isn’t in the pathway of the total eclipse, but you can still view a partial eclipse, as long as you take the proper precautions. View Dr. Hanes’ tips…
Students from Dr. Burnes’ Microbial Genetics class presented posters before attending conference.
Ethan Wilkins, sophomore biology major and MUW Honor’s College student, and Michael Dodson, Instructor of Biology in the Dept. of Sciences and Mathematics, co-presented a poster at the Association of Science Teacher Education (ASTE) Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA, held 10-13 Jan 2024. The poster was titled “Hispanic…
At the start of December 2023, just as final exams were ending, Dept of Sciences and Mathematics faculty Dr. Brian Burnes and Dr. Travis Hagey had the chance to visit Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Their visit was part of…
