Thirty-two freshmen were chosen as Life Sciences Freshmen Research Scholars (LSFRS). The Scholars program is a newly-funded initiative by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to engage freshmen in research during their first year at OSU. LSFRS is overseen by faculty in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, BOtany, Chemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, and Zoology.  Congrats Freshmen Scholars!  You can learn more about the inaugural cohort of scholars here and the program here. 

Four Seniors from the Department of Integrative Biology were selected as Oklahoma State Seniors of Significance. Congratulations to Lauren Foley (Major: Zoology and Biological Sciences), Brandon Hubbard (Major:Physiology and Pyschology), Clara Telford (Major: Physiology), and Leah Underwood (Major: Physiology). The award recognizes students who excelled in scholarship, leadership, and service to campus and community.  You can learn more here.

Mark your calendar!  The Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium is December 5, 2014 from 1:30-3:30pm in the Lobby of Life Sciences West.  Each Spring and Fall undergraduates present the results of the research they have been working during the semester. See attached flyer.

The Oklahoma State University Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program  awarded its first graduate fellowships to five doctoral students, four of whom belong to the Department of Integrative Biology.  Each award recipient will receive an annual stipend of $2,500 for research projects in toxicology, the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms. Congratulations to graduate students Adam Simpson, Shane Morrison, Patrick Cusaac, and Chris Goodchild, and their faculty mentors Jason Belden, Scott McMurry, and Sarah DuRant. 

Shane Morrison was honored for his outstanding oral presentation at the recent national conference for the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science in Los Angeles.  Congratulations Shane!  You can read more about his accomplishments here.