Category: Biology

Environmental Science Ph.D. candidate embarks on deep-sea drilling expedition

March 4, 2022 by Kinsey Reese

Leading the way Environmental Science Ph.D. candidate Stacy Yager is charting a new course at Ball State. Stacy, a 4th year graduate student, recently returned from a two-month deep-sea drilling expedition: International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 396. She is the first and only student in her program to embark on an expedition in international […]

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Dr. Rona Robinson-Hill earns Innovative College Science Teaching Award

February 25, 2022 by Kinsey Reese

Where passion meets calling Dr. Rona Robinson-Hill was in 10th grade when she took her first true science class. It was then that her adoration for the subject began, specifically for biology and chemistry. “I’ve always been interested in the living,” said Robinson-Hill. “My first biology teacher Mr. Winkler, a white male, was excellent.” She didn’t […]

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Cardinal Directions: Hannah Flanagan Scribes a Path At Ball Memorial Hospital

December 2, 2021 by Anthony Herring

Hannah Flanagan attended Ball State in order to pursue her aspiration of becoming a bilingual physician by studying Biology, Pre-Medical Preparation and Spanish. She currently works at Ball Memorial Hospital as a Scribe in the Emergency Department in order to gain shadowing experience. She is also an active member of the Peer Educators through the […]

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Increasing prospects, potential, and preparation: Accelerated Master’s Programs across CSH

November 12, 2021 by Kinsey Reese

Double-counting for two degrees Students across all three domains of the College of Sciences and Humanities have new opportunities on the horizon. The recently initiated Accelerated Master’s Programs (AMP) allow undergraduates to begin their graduate studies at Ball State while still earning their undergraduate degrees. With this option, students can begin taking courses for their […]

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Looking to the next 100 years: Dr. Tom McComish envisions a bright future for Ball State Aquatic Biology

October 18, 2021 by Ellen Good

Meet Dr. Tom McComish Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology, Dr. Tom McComish, served Ball State and its students for 32 years as a scholar, leader, mentor, and friend. He began at the university as both a teacher and researcher with a passion for aquatic biology, a program that Ball State did not yet have. Through […]

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Glowing Up: From Cooper Science to the Foundational Sciences Building

September 9, 2021 by Kinsey Reese

The Start of a New Era Ball State Biology and Chemistry students who spent long hours in the Cooper Science Building know that the new Foundational Sciences Building (FB) is a dream come true. Shiny and brand new, the 206,500 square foot building is located on the East Quad–southeast side of campus, right outside of the […]

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The Biology Department is Brimming with Accomplishments

July 12, 2021 by Ellen Good

The faculty and students in the Biology Department are world-class researchers and scholars. We love to share and celebrate their accomplishments. Kathleen L. Foster, Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Kathleen L. Foster and her collaborator from Purdue University Fort Wayne have just been awarded an NSF-Simons Pilot Project Program Grant from the NSF-Simons Center for Quantitative Biology […]

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2020-2021 CSH Sciences Retirees

April 28, 2021 by Ellen Good

The College of Sciences and Humanities would like to congratulate the 2020-2021 calendar year retirees from the Sciences and Social Sciences departments. In this unusual year, their goodbyes have been without the fanfare retirement should foment, but we are thankful for their years of excellence and service to Ball State University and to our college. […]

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Shannon Wenning Shares her passion for Science in the Secondary Classroom

December 14, 2020 by Ellen Good

The College of Sciences and Humanities boasts many successful alumni who are using their skills to contribute to professions within their field. We celebrate their successes and the preparation of a Ball State education in our Cardinal Directions series. Meet Shannon Shannon Wenning is 2008 graduate of Ball State, who returned to Ball State for her MA […]

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Q&A with Academic Advisors: Becoming an Advisor, Tips for Cardinals and More

November 12, 2020 by Chay Reigle

Sarah Williams and Julie Ridgway are academic advisors for the Department of Biology. Together, they advise about 800 biology and pre-health students studying one of seven undergraduate concentrations or participating in a pre-health preparation program. Sarah and Julie discuss how they became advisors, what their day-to-day life is like and what they recommend to students […]

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