Category: Biology

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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New Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Ashley Kalinski Blends Immunology with Neuroscience

September 28, 2020 by Chay Reigle

Here at the College of Sciences and Humanities, we love to highlight the new faculty members joining our team. Dr. Ashley Kalinski is a new assistant professor in the Department of Biology. Her area of specialty is in immunology and neuroscience, and more specifically she studies neuroinflammation. What is your journey to Ball State? My […]

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Secondary Science Education Major Adds Topics of Diversity to the Lesson Plan

August 4, 2020 by Chay Reigle

Understanding how cells replicate and divide or learning to classify organisms by categories like kingdom and species are common lessons in any K-12 life science curriculum. But Ball State senior Jackson Miner is concerned about what some students are never taught—that they, too, can become a scientist, and that all races and genders deserve to […]

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Researching Jewish Identity in Muncie

January 29, 2020 by JB Bilbrey

There is only one synagogue in Muncie. There are over fifty Christian churches. The famous 1929 and 1937 Middletown sociology studies about Muncie did not include Jewish individuals. But records show that Jewish individuals have lived in Muncie since the 1860s. This begs the question, what is life like in Muncie for someone who identifies […]

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