The student chapter of The Wildlife Society utilized a Gold Friday at Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge. They commenced in the morning with their annual tagging of Monarch butterflies as the monarchs began their epic migration. In the afternoon, they were joined by Dr. Aracely Newton and planted additional trees on the MWSU [...]
The Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society has been extremely busy with their Gold Fridays. On Friday, Oct. 22 The chapter was assigned to Andrew County to perform wildlife track surveys for the MO Dept of Conservation. Five transects each of which had 10 scent stations and were then read on Sat. Oct. [...]
Dr. Mark Mills, Dr. Aracely Newton, Dr. Cary Chevalier, and students from the MWSU Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society built a new footbridge over a drainage on the Otoe Creek Nature Trail.
Every January, Super Science Saturday is held on the Missouri Western campus. Through collaboration with the St. Joseph Museums and many other community partners, our students and faculty give kids of all ages fun experiences in biology, physics, chemistry and much more!
Students from the Department of Health, Sport, and Exercise Science participated in the MoShape Conference on Nov. 11 at Lake Ozark, MO. Two out of three of the selected majors of the year were there to receive their awards. Brea Blanton (HES/PCF) and Kylie DeHook (RSM) were awarded their plaques at the MoShape [...]
Congratulations to Dr. Julie Jedlicka and MWSU honors graduate Laney (Hayward) Nute who co-authored a peer-reviewed publication with others in PeerJ Life and Environment. The paper analyzed how seasons, guilds, and years affect avian foraging in Mexican coffee farms. Laney is now a graduate student at the University of Mississippi researching endangered species [...]
Griffon University, an affiliate of student-led Griffon Production House, collaborated with Dr. Dan Shepherd, associate professor of education, on their first production. Griff-U, for short, has a mission to highlight and showcase outstanding research conducted by MWSU faculty and students. Dr. Shepherd’s recent research titled “Student Preferences About University Education Department Instructor Attire” [...]
On Friday, Nov. 5, Dr. Ollie Bogdon, department of education, nine students from education, and two students from the department of biology attended the Live STEAM 2021 Event at Science City in Union Station. This event brought together 200 fourth and fifth-grade Girl Scouts for an evening focused on engaging girls in STEM [...]
Biology professors Dr. Csengela Barta and Dr. Cary Chevalier helped staff the Missouri Department of Conservation and The Nature Conservancy's Prairie Days at the TNC Dunn Ranch on Friday, Sept. 10 and Saturday, Sept. 11. It was very successful on several levels with over 200 people visiting and enjoying the outdoor activities. Eight [...]
Students in Dr. Cary Chevalier’s Biology 209 Introduction to Wildlife Conservation participate in forestry and fisheries field trips.
