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Erika Bernal at Benthic Conference

Marine Biology Master’s student awarded Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship

Erika Bernal was awarded her fellowship to further her research on microplastics and oyster filtering.

Scientists surveying the coral reef community in the middle Florida Keys

Biology Faculty Member Colette Feehan Awarded Grant for Coral Reef Research

Dr. Colette Feehan is studying the ecology of coral reefs in the Florida Keys following Hurricane Irma with support from a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine “Scientific Research Disaster Recovery Grant.”

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Marine Biology Master’s student takes flight researching with drones

Lauren O’Neil and Dr. Amy Ferdinand are conducting a study at a pond located in Byram Township in Sussex County, where Lauren is studying the biology of a species of freshwater clam.

Dr. John Smallwood with an American Kestrel

John Smallwood, Biology, Elected American Ornithological Society Fellow

The American Ornithological Society (AOS), the most prestigious professional society in the discipline, chooses Fellows based on their exceptional and sustained contributions to ornithology.

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Helping STEM Pioneers Succeed

Dr. Dirk Vanderklein leads an interdisciplinary team funded by the National Science Foundation’s Education Dept. helping first generation students succeed in STEM majors.

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The ASBMB Student Chapters welcome Quinn Vega as its new chairman

The ASBMB Student Chapters is devoted to building a national network of undergraduate students and faculty members for the advancement of research, education and science outreach.

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Clinging Jellyfish Arrive at Montclair State

University partners with Department of Environmental Protection to study tiny, toxic stingers

Paul Bologna

The Land that Time Discovered

Film about the Coral Bay featuring professor Paul Bologna

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Mohonk Preserve 2016 Schaefer Research Internship

This summer help protect a National Landmark Landscape.

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Aquatic Habitat Connectivity and Culvert Assessments

In collaboration with the North Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

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Bulkhead Blitz

The Bulkhead Blitz attempts to prevent the jellyfish population from growing further next year.

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Dr. Du receives NSF Grant to research Maize Genome

A sequence-indexed Reverse Genetics Resource for Maize: a Set of Lines with Single Ds-GFP Insertions Spread Throughout the Genome