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I’m currently working in Dr. Michael Breed’s lab, my research is focused on task switching behavior in honeybees. This is incredibly important due to the significance that honeybees have as pollinators, and the sharp decline that is being seen in

Engaging in your field and writing an honors thesis will undoubtedly be the most difficult academic pursuit of your undergraduate career, and dually the most rewarding. Beyond studying in depth the subject of my thesis, I have gained insight into

I am currently working on an honors thesis looking at the effects of anthropogenic nitrogen deposition on alpine microbial soil ecology under the outstanding mentorship of Dr. William Bowman. All of my soil samples come from Dr. Bowman’s nitrogen

We are at the forefront of an advancing and ever-changing world. Scientific and technological innovations have led to vast changes in the way we navigate our environments. Unfortunately, U.S. students consistently lag behind their international

Throughout the fall of 2014 I was fortunate enough to study abroad in Australia with the School for International Training.  Upon arriving ‘down under’, I was granted the exciting opportunity to conduct research at Australia’s largest climate

Rachael Kaspar EBIO Honors Candidate: Graduating in Spring 2016Honeybee research is the bee’s knees within the EBIO Honors department! I first considered doing an Honors thesis at the beginning of my college career but thought it out of reach due to

For me it took a long time to actually figure out how to connect what I liked to do with a project that was academic in nature.  Working on an honors project gave me this opportunity as I was able to choose the area of research that I wanted to

When I came to Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ four years ago, I chose to major in EBIO because I had always been fascinated by the astounding diversity and complexity of nature. I loved learning about speciation, biodiversity, natural history, and the amazing array of forms

I grew up near the Shenandoah mountains collecting and pressing wildflowers with my grandmother and catching insects with my little brother which led me to become an EBIO major.  I’m lucky enough to do my research on one of the most beautiful

Elizabeth Angell: From the Office to the OutdoorsAfter spending a few years working in a business career upon graduating from Texas Tech University with my M.B.A., I decided to take a leap and follow my passion for nature. Becoming an EBIO student