Spring 2009

Biology Grads Awarded Four $25,000 Dissertation-Year Fellowships
by Matt Kelly
Four graduate students at the University of Virginia have each received a $25,000 dissertation-year fellowship to help them in their last year of doctoral work

Professor Emeritus Fights to Preserve Virginia Wilderness
by Sierra Bellow, Paul Evans, and Doug McInnis
Rangy and fit, Jim Murray looks the part of a man who has led a 40-year crusade for Virginia's wilderness

Exhibition Assists Graduate Students in Presenting Research
by Matt Kelly
Three biology graduate students walk away with awards and recognition at the 9th Annual Robert J. Huskey Graduate Research Exhibition

Honorary Doctorate for Circadian Biologist Michael Menaker
by Press Release
University of Groningen honours grand old man of the biological clock

Q & A: Kirsty Harmon, Class of 1998
by Krista Bajgier
Biology alumna squeezes the most out of her science background and drinks the fruit of her labor

Spotlight: James E. Sykes, Class of 1949
by James E. Sykes
Memories of the Department of Biology Graduate Studies in the 1940’s

Mountain Lake Echoes - Spring/Summer Newsletter 2009
by Mountain Lake Biological Station Staff
Mountain Lake Biological Station undergoes major construction and renovation projects thanks to NSF funds

Awards and Recognition 2008-09
by Krista Bajgier
Faculty and Student Achievement in the Department of Biology