Department of Biological Sciences
The annual Spring Plant Sale at the Herrick Conservatory offers a chance for Flashes to add more green into their gardens and homes. Students help grow the plants and paint rain barrels. The event helps raise funds for several biology-focused student organizations.
91ֿ researchers are studying how the presence of waterfowl contributes to the health of wetland ecosystems.
Since she was a child, Caitlyn Skilton, a recent graduate of the zoology program at 91ֿ, has harbored a passion for ecology, with a deep love for birds of all kinds. She chose to extend this love in her undergraduate work at 91ֿ. On December 1, Skilton, who also minored in photojournalism, hosted a reception for her “Flight of the Chimney Swift” immersive multimedia exhibit in the Design Innovation (DI) Hub’s Blank_Lab.
91ֿ researchers are studying the ways that insects help in the recovery of forests.
The greenhouses behind Cunningham Hall cast a warm glow at night.
Insects, including dung beetles, are essential contributors to our ecosystem, but their populations are facing alarming declines, according to recent research. 91ֿ Associate Professor Christie Bahlai, Ph.D., an expert at tracking insect populations, spoke to Nebraska Public Media about the issue.