Agnarsson et al.’s recent manuscript has made the cover of the Journal of Experimental Zoology.
Agnarsson I, Boutry C, Blackledge TA, 2008. Spider silk aging: Initial improvement in a high performance material followed by slow degradation. J Exp Zool 309A:494-504.
The Biology Department started a new assessment program this Fall, aimed at measuring gains in Biology-specific knowledge over the course of a student’s college career. Students in their first semester as Biology majors took a short online quiz that covered many areas of Biology. Their scores will be compared with students in their last semester before they graduate, and we will use the results to inform and improve Biology teaching. Brittany Lesher (pictured) had the highest score on this first round of quizzes, and for her outstanding effort she was awarded an IPOD ITOUCH music player. Congratulations Brittany!
