CSUN Associate Professor of Biology Kerry Nickols joined a large team of marine biologists at institutions across the U.S. and Australia in developing a sweeping…
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CSUN Assistant Professor of Biology Jeremy Yoder was among the experts interviewed for a recent report on plans to protect Joshua trees against climate change…
View More CSUN biologist discusses plans to protect Joshua trees in report for “Planet Possible” seriesBUILD PODER, the NIH-funded program that supports CSUN students in undergraduate research experiences marks its seventh year of funding in 2022. The program’s leadership has…
View More BUILD PODER marks seven years of boosting student success through research experiences
White clover may seem to be an inconspicuous weed in the lawns of homes and public spaces across Los Angeles, but according to new research…
View More CSUN biologists — and campus lawns — contribute to “largest ever” study of evolution in cities worldwide
The loss of species changes living communities, but some species losses have bigger impacts than others — such as “foundation species”, which contribute resources or…
View More CSUN marine biologists measure the ecological cost of losing “foundation species”
All living things must respond to changing environmental conditions, and make use of different parts of their genetic code in different situations. The genetic programming…
View More CSUN developmental biologists find a molecular pathway that makes this worm behave like a kid again
Climate change challenges global agricultural systems with hotter temperatures and altered rainfall patterns, and understanding how plants cope with heat and drought stresses has direct…
View More CSUN plant biologists describe gene expression changes that could help biofuel trees beat the heat