Classes started this week for CSUN’s Spring 2026 semester, and Biology Department labs and lecture halls are welcoming back hundreds of students returning from winter…
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Ruiz Rueda wins funding to support new studies of bacterial antibiotic resistance
CSUN Associate Professor of Biology Cristian Ruiz Rueda has received a $1-million, four-year NSF grant to study the molecular mechanisms of how bacteria coordinate efflux,…
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New grant funding will support CSUN Professor of Biology Chhandak Basu in a project to identify “fingerprints” of microbial life — chemical and physical markers that…
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San Fernando Valley Audubon Society scholarships help young conservationists take wing
The San Fernando Valley Audubon Society is sponsoring three scholarships of $1000 to help young conservationists with tuition, lab fees, or other educational expenses during…
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California Native Plants Society offers student funding
The Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains chapter of the California Native Plants Society is offering two scholarships of $1500 for students currently studying conservation or plant…
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Newhall Scholarship for Terrestrial Ecology Research reopens for applications
Applications for the 2023 Newhall Land and Farming Southern California Scholarship in Support of Terrestrial Ecology remain open through Thursday, March 30. The Newhall Scholarship…
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San Fernando Valley Audubon Society scholarships help young conservationists take wing
The San Fernando Valley Audubon Society is sponsoring three scholarships of $500 to help young conservationists with tuition, lab fees, or other educational expenses during…
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San Fernando Valley Iris Society offers support for plant-curious students
The San Fernando Valley Iris Society is sponsoring three scholarships of $500 to support the next generation of plant biologists, landscape architects, and plant conservationists…
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Amorim Lab opens at CSUN with $1.7 million in NIH funding to study ancient epidemics
Assistant Professor Eduardo Amorim, the newest member of the Biology Department faculty, is launching his CSUN lab with a big boost from the National Institutes…
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Hong Lab seeks undergraduate researchers to study developing neurons
CSUN Professor of Biology Ray Hong is seeking undergraduate research assistants for work on an NIH-funded study of neuron development in a model nematode, Pristionchus…
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