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    CSUN Biology students take the prize at the 2025 CSUNposium

    The Biology Department was well represented at last week’s 2025 CSUNposium, with undergrad researchers and Master’s students presenting their research in dozens of talks and…

    Biosphere Editor 17 April, 2025
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    Matador Microbiologists Merge Mycology with Mahjong

    Do toxic, glowing fungi play Mahjong? Mycologists Rudy Diaz, Resident Mycologist of the Los Angeles Mycological Society, and CSUN Professor of Biology David Bermudes didn’t…

    Biosphere Editor 17 April, 2025
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    CSUN plant biologists document effects of drought stress on a spice-cabinet staple

    Turmeric, the fragrant and colorful spice used in a number of cuisines, has also had uses in traditional medicine, which are increasingly under investigation by…

    Biosphere Editor 14 November, 2024
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    Check out the winners of the 2024 Biosphere Summer Photo Contest

    The votes are in, and congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Biosphere Summer Photo Contest: First place goes to Angelina Piette’s view of two-toed…

    Biosphere Editor 20 September, 2024
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    CSUN biologists reconstruct more than a century of Joshua tree flowering events to reveal the impacts of recent climate change

    Climate change has already shifted global temperatures and precipitation patterns from historical conditions, but tracking how these changes have impacted vulnerable species and ecosystems is…

    Biosphere Editor 12 September, 2024
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Colloquium: Bernal on selective signaling for mating communication

Biosphere Editor 26 April, 2019 animal communicationsensory ecologyXimena Bernal

This week’s seminar in the Biology Colloquium series will be given by Dr. Ximena Bernal from the Department of Biology at Purdue University. Bernal, who…

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Silbiger talks climate change and the challenges of science communication on Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast

Biosphere Editor 25 April, 2019 Nyssa Silbigerocean acidification

CSUN Assistant Professor of Biology Nyssa Silbiger appeared on the latest episode of the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast, talking with host L. Stephanie Tate about…

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CSUN Women in Science launch fundraiser for after-school science outreach

Biosphere Editor 24 April, 2019 Ruth GramajoWomen in Science

The CSUN Women in Science club have launched an online fundraiser to support GIST, their after-school science outreach program for girls at a local middle…

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Colloquium: Rothman on animal development … in spaaaaace

Biosphere Editor 19 April, 2019 developmentJoel Rothmanspace

This week’s seminar in the Biology Colloquium series will be given by Dr. Joel Rothman from the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at…

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CSUN grad student receives NSF fellowship to study coral reefs’ resilience

Biosphere Editor 18 April, 2019 Danielle BeckerNyssa Silbiger

Danielle Becker, M.S. student in Dr. Nyssa Silbiger’s lab, has received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship for her thesis research on coral’s ability…

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Noyce Scholarship offers support for CSUN undergrads interested in K-12 teaching

Biosphere Editor 17 April, 2019 Robert Noyce Scholarship

The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program is now accepting applications for the upcoming school year, for CSUN undergraduate students majoring in a STEM field who…

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Atlas Obscura spotlights CSUN graduate student who’s turning roadkill into data

Biosphere Editor 17 April, 2019 coyotesRachel Larson

CSUN Biology graduate student Rachel Larson was recently featured in Atlas Obscura, in an article highlighting how she learns about the lives of coyotes by…

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CSUN students’ research presented at Experimental Biology 2019 conference

Biosphere Editor 16 April, 2019 cell clumpingGreg ZemSteve Oppenheimer

Thirteen students working in CSUN Biology Professor Steve Oppenheimer’s lab contributed to work presented at the Experimental Biology 2019 conference in Orlando, Florida, earlier this…

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CSUN scientists to host Earth Day celebration with activities for local students

Biosphere Editor 16 April, 2019 Cindy MaloneEarth DayVirginia VandergonWomen in Science

The CSUN College of Science and Mathematics will celebrate Earth Day 2019 with a day of workshops, exhibits, and hands-on science activities for elementary and…

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Colloquium: Olzman on the links between fats and cancer

Biosphere Editor 12 April, 2019 cancercellular biologyJames Olzman

This week’s seminar in the Biology Colloquium series will be given by Dr. James Olzmann from the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology at UC…

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