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Biology Department Highlights!

Aiyana Singh
Awards and Scholarship Updates!

BIOL Grad Student Aiyana Singh (Zippay Lab) has won two scholarships: The Sonoma County Fish and Wildlife's

Singh Grad Slam Announcement
Biology Grad Student Aiyanna Singh wins People's Choice Award at CSU Grad Slam!

Aiyana says, "Winning the CSU People’s Choice Award was a really special moment. I was honestly just honored to share my research, so to know that it connected with people meant a lot to me. It reminded me that making science accessible and relatable really does matter." 

Underwater photo of scuba diver looking at seagrass
Dr. Brent Hughes and Grad Alum Abbey Dias '23 Contribute to Important Scientific Handbook

Congratulations to Biology Professor Dr. Brent Hughes and Biology Alum Abbey Dias '23 on their recent contribution to The Seagrass Restoration Handbook! 

M Dhiman and K Chiddix
Hua Lab Students Assist High School Students in New Collaborative Program

A big Thank You to Kieran Chiddix & Sarah Sanchez (Hua Lab) who mentored 2 students at Healdsburg High School!

Rachel Karm pulling out Kelp from a holding tank
Former BIOL Grad Students Featured in NYT Article about Warming Oceans and Climate Change

Congratulations to former Grad Students Julieta Gomez and Rachael Karm!

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3 Hua Lab Members will present at COPLAC

Congratulations to Hua Lab members Kieran Chiddix, Sarah Sanchez Hurtado, & Patrick Swallow for being selected to represent SSU Biology at the 2024 COPLAC Conference! Watch their videos:

Screenshot of Dr. Brent Hughes in PBS video
California Sea Otters: Life on the Edge, featuring Dr. Brent Hughes

The Department of Biology is proud to announce Dr. Brent Hughes's research is featured in the PBS Documentary California Sea Otters: Life on the Edge!

The Hua Lab
Dr. Lisa Hua and Hua Lab receive NIH grant!

Huge Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Hua and the Hua Lab on receiving Sonoma State's first ever grant from the National Institutes of Health!

Dr. Dan Crocker in a boat in the arctic sea
Professor Daniel Crocker receives Wang Family Excellence Award

The Department of Biology is very proud to announce Dr. Dan Crocker has won the prestigious Wang Family Excellence Award in the category of Outstanding Faculty Scholarship!