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March 18, 2020

Turning Winter into Summer: How Greenhouses Work in the Winter

Turning Winter into Summer: How Greenhouses Work in the Winter

The Sears Greenhouse Complex at the University of Missouri. | photo by Becca Wolf, Bond LSC By Becca Wolf | Bond LSC Picture this. It’s 25 degrees Fahrenheit outside and snow is falling in Columbia. The weathermen have projected 4 inches of snow in the next 24 hours. As wind whips the snow around, students…

March 13, 2020

#IAmScience Hsin-Yeh Hsieh

#IAmScience Hsin-Yeh Hsieh

By Becca Wolf | Bond LSC  Some scientists go into research for basic science, such as finding an enzyme and figuring out its functions and properties. Others like Hsin-Yeh Hsieh, gravitate toward applied sciences where they use what they know to develop technology.  “Because I can use everything I learned in science as building blocks…

March 4, 2020

Movement is the Key

Movement is the Key

                                                  Anand Chandrasekhar It’s an asset to be able to visualize and think about the nervous system from the perspective of an electrical engineer.  Cell biologist Anand Chandrasekhar — whose work…

March 2, 2020

A NEET Connection

A NEET Connection

Arabidopsis growing in Ron Mittler’s lab. | photo by Becca Wolf, Bond LSC Protein important in balancing iron and reactive oxygen in plant and cancer cells  By Becca Wolf | Bond LSC  You might tend to think durability is more of an issue in building a car or engineering a building, but environmental stress makes…

Feb. 27, 2020

#IAmScience: Kamlendra Singh

#IAmScience: Kamlendra Singh

By Jerry Duggan|Bond LSC Kamal Singh was in the town of Allahabad in his native India, preparing for competitive exams to become a government official. As he craned his head to the left, he saw a highly respected official getting berated by an arrogant and disrespectful political leader. While Singh always knew that, in these…

Feb. 26, 2020

One step closer

One step closer

Christian Lorson poses next to a microscope in his lab. | photo by Lauren Hines, Bond LSC. By Lauren Hines | Bond LSC From developing a question to discovering a potential solution and putting it into practice, the journey from research to practical application is a long one. Nevertheless, each step brings that solution one…

Feb. 21, 2020

#IAmScience George Stewart

#IAmScience George Stewart

By Becca Wolf | Bond LSC Medical bacteriologist, George Stewart has had a few stops along the way before he got to Bond LSC in 2004. Having done schooling and research at universities from the midwest to the east coast, it has been a long journey filled with many ups and downs, but a rewarding…

Feb. 10, 2020

Coming to a crossroads

Coming to a crossroads

Janlo Robil submitted the piece above entitled, “Auxin Motherboard” to the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in October 2019. | photo contributed by Janlo Robil, Bond LSC By Lauren Hines | Bond LSC The scene of the science fair wouldn’t be complete without the paper mâché volcano, the gymnasium full of colorful display boards set…

Feb. 7, 2020

#IAmScience Sanzida Rahman

#IAmScience Sanzida Rahman

By Mariah Cox | Bond LSC Growing up in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, Sanzida Rahman longed for space to grow a garden. She often grew plants and vegetables on small windowsills and the roof of her home, making the most of what little space she had. From an early age, Rahman, a doctoral student…

Feb. 6, 2020

Bringing in talent: New labs look for recruiting edge at annual event

George Smith, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, speaks at the Joint Recruitment Weekend at Bond LSC. |Photo by Jerry Duggan, Bond LSC By Jerry Duggan | Bond LSC It was an entirely new process for Henry (XiuFeng) Wan as he spent part of last weekend wooing potential graduate students at the 11th annual Graduate Life…