Department of Biological Sciences
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Biology Faculty’s Research Sets Foundation for Future Findings of Life’s Evolution
Biological Sciences faculty Gordon Wolfe's research on organisms that thrive in extreme conditions is getting new life.
![Donning her pink lab coat, microbiology major Nayellie Barragan-Mejia smiles for the camera while conducting research at a lab at Chico State.](https://today.csuchico.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20230427-BIOLNayelliePinkLabCoat-JH-006-600x400.jpg )
Biology Major’s Grit Strengthened by Faculty and Staff Support
Although Nayellie Barragan-Mejia has faced myriad health issues and social barriers to pursuing her goals, she has found encouragement from a network of support at Chico State.
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Worth Sharing: Edwards and Schleiger Co-Author Book on Firescaping
A listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff, and students.
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Worth Sharing: Faculty, Students Collaborate on Published Work
A listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff, and students.
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Worth Sharing: Banet Authors Paper in Prestigious Journal
A listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff, and students.
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Worth Sharing: Applegate Recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award
A listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff, and students.
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University Faculty Awarded Prestigious Lantis Endowments
From documentary films and interdisciplinary research to isolating stem cells in fish, three Chico State faculty were awarded with Lantis Research Chairs.
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Worth Sharing: Parker Presents at Joint Annual Entomological Meeting
A listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff, and students.
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EDXCHICO Lectures Will Ignite Curiosity on First Day at CSU, Chico
On a day when jitters, anticipation, and excitement fill the air, California State University, Chico is offering an open-air teach-in for all.
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Lantis Research Chairs Awarded to Two CSU, Chico Professors
One will examine juvenile salmon predation. The other will study the formation of tsunamis. Both are aimed at advancing their fields.
![Graduate student Dylan Stompe (left) drives a boat along with Carlos Estrada (right) as students count salmon as part of a Summer Undergraduate Research Program (UGR) involved in the Chico STEM Connections Collaborative (CSC2) program on the Sacramento River on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/University Photographer)](https://today.csuchico.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/salmon-feature-768x513.jpg )
Saving the Salmon
Chico State students and faculty members join forces with high-profile partners and the United States Bureau of Reclamation in multi-million dollar mission to save the Chinook salmon.