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Spring 2010 is in full swing at Marietta College

Introductory Biology Lab students participate in the species-area curve lab on the campus lawn.

Spring Picnic 2010

After the Capstone Poster Presentations, the Biology and Environmental Science Department had the annual spring picnic. Left, Dr. Spilatro on the "hillbilly golf" "course".

Dr. Brown at the grill.

Below: More "golf"

Below: Dr. Lustofin supervises the annual running of the tortoises before their spring migration from winter quarters in the greenhouse to their summer pastures.

Above and Below: There was plenty to eat for everyone.

Below: Senior 490 Capstone students, who gave podium and poster presentations of their hands-on research.

Senior Capstone Presentations occurred over 4 nights the week of March 29th, 2010.


March 29th, 2010 Shannon McDonald, Christy Bates. Rob McCollum. Not Pictured: Danielle Stevens

March 30th, 2010

Yi Wang, Josh Mickle, Whitney Swain, Sarah Hathaway.

March 31st

Lauren McKiernan, Christina Cappadona, Jen Valentic, Megan Betteley.

April 1st, 2010

Lauren Talasnik, Carissa Temple, Trevor Short, Cory Parish.

Newport Aquarium/Creation Museum Trip

On September 26th, 2009, about 22 students and 3 faculty drove to the Cincinnati area to see the Newport Aquarium and the Creation Museum. Students came from several classes, including evolution, ecology, and the Biology 101/105 Learning Community. The trip was sponsored by the Department of Biology and Environmental Science, with funding help from the freshman year program and the Hartel Fund.

Above - Outside the Newport Aquarium in Newport, Kentucky. Right: Photographing a terrapin at the aquarium. Below: at the aquarium.


	Above: Humans and dinosaurs together again? at the Creation Museum in Kentucky. Left: Adam and Eve enjoy a moment at the Creation Museum. Not Pictured - the Serpent. Below: Excavating a fossil diorama at the Creation Museum. Utah veterans noted how intact the skeleton was.
The animals board the ark, 2 x 2. Note dinosaurs. The Creation Museum presents the 6,000 year old Earth view of Creation.

Fall Picnic

The fall picnic was a big hit. This year, we combined with the chemistry department and we had a good time and good food. As usual, Dr. Brown took over the grill. New this year were a number of games, including the one shown to the left. The official name of the game was not nearly as interesting as the many names the students came up with for it.

Below: Dr. Tschunko supervises as Scout initiates cleanup.

Fall 2009 Classes Start

Fall classes started back up in August. Above, 3 students working on a transect at the Barbara A Beiser Field Station.

2007-2009 Archive

Student Projects

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Field Trips!

Costa Rica - Maine - Utah.....

Faculty web pages:

McShaffrey

Spilatro

Utah Dinosaur Dig/Desert Ecology 2006

¹Photo actually was staged using professional models.