LMU’s Department of Biology

Looking for Christmas cards to not just share your warm greetings but your humor and wit? Look no further! Our alumni Halley Dante got you: STEM+ cards are for sale, with proceeds going towards sending water filters to countries in Central America!

We’ve celebrated Darwin Day with the chili cook off competition hosted by Tri-Beta. Nine Fantastic Chilies has entered the competition highlighting the importance of variation in evolution. We even had sea food and quinoa inspired recepies, the opportunities are endless. Below are the winners:
Best carnivore chili (which happened to be the spiciest too): Clare Houston, student and Gen Bio TA
Best herbivorous chili (The Impossible Mushroom): Tanya Kuzmenko, professor
Best overall: Mary Catharine McElwain aka Cathy Emeritus professor with the secret recipe that no one can beat.
Congratulations!

Happy Halloween from the Biology department!

Nice summary of recent hominim findings.

Did you know, in modern humans, several skeletal features distinguish the female pelvis from that of the male? When did our ancestors develop hips that distinguished the sexes?

🔗 http://ow.ly/62zI50GN9mB

Nice story about frogs in Washington DC and some great pictures.

District of Frogs - The Uncommon District Let's call it the frog days of summer. Even in a very urban area such as ours, our green friends are on display, if you know where to look.

The cicadas are finally here! - The Uncommon District It's been a very long 17 years for Brood X, our resident periodical cicadas, but they have finally emerged and started to take over D.C.

And some very nice pictres

We Need to Talk About Spider Conservation • The Revelator Despite their ecological values, new research reveals we don’t understand how most arachnid species are faring — or do much to protect them.

“The natural world is built upon common motifs and patterns. Recognizing patterns in nature creates a map for locating yourself in change, and anticipation what is yet to come.” ― Sharon Weil

Explore the field-patterning of nature and the universe in the free Unified Science Course at ResonanceScience.org

And special Thank you to our wonderful Biology Peer Mentors!

Hey Lions, what better way to kick off our Student Employee Appreciation Tour than a shout-out to our Biology Peer Mentors! These student leaders stepped up in a time when the world changed and we all found ourselves on the other end of our computer screens. Our Peer Mentors have guided first year Biology students through new experiences like planning a college schedule and registering for classes, and have also organized fun and meaningful events for the whole LMU Biology community. Thank you, Peer Mentors, for all that you do for your peers and the department! ▪️ Pictured: Khushi Singh, Emma Murphy, Halley Dante, Isabella Lopez, Quinton Markett, David Ramirez, Erykah Walton, Joy Lee, Amberly Hershewe, Ethan Flatley ▪️ Let’s show our appreciation for the Peer Mentors in the comments, say Hello, and let us know if you see your Peer Mentor pictured above! 😃