Category: Bernard Field Station
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News from the 2022 Summer Undergraduate Research Program: Meet Philip!
My name is Philip (PO ’24) and I’m majoring in Biology. This summer I’ve learned so much from getting to work in the field! Of particular interest to me is our woodrat project, in which we’re mapping the current distribution of woodrat nests (“huts”) in the Bernard Field Station. We’re using ArcGIS mapping software to…
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CELEBRATING SENIOR THESIS STUDENTS!
Mentoring senior thesis students is one of the best parts of my job– I always learn so much! Three biology students wrote grant proposal senior theses in the fall: Alondra wrote a grant to estimate bird mortality on campus from window strikes. Abbey wrote a grant investigating the impact of rising temperatures on bat wintering…
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POSTER PALOOZA Part III
The summer undergraduate research program (SURP) poster session was held yesterday and Jeffrey, Kyle, Leo, Mimi and Elika presented posters. Jeffrey presented his poster twice that day, the second time was at a dinner to thank donors who contributed to the SURP program. Everyone did an OUTSTANDING job!
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Poster Palooza Begins!
Now that the summer field season is coming to an end, the poster presentations are beginning! Elika presented her research comparing the vertebrates in burned and unburned coastal sage scrub at the biology department end of summer poster session. Elika’s research was supported by a grant from the Thoreau Foundation and from the Rose Hills…
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INTRODUCING ELIKA–SUPER SPY of THE SAGE SCRUB!
Elika is spending her summer spying on the wildlife at the Bernard Field Station. She is continuing and expanding on a project started this past year by Katie’15 and Nola’15 and Maki’17. This project is supported by the Thoreau foundation. The tools of the trade are motion sensitive camera “traps”. With the changeover in people working…
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All Present at Pomona Valley Audubon
We were invited to share our bird related research at the Pomona Valley Audubon March meeting. So much fun to present our research to fellow bird enthusiasts! Birds of a feather…..