Research

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York professor helps students engage in ecology research in California

Associate Professor of Biology Anne Vardo-Zalik travels to the Hopland region of California every two years to conduct ecology research. When she presented the possibility of participating in research to fourth-year biology major Laine Rigel and third-year biology major Natalie Weigel, they said they knew they couldn’t pass on the opportunity.
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Spider research video earns national awards from The Science Coalition

Studying the circadian rhythm — or 24-hour internal 'clock' — of spiders and creating a video on the topic may not be something most people have considered. For Logan Coomes, a Penn State York student, and his team, their research and video earned a People’s Choice Award and a third-place finish in a national video competition, the Fund It Forward Student Video Challenge, sponsored by The Science Coalition.