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Students take part in bee, wasp study
Brian Patrick, assistant biology professor at DWU, and one of his classes worked with Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Ga., and the U.S. Geological Survey Paxulent Wildlife Research Center in Beltsville, Md., in a pilot project to determine the best way to monitor the species’ diversity in North America.
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Why BIO at DWU?

If you are interested in pursuing careers that our graduates have found rewarding, we can help you achieve that goal. Our graduates are enjoying careers as:
Optometrists
Physicians
Occupational Therapists
Cytotechnicians
Podiatrists
College Professors
Foresters
Fisheries Technicians
Surgeons
Physical Therapists
Nurse Anesthetists
Chiropractors
University Researchers
High School Teachers
Lab Technicians

Our dedicated, experienced, teaching/research-oriented faculty are concerned about the academic well being of each student. Not only do we interact with students who are biology majors in class, we also serve as the academic advisers for these students.

We are continually updating our classrooms and laboratories with the latest in teaching and research instrumentation. We use these to promote thinking about concepts and problems in science and to develop explanations of data that these instruments provide.

Examples of our latest data acquisition/computer technology include Biopac Data Acquisition and Analysis Systems for animal physiology experiments and cuvette-infra red spectrophotometry for plant physiology experiments.

We support research experiences and other academic enhancements by annually providing money to students on a competitive basis through our Hughes Grant-in-Aid Program.

Since the inception of this program students have used this money to study the tropical rain forests in Belize, the marine ecosystems in the Bahamas, chimpanzee behavior at the University of Nevada, as well as other activities.

In the News

July 1, 2010
DWU professor returns from spider conference
June 1, 2010
DWU professor Cole invited into honor society Sigma Xi
May 7, 2010
BRIN fellowships awarded to DWU students
April 19, 2010
Students, faculty present at S.D. Academy of Science
March 18, 2010
Mullican receives grant to study jumping mouse
March 17, 2010
DWU’s spider man awarded grants

For more information about biology at Dakota Wesleyan University, contact Brian Patrick at (605) 995-2712 (brpatric@dwu.edu).

   

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