CSULB Home Biological Sciences Department News Department News 19 November, 2021 CNSM Students Win Big at 2021 Biomedical Research Conference CNSM students win six awards at 2021 ABRCMS – a research conference designed for underrepresented minority students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 14 October, 2021 CSULB Students Join Effort to Assess Impact of Huntington Beach Oil Spill In response to the oil spill off Huntington Beach, CSULB's Shark Lab and Whitcraft Wetlands Lab took part in field sampling along various Southern California shorelines to assess the damage to native marine life and sensitive ecological systems. 15 June, 2021 Phil the Corpse Flower Showing Off "Phil" the corpse flower put on a show just two years after its last bloom in 2019 and again released its well-documented rotten flesh stench. 25 September, 2020 Ancient Bacteria in Frozen Soil Dr. Renaud Berlemont recently contributed to research analyzing samples of ancient soil trapped in Arctic ice from roughly 33,000 years ago. 4 June, 2020 Congratulations to the Graduating Class of 2020! The Biological Sciences Department celebrates with our recent graduates, their family and friends, and our faculty and staff. We created a video compilation for everyone to enjoy. Congratulations to the graduating class of 2020! 6 January, 2020 From Oysters to Armadillos, Students Explore Science Our Biological Sciences Department conducts a wide variety of research throughout the year including projects designed to save our coastal wetlands, exploring the evolution of armored mammals, and discovering whether bees have an impact on native plant life. 23 November, 2019 Rebuilding Our Coastlines Dr. Whitcraft's lab focuses on quantifying the effects of human activities on the structure and function of wetlands. The lab also works with land owners and resource agencies to design solutions that prevent further degradation and restore these ecosystems. 17 June, 2019 NSF Funding to Digitize Herbarium at Cal State Long Beach Biology Professor Amanda Fisher has received $1.8 million in NSF funding to digitize the university's plant collection as part of a large California-wide collaboration to understand the effects of climate change on flowering time.
