Mack Hughes defended his thesis on March 5th, titled “Direct and cascading effects of sea star wasting on rocky intertidal communities.”

In 2013 and 2014, sea star wasting caused a mass mortality event on the coasts from Alaska to Mexico. This phenomenon decimated many populations, affecting twenty species of sea stars.

Isaac Van Flein’s M.S. thesis examines mouse behavior in models of OCD and Autism.

On Monday, March 20th, 2023, biologist Alex Cornwell successfully defended his M.S. thesis entitled “The role of cystathionine γ-lyase and hydrogen sulfide in glucose transporter GLUT1 expression in macrophages.” His project takes an in-depth look at cellular mechanisms to better understand the role of hydrogen sulfide in immune processes.