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October



Student teams excel at South’s BEST regional robotics championship

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12/13/2022

Middle and high school students put weeks of preparation to the test as they competed at the South’s BEST regional robotics championship held December 3-4 at Auburn University’s Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum.

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DMS Assistant Professor Roberto Molinari was part of an international team of scholars who researched the phenomenon of honey bee colony loss occurring in the U.S.

12/12/2022

Roberto Molinari (Department of Mathematics and Statistics), Geoffrey Williams (Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology), and Stephanie Rogers (Department of Geosciences) were part of an international team of scholars who researched the phenomenon of honey bee colony loss occurring in the U.S. Apis Mellifera honey bees are important insect pollinators whose impact has environmental, ecological and economical ramifications across the world. Recent research shows that U.S. beekeepers experienced a 43% colony loss for the crucial winged insect between April 2019 and April 2020. For more, click here The group recently published findings from its study in Scientific Reports as part of a collection dedicated to insect decline and extinction. For the article, click here

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Leading through service drives COSAM Graduation Marshal to new heights

Leading through service drives COSAM Graduation Marshal to new heights

12/06/2022

“COSAM has been a life-changing experience for me, and I will always come back to the Plains just like my dad did when he brought me to football games when I was young,” said Lee Reagan. As the Fall 2022 Graduation Marshal for the College of Sciences and Mathematics, or COSAM, Reagan has created his own path.

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COSAM’s STEM Outreach Center invites first through sixth graders to attend December 15 G.U.T.S. program

First through fifth graders participated in a G.U.T.S. program held October 12 that featured flowers, fruits and fun.

12/06/2022

Hosted by the STEM Outreach Center in the College of Sciences and Mathematics, G.U.T.S., or Getting Under the Surface, is an evening program for elementary students that includes snacks followed by a 60-minute activity designed to spark interest in science through hands-on activities.

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