OCU Biology

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[Kelly Perry @kelly_perry11]

Celebrating the women of OCU Athletics today and everyday! Inspired by their hearts, abilities and the impact they make on our department and institution. 💙⭐️💙 #InternationalWomensDay

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

"The ability of science to transform the world is increasingly threatened by misinformation that is jeopardizing trust in science," writes @AAAS President Susan G. Amara in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://t.co/lOglquYN4z

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Why do we age? And why do some people age faster than others?

The secret lies in our telomeres and the enzyme telomerase which was first discovered by medicine laureate Elizabeth Blackburn and affects the way our cells age.

Image: A chromosome with telomeres highlighted in pink

[OCU Biology @OCU_Bio]

Special biology congratulations to Mallory, Nicole, Lexi, and Brooklyn! 🦇

[Oklahoma City University Softball @ocu_softball]

Stars blank Columbia 4-0 #OCUsb #GreatdaytobeaStar #NAIAsoftball https://t.co/BrIHQ302ZE

[Steven Kovacs @ngfl3333]

Larval Moray Eel floating out in the open ocean. At this stage of development they are completely transparent to increase their chances of survival. Kona, Hawaii.

[OCU Biology @OCU_Bio]

The @okczoo is hiring for the summer! https://t.co/IljnyIQtEY @OCUCareers @PetreeCollege

[Oklahoma City University @OKCU]

The university has a limited supply of KN95 and N95 respirators reserved for employees & students who are at higher risk of transmission or severe illness. Students may pick up KN95/N95s from the mailroom & employees may pick them up from the HR office. Stay safe, Stars! 🌟

[OCU Biology @OCU_Bio]

Make sure to watch the weather next week!

[NWS Norman @NWSNorman]

An early heads up for next week:

❄️ Winter weather appears likely midweek, but amounts and area of greatest impact are still highly uncertain.

❄️ Some travel impact possible Wed morning-Thu morning.

❄️ Forecast is likely to change so check back for updates! #okwx #texomawx

[Works for Nature @ConservJobBoard]

JOB OPENING: ACE: Invasive Species Specialist – Wildlife Refuges Across New Mexico WITH: American Conservation Experience - San Antonio, NM https://t.co/9CulPPBXgD

[Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund @SavingGorillas]

Happy Friday! We hope you have as much fun today as Tegereza seems to be having! 🤪😎 #conservation #wildlife #mountaingorillas

📸: Cedric Ujeneza

[OCU Biology @OCU_Bio]

Interesting new research. Also read the replies and thread to see #ScienceAtWork

[Sean Booth @ImDrBooth]

New year, new preprint! Do bacteria run away from antibiotics?

No!

We observed Pseudomonas aeruginosa twitching towards different antibiotics, amazingly they even reach concentrations far above lethal!

What’s up with that? [1/6]
https://t.co/QU2SYnhABm

[Dr Alice Hicklin @alicehicklin]

If you spend a lot of time copying text from PDFs into Word like me, I hope this tip might be useful! If the PDF ends up broken up over lots of lines, there's no need to fix it manually. Just go to find and replace, type ^p into find, and one space into replace. Pics below :)

[OCU Biology @OCU_Bio]

Getting ready for the new semester!

[OCU Biology @OCU_Bio]

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[OCU Biology @OCU_Bio]

Great opportunity to explore fisheries science this summer! https://t.co/C7vzgUSazt @OCUCareers

[OCU Biology @OCU_Bio]

A loss for all.

[Stephen Prilliman, Ph.D. @SGPrilliman]

One of our recents alums, Abbey Renner, has died. She was such a kind and smart and just HAPPY person who was fulfilling her dream of becoming a doctor at OSU. I must have just missed her at the Tulsa marathon on Sunday. So sad for her family on this day.

[STEMedia® @STEMedia]

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Our summit is FREE for anyone looking for guidance and support in their STEM career journey.

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#STEMedia #STEM #STEMSuccessSummit #Science #Technology #Engineer #Math

[Petree College @PetreeCollege]

Students in the fall 2021 Directed Biology Studies Service Learning course were recently featured in the Blue Thumb newsletter. Blue Thumb is the education arm of the Water Quality Div. of the OK Conservation Commission, with the mission of stream protection through education.

[Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden @okczoo]

Fancy seeing you here 🦎

This Fiji iguana is so distinguished, he makes his own bow ties when shedding.

📸: Katie P, herpetologist

[Ryan Terrill (he) @enicurus]

I’m pretty excited to be able to share this photo finally. World, meet the Inti Tanager (Heliothraupis oneilli), a brand new genus and species of bird to science. This was an international collaborative effort - and it’s great to see it finally out!