October 9, 2015 – Fort Valley State University biotechnology students learned about graduate and health professional school and research opportunities at West Virginia University during a recent seminar on Thursday, Sept. 24 in the Academic Classroom and Laboratory Building Auditorium.
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FVSU alums speak to students about DHS careers
October 9, 2015 – Ensuring America’s nation’s food security is a job requirement for USDA Agricultural Specialists Arrisia Sims and Toria Cody, two Fort Valley State University alums who currently work for the Department of Homeland Security and help guard …
Eight FVSU biotechnology students complete summer research internships
September 15, 2015 – Five Fort Valley State University biotechnology students spent their summer vacation flying across the country to conduct research that will prepare them for future careers in science and medicine. Plant biotechnology majors D’Amber Jones, Gabriella Louis, …
LSAMP students compete during closing ceremony on campus
September 15, 2015 – Fort Valley State University summer science research students recently competed against one another for top bragging rights at the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation annual closing ceremony on July 23 in the Academic Classroom and …
FVSU is offering $4,000 scholarships to 25 biotechnology and forensics students
July 14, 2015 – Fort Valley State University biotechnology and biology-forensics students are being invited to apply for a scholarship program being sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The university will select 25 eligible students from the identified majors to …
Toxicology courses receive $399,000 National Science Foundation grant
July 13, 2015 -Fort Valley State University received funding that will allow students and faculty researchers to examine the effect of toxins or toxic chemicals on the environment and living organisms. Recently, The National Science Foundation awarded FVSU’s Department of …
Biology students selected for forensics summer research experience
July 13, 2015 – Three Fort Valley State University senior biology students are spending their summer designing and conducting individual forensics research projects thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation. The eight-week Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates began this …
FVSU students and professors attend national toxicology conference
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FVSU student researchers win big at ERN Conference
March 13, 2015 – Two Fort Valley State University students earned top awards at one of the largest conferences for student researchers in the country. Frank Ivey, a senior biology student, and Brandon Beaty, a senior plant science biotechnology major, …
FVSU researchers perform DNA extraction demonstration for young students
March 13, 2015 – Students at Macon County Elementary School learned basic techniques of molecular biology from two Fort Valley State University scientists during a special career day event at Macon County Elementary School. Ms. Lilian Oglesby and Ashley Norris, …