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The University of New Orleans has received a more than $550,000 grant from the Louisiana Board of Regents to create an academic pilot program in biology that eases the transition from Delgado Community College to UNO. ....
The University of New Orleans' STEM Scholars camp, which started in 2015, gives students a jump start on required course content focusing on math and biology skills. ....
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Schluchter, along with two graduate students and an undergraduate, authored “Molecular bases of an alternative dual-enzyme system for light color acclimation of marine Synechococcus cyanobacteria.” The article is based on research that earned Schluchter a $521,578 grant from the National Science Foundation Biology Division last year. The article explores marine phytoplankton, a microalgae found in the ocean that provides food for a variety of sea creatures such as whales and shrimp. Marine phytoplankton comprise the base of the food web because they take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis and turn it into a form that all life in the ocean can use. ....