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Natural Sciences & Mathematics News

Armed with a megawatt smile and ample familial assistance, Aaron Lee appears perfectly suited for the presidency of the ºÚÁϳԹÏ꿉۪s Student Government Association. He’s a senior. His sister, Aeriel Lee, is a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø alumna. Two of his cousins, siblings Jasmine Knox and Jonathan Knox, are former SGA presidents at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Though not preordained, his election seems exactly that.
Former ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Public Safety major Ashlee Barnard

Ashlee Barnard never intended to become a firefighter. After graduating from high school, she considered her next chapter essentially set: enroll at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, become a Tigers cheerleader and pursue a career in athletic training, one of ºÚÁϳԹÏ꿉۪s most popular and professionally successful degree programs.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Associate Professor of Sport Management LaJuan Hutchinson.
As an associate professor of sport management at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, the 55-year-old Hutchinson is renowned for his passion for teaching, a willingness to mentor students, and his admitted love of sports. In May, Hutchinson was selected by the student body for the William E. Gilbert Award, one of ºÚÁϳԹÏ꿉۪s most prestigious annual honors that recognizes outstanding teaching and excellence in classroom instruction.
Illia Dehodiuk and Andrii Stratiienko.

Ilia Dehodiuk never stops checking his phone. Never. “Literally every minute,� he says. He checks it each morning. While walking to class. Before practice. After practice. Before bed. Next day, same thing. He has to check. He must.

Dr. John McCall, dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, is an unabashed fan of ºÚÁϳԹÏ꿉۪s biology program. The reasons are numerous, though one sits firmly atop his list.
Alabama, says Dr. Brian Keener, is the most biologically diverse state east of the Mississippi River. Home to large-scale forests, Appalachian foothills, coastal plains and miles of waterways, it’s also a treasure trove for researchers searching for novel species of plants.
Since 1991, the International Ichnofabric Workshop — a scientific conference related to the field of ichnology — has been held semi-annually across the globe, from Taipei to the Czech Republic, from Spain to Turkey. Livingston, Alabama, now belongs on that list.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduate student Olivia Canada

Had she preferred, Olivia Canada could have chosen an easier path to a master’s degree at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. She could have taken her time, enjoyed the process, made a few memories. But that wasn’t her choice.

Dr. Mustafa Morsy in lab

Famine didn’t mar the childhood of Dr. Mustafa Morsy, a professor of biology at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Food for his family in Alexandria, Egypt, was readily available. “I was always thankful as middle-class people growing up that my dad was able to feed us,â€� he said.   

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