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Some biology and environmental engineering students from Dr. Loya's ecology class braved the cold and snow to assist the...
04/20/2026

Some biology and environmental engineering students from Dr. Loya's ecology class braved the cold and snow to assist the Shade Creek Watershed Association with their macroinvertebrate sampling efforts on Sunday. Thank you Jacob, Ryan, and Elyse!

Congratulations to Olivia Rowan '26, Aquarium & Zoo Science. Olivia will attend a Maters of Business Administration prog...
04/16/2026

Congratulations to Olivia Rowan '26, Aquarium & Zoo Science. Olivia will attend a Maters of Business Administration program after graduation at Indiana University of Pennsylvania!

Congratulations to Brandon Dick '26, Aquarium & Zoo Science, who has been accepted to the MA in Marine Science program a...
04/15/2026

Congratulations to Brandon Dick '26, Aquarium & Zoo Science, who has been accepted to the MA in Marine Science program at Virginia Institute of Marine Science!

Congratulations to Haley Brag '26, Biology B.S. Pre-Medicine Concentration, who plans to pursue a Masters in Sports & He...
04/15/2026

Congratulations to Haley Brag '26, Biology B.S. Pre-Medicine Concentration, who plans to pursue a Masters in Sports & Health Science after graduation!

Dr. Drus’s Animal Care class visited Dreams Go On, a therapeutic horseback riding facility that offers riding sessions f...
04/14/2026

Dr. Drus’s Animal Care class visited Dreams Go On, a therapeutic horseback riding facility that offers riding sessions for adults and children with physical challenges, as well as for individuals receiving mental health, behavioral health, or family therapy services. During the visit, students learned about basic horse care, horse gaits, horse anatomy, and equine psychology. They also gained hands-on experience leading horses, applying leg wraps, grooming, and more.

Dr. Drus’s Animal Care class visited Lilly Mountain Alpaca Farm, where students learned the basics of alpaca care, gaine...
04/14/2026

Dr. Drus’s Animal Care class visited Lilly Mountain Alpaca Farm, where students learned the basics of alpaca care, gained hands-on experience handling alpacas, and administered ivermectin injections to the herd. The class also moved hay and assisted with other farm maintenance projects.

Dr. Drus’s Animal Care class visited Valewood Farms, where they had the opportunity to go behind the scenes. Students le...
04/13/2026

Dr. Drus’s Animal Care class visited Valewood Farms, where they had the opportunity to go behind the scenes. Students learned about dairy cow husbandry, the complexities of running a family business, and the education and technology required to make Valewood a successful operation. They also participated in milking the cows.

Biology students Brandon Dick, Nate Miller, Anna DeFazio, Theresa Martz, and Mary Bukowski attended the TriBeta Biologic...
04/13/2026

Biology students Brandon Dick, Nate Miller, Anna DeFazio, Theresa Martz, and Mary Bukowski attended the TriBeta Biological Honor Society District Convention at Mt. Aloysius on Saturday, April 11. Congrats to Anna for her third place poster presentation titled "Cartilaginous dorsal fin regeneration in 𝘓𝘦𝘶𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘫𝘢 𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘢" and to all of our students who presented their research!

Dr. Drus’s Animal Care class learned about general chicken husbandry, as well as chicken anatomy to build a broader unde...
04/13/2026

Dr. Drus’s Animal Care class learned about general chicken husbandry, as well as chicken anatomy to build a broader understanding of bird anatomy and care requirements. Students then gained hands-on experience handling chickens and checking them for a variety of health issues. All of the birds received a clean bill of health. The visiting chickens were from Dr. Drus’ own flock: Axel Rose, Goldy, Dottie, and Boots.

Dr. Drus’s Animal Care class visited a local aquaponics greenhouse. Aquaponics uses fish waste to supply nutrients to pl...
04/09/2026

Dr. Drus’s Animal Care class visited a local aquaponics greenhouse. Aquaponics uses fish waste to supply nutrients to plants grown in a hydroponic system. During the visit, the class conducted a tilapia count and biomass assessment for the farmer and brought several fish back to the SFU campus for a breeding project.

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