{"id":87723,"date":"2024-04-05T15:24:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T22:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?page_id=87723"},"modified":"2025-03-28T16:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T23:31:52","slug":"biology-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/biology\/biology-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-42zqkdn-d0ce1757260dc39fd742ce22d20469ed\">\n.avia-section.av-42zqkdn-d0ce1757260dc39fd742ce22d20469ed{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='Â鶹´«Ã½ Communication Stories Page - Intro Section' class='avia-section av-42zqkdn-d0ce1757260dc39fd742ce22d20469ed main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container 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Sunriver, Oregon\">Â鶹´«Ã½ students assist with faculty-led field research in Sunriver, Oregon<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-04-04T16:16:02-07:00\" >April 4, 2025<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/biology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Biology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/featured\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Dr. Ashley Robart studies the reproductive ecology of fish, specifically three-spined stickleback, to expand the field aspect of her research.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" 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Scientist and Educator<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-02-24T11:14:59-08:00\" >February 24, 2025<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/biology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Biology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/category\/featured\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Learn about Jahna Thompson&#8217;s journey from student to adjunct professor at Â鶹´«Ã½, and challenges she faced.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/jahna-thompson-from-student-to-scientist-and-educator\/\" aria-label=\"Read More about this story.\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n<div 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