Mr. Rodney Ripberger, BIO 410 Habitat Fragmentation and Edge Effects on Native and Invasive Plant Communities in Areas of Differing Land Use, results presented at KAS November, 2008 and Posters at the Capitol, February, 2009.

Mrs. Sharmali Hansford, BIO 410 (Spring, Summer 2008): Biofuel production along Ker.tucky Interstates and review of Prairie Switchgrass (P. virgatum) biomass and ethanol production. The results were presented at the EPA National Sustainable Design Expo in the Mall, Washington D.C. April 18-21, 2008.

Miss April Newsome, BIO 410 (Spring 2007): Macroinvertebrate diversity and water quality in four central Kentucky streams

Miss Lynnette Acton, BIO 410 (Summer and Fall 2006): The effect of velocity on riverine zooplankton food selection, presented results at the Kentucky Academy of Sciences (KAS) November, 2006

New Course Development

• BIO 103 Environmental Biology: This course will be offered to non-majors as an option for their liberal studies natural science requirement and will investigate the importance of biodiversity, sustaining natural resources, types and causes of pollution and their impacts on the environment and human health, and key environmental legislation.
• BIO 319: Study Abroad: The purpose of this course is to allow biology major students to receive credit for an upper level biology course taught abroad through an accredited study abroad program.
• BIO 413/AQU 413/AQU 513: Aquatic Ecology: This course investigated the interaction of organisms with their biotic and abiotic aquatic environments. Sampling and laboratory methods for limnological analysis were included. This course was taught for the first time in Fall, 2007.

ENV 902 Population and Community Ecology: This online lecture course is a requirement of the Master's of Environmental Science Program and covers the theory and modeling of populations and communities in nature and interactions with human activities.

Conservation Biology in Belize: This was a study abroad course affiliated with the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA) was taught May 18-June 1, 2007.

The Biology of Ethanol: London and Dublin: This was a study abroad course affiliated with CCSA that was taught in December 26, 2011-January 9, 2012. Fermentation,

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