Joshua Rinehart is a master’s student at North Dakota State University.  His expertise includes DNA extractions, running QPCR, and troubleshooting in both the lab and field.  He is currently working on a nesting preference experiment where he gave alfalfa bees different sized nesting cavities to see where they prefer to nest and how that effects…

“Pursue what you love even if it takes a lot of time, you are going to be living through those years anyway, you might as well spend them working towards the things you want and love in life.” Taylor Hatcher is an undergraduate researcher at the University of Wyoming in the Dillon Lab.  Her expertise is…

Lidia Cervantes, Giancarlo López-Martínez Published: January 1, 2022 Abstract Insect pollination is a crucial component of our ecosystems and biodiversity, but our reliance on this ecosystem service has much broader implications. We depend on these pollination services to produce materials and food. But insect pollinators, especially bees, are in strong decline due to a plethora…

Jacob Pithan is a PhD candidate working in Dr. Greenlee’s lab under the guidance of both Dr. Kendra Greenlee and Dr. Giancarlo Lopez-Martinez at North Dakota State University. Jacob’s favorite part about science is the continuous pursuit of the unknown, the infinite possible questions, and how science instills a sense of curiosity in people.  He…