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UF and Blanchard River Watershed Partnership Collaborate to Prevent Stormwater Runoff

University of Findlay has obtained a significant grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to build a raingarden which would help to prevent stormwater runoff. An ongoing partnership between UF and Blanchard River Watershed Partnership (BRWP) has led to this collaborative project. Students, faculty, and staff of Findlay’s Department of Biology and the Physical […]

UF Celebrates Arbor Day 2020 with Two New Trees

University of Findlay celebrated Arbor Day 2020 on Monday, Nov. 23 by planting a London planetree on the Front Lawn and a sugar maple near the Cory St. Mall. Both trees being planted are meant to replace ones that were damaged in storms. “Celebrating Arbor Day acknowledges our commitment to caring for trees and the […]

UF Alumna Helping in Fight Against COVID-19 at Battelle

University of Findlay alumna Hanna Cook ’17 is making an impact on the world in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus, Ohio, at Battelle headquarters, a global research and development organization committed to science and technology for the greater good. Cook double majored in Animal Science – Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Biology with a […]

University of Findlay “Experimenting” with Virtual Science Labs in Wake of COVID-19

The scientists, doctors and others who are working diligently to alleviate and eventually find a vaccine for Coronavirus COVID-19 were once college students, bursting with potential and being prepared to take their knowledge out into the world. But what if getting that knowledge to the future doctors of scientists today is done virtually? Is it […]

University Receives 2019 Tree Campus USA Recognition

The University of Findlay was honored with the 2019 Tree Campus USA recognition for the fourth consecutive year by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management. The Tree Campus USA program honors colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals. The University […]

Still Studying Life: Biology Graduate Continues Education

University of Findlay’s Department of Biology creates an engaging educational environment that emphasizes the connection between all life. Students learn about the delicate internal and external balance between humans, animals, and the environment in the classroom, research labs, Findlay’s 54-acre Rieck Center habitat, and through research projects that take them across the country. For Findlay […]

Rieck Center Spring ’19 Open House to Feature Amphibians

Spring has finally arrived, and the University of Findlay’s Rieck Center for Habitat Studies will be celebrating with its biannual open house! The event, which will be free and open to the public, will be held Sunday, April 28, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the center, located between Findlay and Arlington at 17311 County Road 166. […]

University Receives 2018 Tree Campus USA Recognition

The University of Findlay was honored with 2018 Tree Campus USA recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management. This represents the third consecutive year that UF has received the recognition. The Tree Campus USA program honors colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff […]

Arthropods and Viruses: Levitt and Students Work to Save the Bees and Research Ticks

This is the third in a series of stories delving into the various research that College of Science faculty members at the University of Findlay are working on. In an effort to show readers, in part, what UF offers its students in the areas of science, these stories will reveal the diverse methods, processes and topics […]