Biology Major Receives Grant from Ohio Biological Survey

Biology major Olivia Widenmeyer recently received a $500 grant from the Ohio Biological Survey to purchase additional transmitters for her field research investigating populations of two rare bird species at Ashland University's Black Fork Wetlands. Olivia and her faculty research mentor, Professor Merrill Tawse, have identified the Sora and Virginia Rails at our wetlands preserve. By attaching radio transmitters to the birds she is able to determine how they use their habitat. READ MORE