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Life Line March 2018

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Welcome to another edition of His research interests include our annual newsletter! You’ll see computer modeling of disease, that a lot of exciting things have skeletal articulation of museum been happening over the last year, specimens and raccoon research, including the addition of a new however, he’s spent most of his faculty member, Dr. Andrew Calin- time working internationally on ger-Yoak. Andrew joined us in fall managing free-roaming dog popu- 2017 and has been teaching many lations in places like India, Ethio- of the nursing-facing courses like pia, and the Galapagos Islands. Anatomy & Physiology and Patho- Andrew is really excited about in- physiology. He has a B.S. in Zoolo- volving Otterbein students with gy and a Ph.D. in Evolution, Ecolo- his work and sharing his passion gy, and Organismal Biology from for science. Andrew Calinger-Yoak The Ohio State University. After He’s a long-time resident of graduating, he spent several years central Ohio and lives with his know you will be hearing more as a post-doctoral researcher in the wife and three young children in about his great work with our stu- Department of Preventive Veteri- addition to their ever-growing me- dents in future newsletters. nary Medicine at OSU working nagerie of animals. We are so hap- Dr. Sarah Bouchard, directly with the USDA and CDC. py to have him on our team and Professor and Chairperson

Underwater University The Department of Biology and Earth Science’s pro- gram has been so successful, that we have decided to expand in a new direction. Starting this fall, students can choose to pursue the “Aquarium Track” within the Zoo Science major. The Columbus Dispatch story on our new program gave us the headline “Underwater U”. While the goals of the track remain focused on the science and practices of animals in , the new path allows students to focus on aquatic biology and aquarium specific practices. Dr. Michael Hoggarth will be developing a new course on freshwater biology to complement Dr. Halard Lescinsky’s existing coral reef ecology course and a new introduction to marine science course will be offered. One key to the new offerings will be a practicum course designed Claire Sinard ’19 interning at the Discovery Reef, specifically on tank upkeep (“life support”). The practicum will Columbus Zoo and Aquarium be offered in conjunction with our partners - the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and Reef Systems Coral Farm of New Albany. In addition, much of the lab in room 113 will be ret- rofitted to house a series of new marine tanks for students to hone their aquatic husbandry skills. We hope the program’s new focus will allow us to add 10-12 new students to the major each year. PAGE 2 LIFE LINE VOLUME 19 Otterbein’s Well Field Goes Off the Grid and Gets an Outdoor Laboratory Environmental science students water pump and solar panels that are familiar with the monitoring well will supply the electricity for the network behind The Point (60 system, and support materials for Collegeview), and now thanks to a the development of the water generous donation from Alan Goff ’75 feature. The intent is to train and Coral Harris, a solar powered students how water supplies can pumping system and an outdoor be developed in areas that do not laboratory will be constructed as part have access to electricity. of the improvements and renovations Dr. Kevin Svitana is to the former Mettler-Toledo building. incorporating the well Both the pumping system and the development and pumping The solar powered pumping system that will be installed outdoor laboratory are currently system installation into his at The Point. under construction. hydrology class, ESCI 3100. Goff and Harris cited a concern Students will do hydraulic analysis of related to global warming, water the aquifer to determine the sizing of covered area behind The Point that scarcity and a disappearance of arable the pumping system, work with Dr. will have sinks, storage and workspace land as the motivation for their Svitana to install the pump and solar for both Biology and Earth Science $100,000 Innovative Sustainability panels and learn how to perform classes. Thanks to the generous Fund. The couple are proudly maintenance on the system. “This is donation, students will be able to work sponsoring the development of a solar an excellent opportunity to provide in the field, rather than transport powered water supply system that students with first-hand experience everything back to the Science Center. will be integrated with a water with developing an off-grid water Drs. Bouchard, Hoggarth, Lehman and feature to be developed by the supply system. We really appreciate Svitana envision using this facility to Department of Art. Their donation what Alan and Coral have done,” help add to curricular opportunities will be used to drill a 25-foot deep stated Svitana. related to field laboratory exercises. water well, purchase a submersible The outdoor laboratory will be a

Conservation Biology Storytelling Students in the fall 2017 Jenny Currier, freelance journalist, class focused on and Kyle Huetter, Education Manager how to use storytelling to inspire from The Walt Disney Company, by people to help protect the skyping them into our classroom. The environment and . students worked hard all semester Everyone took an online storytelling with many ups and downs and course produced by the International multiple drafts of each version. Union for the Conservation of Nature Stories focused on a wide variety of (IUCN). The course, Storytelling for environmental problems, including Conservation Action, contained five how palm oil production and cell main units entitled: (1) Designing phone manufacturing are directly tied your stories; (2) Developing your own to deforestation, the causes and nature conservation story; (3) How to consequences of native bee population use the power of storytelling; (4) decline and connections between the Joining IUCN CEC’s campaign “How fashion industry and environmental to Tell a Love Story”; and (5) The pollutants (among many others). Each power of storytelling. story worked hard to hook the reader After completing the course, into caring about these environmental Storytelling at Glacier Ridge Elementary School students worked in groups to write issues and offered concrete solutions. We wrapped up the semester by their own stories, one aimed at college them. The interviews were one of traveling to Glacier Ridge Elementary students and one aimed at fifth several sources that the fifth graders School, where the students shared graders. Terry Hermsen from the used to write their own essays. their stories with Allison Lodico’s fifth Otterbein Department of English and Although many of the Conservation grade class, which was also studying Beth Armstrong from Conservation Biology students were nervous about conservation. Otterbein students Initiatives visited our class to talk the experience, it was highly served as experts in their area and about their experiences telling stories successful and very rewarding for after they read their stories to the fifth and to offer some helpful pointers. everyone. We also tapped into the expertise of graders, the children interviewed VOLUME 19 LIFE LINE PAGE 3

Safari in South Africa By Kyle Turner ’19 and Rachel Wilson ’19

This summer a group of students Academy and found ourselves Once our first two legs of the trip in the Otterbein Biology and Earth immersed in the surroundings. With were over, we jumped on another plane Science Department traveled to no connection to our phones, we were and flew across the country to the South Africa to study large animal fully focused on our experience. We Eastern Cape and drove to Mossel Bay. ecology. The trip was led by Dr. were greeted by our host, Wayne, and There we stayed with Oceans Research Halard Lescinsky and Dr. Beaux his wife. They welcomed us to stay in and ventured out to different locations Berkeley with the hopes of engaging dormitories and fed us wonderful to learn and help in research. We their students with higher level cuisine. The milk we had was from a assisted in great white shark surveys thinking in new situations. Overall neighboring farm, most of the food was and benthic shark tagging. We also got we visited more than a dozen locally sourced and we got to see what to see humpback dolphins, cape seals different places in a span of 14 days it took to live in the country side in and a wright whale and her calf. After and countless memories were made. South Africa. At the Conservation we had our fun in the water we jumped Our first full day in the country Academy we learned about land on yet another plane and headed to the was spent exploring the city. We management and we had the most anticipated part of our journey: visited several places that were opportunity to hike the surrounding Kruger National Park. unlike those we had ever seen before. hills to learn about the plant life We ended our adventure spending Visiting Soweto was an eye-opening around the property. a few nights camping in Kruger experience to how people around the From the academy we visited National Park and spent our time world live and how material items different parks. Some being: Addo going on game drives at all hours of the and money don't always mean National Elephant Park, Amakhala day. Amazing animals including happiness. We learned a lot about the Reserve and Cango Wildlife Ranch. We elephants, lions, giraffe, kudu and history of South Africa, the also visited sanctuaries including several other phenomenal creatures importance of Nelson Mandela and Monkeyland and Birds of Eden and crossed our path and our photo lenses. even visited the Apartheid Museum. went on an early morning expedition We were awe-struck by everything Seeing another culture first hand with Meerkat Adventures. We got to around us, including the power and really put into perspective the issues see different animals including the size of the African sun. We are so we have here in the United States. small flightless dung beetle to some as grateful to have been able to complete After our humbling journey large as a bull elephant. Our group this journey and given the chance for through Johannesburg and Soweto ended every day with exciting stories of such an amazing experience. we ventured to the Conservation what we saw and experienced.

Kyle Turner ’19 and Allyssa Carmona ’20 Meerkats at Meerkat Adventures, “Beware of Lions” at Addo. Left to Right: tagging a baby pajama shark. Oudtshoorn Kyle Turner ’19, Rachel Wilson ’19, Gracyn Graley ’20, Josie Miracle

Students Construct New Compost Bins

Zoo and Conservation Science students Chelsea West ’20, Julie Platz ’20 and Mallory Fox ’20 show off the new compost bins they constructed. This was a project for their second year practicum at the Ohio Wildlife Center. Students volunteer four hours a week during the semester to gain experience in wildlife education and rehabilitation. PAGE 4 LIFE LINE VOLUME 19 Scholars from Chengdu Panda Base Visit Otterbein

In October of 2017, we were here. Dr. Liu and Mr. Huang were proud to host two guests from the able to sit in on several Otterbein Chengdu Base of Giant Panda classes including Conservation Biology Breeding, Dr. Liu and Mr. Huang. and Zoo and Otterbein’s Zoo and Conservation Enrichment, as well as make site Science program has a partnership visits around Ohio. They fed a hippo at with the panda base that allows us to the Toledo Zoo, shadowed vets at the send two students there every Ohio Wildlife Center, observed semen summer to conduct research on giant collection from an immobilized rhino (L-R) Dr. Burk, Mr. Huang, Dr. Liu, Dr. Bouchard, Dean panda cub behavior. The panda base at The Wilds, got a behind-the-scenes Eisenstein, Dr. Lescinsky, and Dr. Young sent staff to Otterbein to learn more tour of the Columbus Zoo and saw about Zoo and Conservation Science Fiona the hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo. were able to connect with other in America as well as standards and They also experienced an American visiting Chinese scholars on campus. practices of animal veterinary care Halloween and Thanksgiving, and

The Virtual World of the Cell By Dr. Jennifer Bennett

It is an exciting time at Otterbein cell is so tiny that the parts cannot be for new innovations in science and viewed in a typical light microscope. technology. In collaboration with Therefore, the concepts are abstract Colin Saunders from the Center for and hard to visualize. VR gives Teaching and Learning and Erin students the ability to travel inside Bender at The Point (Otterbein’s new the cell and even “handle” organelles STEAM Center), I decided to that are only one micron or 10-6 m introduce virtual reality (VR) into my long. They even experienced a viral cell biology course. This is the first assault on the cell and were able to time that VR has been used at blast the incoming virus particles with Otterbein in the classroom and this antibodies. VR allows college was my first venture into this students to “shrink” and fit inside the technology. I was able to try it after a cell, and feel like they are really there, meeting one day and immediately much like they are on a real “magic knew it would have a tremendous school bus”. impact in my classroom. I brought all The students followed their VR three of my lab sections (a total of 67 journey into the cell with a cell sorting students) to The Point, and the challenge where they worked in teams students took a “journey” through the of two to pair cell parts from the VR cell using this technology. For most experience with the correct labels. students, this was their first Each student was rewarded with a experience with virtual reality. A sweet treat of M&Ms or Skittles for small number of students were their participation and the fastest previously exposed to VR, but this matching team in each lab section was was a more graphic and immersive awarded a 2018 Cell Challenge trophy Students from the cell biology course take a “Virtual version than they had ever made by engineering students at The Tour of the Cell” and participate in a cell sorting chal- lenge at The Point. experienced. I was hoping that the Point. It was a fun learning students would be just as enthused experience that I plan to continue interest in cells being so close to about VR as I was. The verdict: the each year. It certainly felt good to them!” I believe that this is just the students loved it! hear positive comments from beginning of what VR will be able to Cell biology is a challenging students, including Bri Wallis ’19 who bring to the classroom and I am course for many students and this is e-mailed “I really, really enjoyed the enthusiastic about the future greatly influenced by the fact that the lab today! Definitely inspired my possibilities. VOLUME 19 LIFE LINE PAGE 5

Congratulations, Professor Dave! By Dr. Jeffrey Lehman

Congratulations to alumnus “Otterbein was crucial in my worldview drastically expanded? Not David Kimberly ’06 on his position as preparation for graduate work. The everyone looked like me, acted like me, Assistant Professor of Biology at summers I spent with Dr. Hoggarth nor lived like me. What a liberating Westminster College (Salt Lake City, “noodling” for freshwater mussels idea!” Utah). Dave graduated with a B.A. in would instill a passion for aquatic Dave is married to his wonderful Environmental Science from systems, but also an interest in the wife, Megan, who is a certified nurse Otterbein after a childhood of effects of anthropogenic activities. It midwife at a local hospital. They have “running through caves and streams also taught me about long-term a dog, Riley, and a cat, Mimi. Dave as a kid and well into high school”. planning and management of people loves trial running, skiing, climbing, Dave states, “The joy I get every day and equipment within field seasons. eating good food and drinking good from running out in the wilderness My amphibian work with Dr. adult beverages! and looking under rocks makes me Bouchard taught me the importance think there is no other path I could of experimental design, sample size, have taken”. After Otterbein, Dave and attention to detail when collecting attended the University of Texas data. These experiences, among many (Tyler) to pursue a masters in biology. others, fostered skill-building while There he researched the effects of helping me form my direction.” mercury exposure on the behavior of One of Dave’s fondest memories cottonmouths. happened during Dr. Lehman’s Costa After graduating in 2008, he took Rica trip. Dave discovered a brown a year off from school to conduct vine snake while on a hike through pesticide exposure trials on the rain forest. Dave recalls “the ornamental and crop plants. In 2009, elation was almost purely my own. he started a Ph.D. in Environmental Most of the other students were happy Toxicology at Texas Tech University. to be well beyond arm’s length. I After finishing his Ph.D. in 2013, remember being so excited to have Dave worked as an adjunct at Salt captured and handled this particular Lake Community College and snake because of its beauty and Westminster College before becoming relative difficulty to see and catch. a Visiting Assistant Professor at The end of its head is lobe-shaped, Dave swinging through the Westminster in 2015. That next year almost like a leaf, while its body is forests of Costa Rica and expe- he was offered the permanent position long and slender, like that of a vine. riencing the wildlife. of Assistant Professor (total dream job It perfectly blends. Its unsuspecting for Dave!). Since 2014, he has been prey, mostly frogs, have little idea doing research with undergraduates they are being stalked until they are on mercury fate and distribution in consumed.” lizards on Antelope Island (UT), as Dave also remembers well as doing surveys of experiencing the BriBri Indians of macroinvertebrates in mountain Yorkin while on the Costa Rica trip. streams. According to Dave, his main He recalls processing chocolate, goal is to “provide students the skills shooting bow and arrows at cacao and experiences to make them happy, fruit, and then eating the flesh around critical, compassionate, and the seeds. “It was so life altering. How productive humans”. He states could I not come away with my Dave with wife, Megan, and with American white pelican

Otterbein Chapter of AED

This spring will be the first in physical therapy. Although anyone and would like to play a role in helping several years that we will be may attend the events AED will be current students learn more about inducting new members into the offering on campus, students can only their chosen field, please contact Lisa National Honor Society Alpha become members if they meet certain Marr M.D. ([email protected]). We Epsilon Delta. AED is for students GPA criteria and apply to the National are hoping to engage many outside who plan on pursuing a professional AED organization. Members will run speakers and information events next health degree following their time at the Otterbein Chapter of AED. We are year! Otterbein - for example: medicine, hoping for strong interest, both from By Lisa Marr M.D., veterinarian medicine, optometry, current students and our graduates. Associate Professor dentistry, podiatry, occupational or If you are an Otterbein graduate PAGE 6 LIFE LINE VOLUME 19

Dr. Sheridan’s Lab Builds CardyScope

DIY microscopy. Biologists components to build a custom, cost employ microscopes to study cells and effective, modular, upright, fixed stage molecules. Different microscopes have microscope. Components for this variable movable parts to optimize modular microscope were acquired their functionality for specific from old, unused microscopes, eBay, purposes. For experiments in cellular commercial vendors, and even some and molecular neuroscience, an custom pieces from The Point. upright, fixed stage microscope This scope, aptly named the facilitates the study of the anatomy CardyScope, is now available to other and physiology of neurons of the faculty and students that require an central nervous system. Microscopes upright microscope with fluorescent from large companies function protein detection capabilities to image beautifully, but also come with many their specimens. This new microscope extra bells and whistles that do not will be used for student research suit the basic needs of many projects in neuroscience and in a scientists. These scopes are also very “Fundamental Neuroscience” class expensive. DIY plans for a new, that is in development. Images modular microscope were recently produced by Dr. David Sheridan published that instructed scientists (amphibian blood smear) and Mallory how to build a basic microscope out of Soska ’19 (AlexaFluor 488 in renal commercially available products at a tubules and glomeruli of a rodent significant cost reduction. Last fall kidney section) are shown respectively Dr. Sheridan’s lab acquired at right.

Mussels and the Removal of the Ballville Dam By Michael Hoggarth

This past summer I spent six reservoir bottom and placed them in environment (a lake-like place) and days salvaging mussels from the buckets and mesh bags. Ultimately, that once the dam was removed (it will former Ballville Dam reservoir on the they were all moved to the side of the be completely removed in the summer Sandusky River. I was joined by 29 river where they were identified, of 2018) this sandbar and the sand and other people from the city of Fremont counted and placed into coolers for gravel areas upstream within the (where the dam is located), the transport upstream to Wolf Creek former dam pool will be no more. The USFWS and ODNR, local Park. These specimens were moved to lower Sandusky River is sediment universities, environmental scientists, a canoe and then relocated back to the starved and flows mostly over bedrock and a group of work-release inmates river. Many in the lower portion of the and boulders. Once the entire dam is from the county jail. We collected salvage area were found at the end of removed there will no longer be a way over 11,300 individuals of 16 species, long trails in a huge, submerged for the river to hold onto these including four species listed as sandbar that had been built there sediments (called a base-level in Species of Concern in Ohio (creek since the dam was constructed and the technical terms) and the sediments heelsplitter, elktoe, purple wartyback, streambed flooded. It occurred to me will ultimately wash to Sandusky Bay and round pigtoe). We collected live later that these mussels had no idea and Lake Erie. It may take a while, mussels while walking the dewatered they were living in an atypical but the removal of the dam will ultimately reduce the number of mussels in the river by removing sand and gravel deposits. Still the only good dam, in my opinion, is a former dam, and although we will lose the abundance of habitat we once had, we will reconnect Lake Erie to the lower Sandusky River and allow the river to once again function in species transport within this reach. The relocated mussels may even help A specimen of the pimpleback (Quadrula pustulosa) at the repopulate Sandusky Bay and help Ballville Dam in Fremont, Ohio with a 10 foot by 10 end of a trail. Thousands of mussels were stranded in restore Lake Erie. foot notch. the sand just like this determined hydrophile. VOLUME 19 LIFE LINE PAGE 7

Securing a Future for Wildlife

My name is Kyle Turner ’19, I am Burland ’18 also interned at the a third year Zoo and Conservation Cleveland Zoo. Emily and I were Science major at Otterbein. In the fortunate to be able to attend summer of 2017 I had the opportunity different sessions for interns around to intern at the Cleveland Metroparks the zoo. One was about the show Zoo in the Conservation and Science program where we learned the history Research department. I worked under and evolution of that program. We their Curator of Conservation, Kym also had the pleasure of talking with Gopp, and their Conservation the director of development, Kim Engagement Specialist, Emily Baber. Epley. We learned about her job and I was brought on board to assist them how the Zoo works with both the while the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Cleveland Zoo Society and the Celebrating World Giraffe Day by assisting with activities undergoes a re-branding. The re- Metroparks, a very interesting mix. on the Ben Gogolick Giraffe Deck branding is focused on highlighting We met with multiple curators of the their conservation program: Future zoo and also Dr. Chris Kuhar, were focused on trying to creating ways For Wildlife. This program has six executive director of Cleveland to facilitate conservation messaging for main conservation efforts: andean Metroparks Zoo. the Cleveland Zoo’s audience. I created bears, asian turtles, giraffes, gorillas, Emily and I also met with some different tools of engagement that I lions and cheetahs, and illegal wildlife of the conservation partners. We met hope can create a valuable learning trade. I found it quite fascinating how Isaac Goldstein, a partner with the experience for guests. Emily Burland the Cleveland Zoo works with each of Andean Bear Conservation Alliance, and I created engagement kits that will these efforts, and loved learning how Bob Montgomery, a partner for giraffe help facilitate learning and can be used the Future For Wildlife program conservation and the lion and cheetah for the conservation department on or brought them to light for a broader conservation efforts, and Amy off site. We both also used some of the audience to see. Dickman, a partner of the Ruaha material we helped create during During my time at the Cleveland Carnivore Project. World Giraffe Day and World Tiger Zoo, I got to see not only how the zoo Each one gave a lecture on what Day, where we worked with Emily runs their conservation programs, but they are doing to help support Baber at education tables. many different aspects of how a zoo conservation and the connection they One fun bonus for me was that I functions. Fellow student Emily had with the Cleveland Metroparks got to eat lunch with the zoo’s Zoo. Each also has a deep connection veterinarian staff and I learned so with the zoo and were very proud to much about what they do and what say that Cleveland was their partner. was going on around the zoo with the After the lectures I was fortunate to animals. go to lunch with the partners and it This past summer’s experience was great getting to talk to them and expanded my view on what is possible hear amazing stories of their past and in the zoo world and it ignited new some exciting plans for the future. passion in me. I am excited to go forth I also worked in the office on a with what I learned at the Cleveland I couldn’t resist exploring the Cleveland area! handful of projects. Most projects Metroparks Zoo, and I hope to return.

Dr. Berkeley Returns to South Africa

Dr. Beaux Berkeley returned to filming and public education. This South Africa in December 2017 to research was funded by an Otterbein complete her study on serum glucose Faculty Scholarship Development profiles of African elephants fed award. different diets. She works with the Dr. Berkeley was interviewed for Rory Hensman Conservation Research a CNN segment “Inside Africa: Saving Unit/Adventures with Elephants in Elephants by Crossing Borders” - seen Limpopo, South Africa. They have a here: https://edition.cnn.com/videos/ herd of seven elephants who, instead world/2018/02/13/inside-africa-saving- of being culled, are used for research, elephants-by-crossing-borders-b.cnn Introducing Otterbein to Local Schools Department of Biology and Earth Do you remember being an elementary school pupil when a high school or college student would come to your class to promote a drama production, or tell Science Student you about an athletic event? Seeing older students gave the visit some

“coolness” and earned it some attention. That same “cool factor” is given to sci- Travel Fund ence when we take it into local schools. Our department has a new oppor- Otterbein students, faculty and staff have numerous opportunities for out- tunity for students who want to travel reach in local schools during the year. Whether it is Dr. Lehman or Dr. Lesc- as part of their education in biology, environmental science, and zoo and con- insky backing Science Nights for the Big Walnut schools or Dr. Bouchard and servation science. This new endowed the Women in Science Club going to a local Annehurst elementary for their Sci- fund provides support to help with trav- ence Fair Night, we make our Cardinal science presence known. The benefits of el expenses. Those expenses can be to supporting STEM in local classrooms are innumerable. study abroad, attend a field station to do Let me give a rundown of a typical outreach visit: This autumn, I visited Big research or take a class, or to present at a scientific meeting. Travel to these Walnut Elementary two times for their Eagle Explorers days. Before each trip, I places can be expensive and it is our reached out to Biology and Earth Science students to see if anyone would like to hope to be able to help students take assist. I love that there were always volunteers. care of some of the expenses. Therefore More than that, I love the enthusiasm of the vol- – current students – if your research or unteers. Our students have knowledge to share education takes you away from campus, just complete the application for sum- and the personalities that make them approacha- mer support and show the travel ex- ble. Molly Kukawka ’18 and Amber Wuersig ’17 penses in your attached budget. Alumni oversaw two stations during one visit and Sean – if travel was an important part of your Kirk ’18 and Rachel Nguyen ’18 presented those experience here (travel to a conference two stations to a different group one month later. to present a paper or travel to another country to take a class or do research), Solving the crime of “Who Stole the Queen’s then make a contribution to The Biology Corgi?” using simulated blood typing and simulat- and Earth Science Student Travel Fund ed genetic analysis gives the elementary students to help someone else have this kind of a chance to play detective while associating sci- meaningful experience! ence with fun and a successful sleuthing experi- ence. In the meantime, the Cardinals hosting the stations get classroom leadership experience and a chance to interact with the Endowed Scholars scientists of tomorrow. Of all of the ways to use the status of being an accom- The Department of Biology and Earth plished collegiate scientist to influence younger students, sharing enthusiasm for Science is proud of our endowed scholars science seems like an admirable option. Maybe we’re opening the eyes of a fu- featured in this issue: Kyle Turner ture scientist. Maybe we’re opening the eyes of a future academic. Maybe we’re The Harriet L. Hays Endowed Scholar opening the eyes of a future Otterbein Biology and Earth Science student. Rachel Wilson Whatever future dreams we’re influencing, we are doing it well! By Erin Ulrich The Otterbein College Memorial Endowed Scholar Chelsea West The Annie Upper Endowed Scholar Julie Platz The Rike Family Foundation Endowed Scholar Mallory Fox The Albright-McCabe Memorial Endowed Scholar

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