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Join the STEM Research Interns for a Journal Club meeting on Friday, November 30 at 12:00PM in S538. The article to be discussed is "Evidence for decline in eastern North American bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with special focus on Bombus affinis Cresson." This week's session will be presented by Fegens Lyncee, STEM Research intern.

Join the STEM Research Interns for a Journal Club meeting on Friday, November 9 at 12:00PM in S538. The article to be discussed is "Wild Bee Abundance and Pollination Service in Cultivated Pumpkins: Farm Management, Nesting Behavior and Landscape Effects." This week's session will be presented by Mollie O'Keeffe, STEM Research intern.

Join the STEM Research Interns for a Journal Club meeting on Friday, November 2 at 12:00PM in S538. The article to be discussed is "A DNA Barcoding Approach to Characterize Pollen Collected by Honeybees". This week's session will be presented by Matthew Healy, STEM Research intern.

Join the STEM Research Interns for a Journal Club meeting on Friday, October 26 at 12:00PM in S538. The article to be discussed is "Flower preferences and pollen transport networks for cavity-nesting solitary bees: Implications for the design of agri-environment schemes". This week's session will be presented by Zachary Thuotte, STEM Research intern.

1. Rethink Lawns: Lawn maintenance uses water, fertilizers, and pesticides; results in water and air pollution; contributes to climate change; and reduces available habitat. Therefore, rethinking lawns can contribute to sustainability. For example: Reduce lawn size. Maintain lawns more sustainably. Mow higher to shade out weeds. Mulch clippings on the lawn instead of bagging to [...]

The ongoing research project at Massasoit Community College attempts to help answer a question that is shared by many ecologists and other scientists around the world: “How does human activity alter the world we live in?” The answer to this question has obvious existential value to every human on earth. It is also obvious that [...]

Join the STEM Research Interns for a Journal Club meeting on Friday, June 8 at 12:00PM in S538. The article to be discussed is “The Adaptive Significance of Sensory Bias in a Foraging Context: Floral Colour Preferences in the Bumblebee Bombus terrestris”. This week's session will be presented by Matthew Healy, STEM Research intern.

Join the STEM Research Interns for a Journal Club meeting on Friday, April 7 at 12:00PM in S538. The article to be discussed is “Nesting Sites of Apis Cerana Fabr; (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Two Different Altitudes of Polyculture Plantations in West Sumatra”. This week's session will be presented by Daiana Moniz, STEM Research intern, LATS. [...]

The STEM Scholars Associate Scholarship application is now available to Massasoit Community College students who: Are enrolled in LATS, LATC, CISP, or CISS Are Pell Grant-Eligible Have completed at least one 6+ credit semester Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher To learn more and apply, visit Academic Works For any and all questions, contact [...]