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Articles 1 - 13 of 13
Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
Biology Department Receives Grant To Assess Juvenile Horseshoe Crab Populations In Long Island Sound, Jennifer Mattei
Biology Department Receives Grant To Assess Juvenile Horseshoe Crab Populations In Long Island Sound, Jennifer Mattei
Jennifer Mattei
No abstract provided.
Biology Department Receives Grant To Assess Juvenile Horseshoe Crab Populations In Long Island Sound, Mark Beekey
Biology Department Receives Grant To Assess Juvenile Horseshoe Crab Populations In Long Island Sound, Mark Beekey
Mark Beekey
No abstract provided.
New 'Cities By The Sea' Study Abroad Program Offers Rich Mix Of Science And Culture, John Rapaglia
New 'Cities By The Sea' Study Abroad Program Offers Rich Mix Of Science And Culture, John Rapaglia
John Rapaglia
Five Sacred Heart University students gained extensive insight into the field of coastal management and were introduced to Geographical Information System software all while being immersed in the rich culture of two of Europe’s most unique cities last summer as part of “Cities By The Sea,” the university’s first marine science study abroad program.
Shu And Ct Audubon Receive Grant To Implement Coastal Protection Project At Stratford Point, Jennifer Mattei
Shu And Ct Audubon Receive Grant To Implement Coastal Protection Project At Stratford Point, Jennifer Mattei
Jennifer Mattei
Sacred Heart University and Connecticut Audubon Society have been awarded a $59,000 Long Island Sound Futures Fund grant to construct an innovative “living shoreline” project at Stratford Point to both improve critical bird and wildlife habitat and protect the state’s coastline from storms like Hurricane Sandy.
Shu And Ct Audubon Receive Grant To Implement Coastal Protection Project At Stratford Point, Mark Beekey
Shu And Ct Audubon Receive Grant To Implement Coastal Protection Project At Stratford Point, Mark Beekey
Mark Beekey
Sacred Heart University and Connecticut Audubon Society have been awarded a $59,000 Long Island Sound Futures Fund grant to construct an innovative “living shoreline” project at Stratford Point to both improve critical bird and wildlife habitat and protect the state’s coastline from storms like Hurricane Sandy.
Using Rnai In C. Elegans To Demonstrate Gene Knockdown Phenotypes In The Undergraduate Biology Lab Setting, Nicole M. Roy
Using Rnai In C. Elegans To Demonstrate Gene Knockdown Phenotypes In The Undergraduate Biology Lab Setting, Nicole M. Roy
Biology Faculty Publications
RNA interference (RNAi) is a powerful technology used to knock down genes in basic research and medicine. In 2006 RNAi technology using Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine and thus students graduating in the biological sciences should have experience with this technology. However, students struggle conceptually with the molecular biology behind the RNAi technology and find the technology difficult to grasp. To this end, we have provided a simple, streamlined and inexpensive RNAi procedure using C. elegans that can be adopted in upper level biology classes. By using an unknown RNAi-producing bacteria, students perform novel …
Collaboration With Irish Aquarium Establishes Shu As A Member Of The International Coastal Research Community, Mark Beekey
Collaboration With Irish Aquarium Establishes Shu As A Member Of The International Coastal Research Community, Mark Beekey
Mark Beekey
Description of Sacred Heart University's new Coastal Study Centre in Dingle, Ireland. The program will offer advanced marine biology classes for both undergraduate and graduate students. The first class will take place in May 2013 and, like many future classes, be taught collaboratively by Sacred Heart faculty and marine biology experts from the Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium.
Collaboration With Irish Aquarium Establishes Shu As A Member Of The International Coastal Research Community, John Rapaglia
Collaboration With Irish Aquarium Establishes Shu As A Member Of The International Coastal Research Community, John Rapaglia
John Rapaglia
No abstract provided.
National Poll- Carbon Footprints? Environmentally Conscious Americans Not Measuring Up, Enda Mcgovern
National Poll- Carbon Footprints? Environmentally Conscious Americans Not Measuring Up, Enda Mcgovern
Enda McGovern
According to Dr. McGovern, “In order to take the corrective action necessary to reduce the effects of global warming, the public needs to accept their role in regard to the lifestyle choices they make on a daily basis. This survey provides evidence that this is clearly occurring.”
Biology Department Newsletter, No. 3, Sacred Heart University
Biology Department Newsletter, No. 3, Sacred Heart University
Biology Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Developmental Changes In Postural Stability During The Performance Of A Precision Manual Task, Jeffrey M. Haddad, Laura J. Claxton, Dawn Melzer, Joseph Hamill, Richard E. A. Van Emmerik
Developmental Changes In Postural Stability During The Performance Of A Precision Manual Task, Jeffrey M. Haddad, Laura J. Claxton, Dawn Melzer, Joseph Hamill, Richard E. A. Van Emmerik
Psychology Faculty Publications
Posture becomes integrated with other goal-directed behaviors early in infancy and continues to develop into the second decade of life. However, the developmental time course over which posture is stabilized relative to the base of support during a dynamic manual precision task has not been examined. Postural-manual integration was assessed in 7-year-olds, 10-year-olds, and adults using a postural-manual task in which task precision (target fitting size) and postural difficulty (reaching distance to a target) were manipulated. The main dependent variable was postural time-to-contact (TtC). Results indicated systematic age effects in which TtC was shortest in the 7-year-olds, increased in the …
Sir2 Is Required For Clr4 To Initiate Centromeric Heterochromatin Assembly In Fission Yeast, Benjamin J. Alper, Godwin Job, Rajesh K. Yadav, Sreenath Shanker, Brandon R. Lowe, Janet F. Partridge
Sir2 Is Required For Clr4 To Initiate Centromeric Heterochromatin Assembly In Fission Yeast, Benjamin J. Alper, Godwin Job, Rajesh K. Yadav, Sreenath Shanker, Brandon R. Lowe, Janet F. Partridge
Chemistry & Physics Faculty Publications
Heterochromatin assembly in fission yeast depends on the Clr4 histone methyltransferase, which targets H3K9. We show that the histone deacetylase Sir2 is required for Clr4 activity at telomeres, but acts redundantly with Clr3 histone deacetylase to maintain centromeric heterochromatin. However, Sir2 is critical for Clr4 function during de novo centromeric heterochromatin assembly. We identified new targets of Sir2 and tested if their deacetylation is necessary for Clr4-mediated heterochromatin establishment. Sir2 preferentially deacetylates H4K16Ac and H3K4Ac, but mutation of these residues to mimic acetylation did not prevent Clr4-mediated heterochromatin establishment. Sir2 also deacetylates H3K9Ac and H3K14Ac. Strains bearing H3K9 or H3K14 …
Horseshoe Crab Eggs: A Rare Resource For Predators In Long Island Sound, Mark Beekey, Jennifer Mattei, Barbara J. Pierce
Horseshoe Crab Eggs: A Rare Resource For Predators In Long Island Sound, Mark Beekey, Jennifer Mattei, Barbara J. Pierce
Biology Faculty Publications
In Delaware Bay, the spawning of several million horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) coincides with the arrival of migratory shorebirds that feed on their eggs. High horseshoe crab spawning densities and resulting high egg densities drive egg availability and predation rates. At high spawning densities, female horseshoe crabs perturb previously deposited clutches causing eggs to rise to the sediment surface (surface egg densities average 100,000 eggs m− 2). At the surface (0–5 cm), the eggs are quickly depleted by shorebirds and other predators. This interaction between egg density and egg predation has not been explicitly explored on …