Birds, deer and porcupines are all animals Madison Roberts has come to call friends at her Chattanooga Zoo internship.Roberts graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in December 2023 with a double major in biology and environmental science.
Moments of wonder: Student biology projects combine research, knowledge, insights and creativity
Sixteen projects were on display on Dec. 4 as part of a collaboration between the animal physiology course taught by Professor Loren Hayes, the meiofaunal biodiversity course taught by Assistant Professor Francesca Leasi and the ant ecology course taught by UC Foundation Associate Professor DeAnna Beasley. The trio began the collaboration, called the Integrative Biology Research Symposium, in fall semester 2022.